Retail

Pilot intros travel center, 8 remodels, including self-checkout kiosks

Monster Energy teamed with Pilot Co. at its remodeled, Florence, South Carolina store. Photo provided by Pilot Co.

October 17, 2022

Pilot Co. is celebrating the opening of a newly built travel center in Palmdale, California and the completion of eight more store remodels as part of its New Horizons initiative, most of which include self-checkout kiosks.

To officially commemorate these stores with guests and team members, Pilot Co. teamed up with their local communities, partner organizations and Monster Energy to host on-site events featuring BMX bike shows, break dancers, special guests, giveaways and more than $100,000 in donations to area schools, according to a press release.

The festivities spanned from California to Missouri throughout the month of September and will continue in October with special offers and giving back check presentations at three locations that just completed their store remodels.

Following are newly completed sites:

• Altoona, Iowa: An expanded deli menu and a new Cinnabon kiosk.
• Boonville, Missouri: A new breakroom for team members, a new kitchen to serve guests and four self-checkouts.
• Florence, South Carolina: A new kitchen for team members to prepare an expanded menu of fresh food and grab-and-go cold items, a fully remodeled Wendy's and four self-checkouts.
• Gordonsville, Tennessee: Brand new restrooms and showers and a newly remodeled Dunkin' Donuts.
• Hope Hull, Alabama: A newly added deli with grab-and-go options, an expanded beverage selection and new Southern Tire Mart at Pilot Flying J service center.
• Joplin, Missouri: Upgraded food and beverage selections, a fully remodeled Wendy's and four new self-checkouts.
• Palmdale, California: The brand new location features a full deli with freshly prepared pizza, homestyle meals and grab-and-go options, Subway, Cinnabon, four self-checkouts, five shower rooms, 55 truck parking spaces, 142 gasoline fueling positions and seven diesel lanes with biofuel, DEF and high-speed pumps for quicker refueling.
• Pontoon Beach, Illinois: Fully remodeled restrooms, bathrooms, showers, a kitchen and a Cinnabon kiosk.
• Sullivan, Missouri: An upgraded deli with additional grab-and-go items, an expanded beverage selection and four new self-checkouts.