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Industry | Truck stop Convenience store Petroleum Restaurant |
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Founded | 1958; 61 years ago in Gate City, Virginia |
Founder | Jim Haslam |
Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 550+ |
Canada, United States | |
Key people | Jimmy Haslam (Chairman and CEO) |
Revenue | US$19.6 billion(FY 2017)[1] |
US$475.0 million(FY 2011)[1] | |
Total assets | US$4.1 billion(FY 2011)[1] |
Number of employees | 19,000 |
Subsidiaries | Pilot Flying J |
Website | www.pilotflyingj.com |
Pilot Corporation (or simply Pilot) is a petroleum corporation in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Pilot operates the Pilot Food Mart convenience stores in Tennessee. Along with FJ Management, Pilot is joint-owner of Pilot Flying J, the largest truck stop chain in the United States.
- 1History
- 2Sports sponsorship
History[edit]
Pilot Corporation was founded by James Haslam Jr. in 1958 in Gate City, Virginia when he purchased an existing gasoline station. By 1965, Pilot owned 12 stations, and was selling 5 million gallons of fuel yearly. Pilot built its first convenience store in 1976, and converted the rest of its locations into convenience stores.
In 1981, Pilot built its first travel center, and has focused on that aspect of its business ever since. 1988 saw Pilot begin its concentration on expanding its travel center network in a nationwide presence. Also in 1988, Pilot opened its first travel center with a fast food restaurant inside. On September 1, 2001, Pilot and Marathon Petroleum Company formed Pilot Travel Centers, LLC. On July 1, 2010, Pilot and Flying J's travel center chains merged to form Pilot Flying J. The two brands maintain their separate identities in the merged company.
Investigation of price gouging[edit]
On September 14, 2008, Florida Attorney GeneralBill McCollum issued subpoenas to Pilot for investigation of price gouging in the days following Hurricane Ike.[2]
Sports sponsorship[edit]
NASCAR[edit]
In 1998, Pilot sponsored Gary Bradberry and Triad Motorsports in NASCAR. This venture was short lived, however, ending in 1999.
Pilot returned to NASCAR in 2011 with the help of Scott Wombold when it became the primary sponsor of Rusty Wallace Racing driver Michael Annett in the NASCAR Nationwide Series.[3] As the deal came after the Flying J merger, both Pilot and Flying J are primary sponsors of the car.
In 2012, when Annett moved to the Nationwide team of Richard Petty Motorsports, Pilot Flying J followed him to his new team.
In 2014, Annett moved to the Sprint Cup Series, driving the No. 7 Chevrolet for Tommy Baldwin Racing, and again Pilot Flying J followed him, re-entering the Cup Series for the first time since 1998. The sponsorship followed Annett to the No. 46 Chevrolet for HScott Motorsports on the Sprint Cup Series in 2016 and to the No. 5 Chevrolet for JR Motorsports in the Xfinity Series in 2017.
Pittsburgh Steelers[edit]
In 2008, Pilot president James (Jimmy) Haslam III, son of founder James (Jim) Haslam II, purchased a 16% stake in the Pittsburgh Steelers as part of the team's ownership restructuring due to some heirs of the Rooney family retaining stakes in gambling enterprises such as horse tracks and race horse breeding stables, violating NFL rules.[4] It was not known at the time if it would lead to a sponsorship deal between the two at Pittsburgh-area Pilot Travel Centers locations, or possibly a sponsorship deal with the NFL in general nationwide. The Rooney family retained control of the franchise itself.
Cleveland Browns[edit]
In August 2012, Pilot president Jimmy Haslam purchased a controlling interest in the Cleveland Browns from Randy Lerner for over $1 billion, pending approval of other NFL owners. Under NFL rules, he needed to sell his share in the Steelers before buying the Browns. Haslam has made plans with the Rooney family to sell his Steelers interest, and is expected to sell that stake by the time the Browns purchase is finalized in October 2012.[5] Haslam sold the naming rights to FirstEnergy to become FirstEnergy Stadium.
References[edit]
- ^ abc'#11 Pilot Flying J'. Forbes.com. Forbes Media LLC. 2010. Retrieved 3 Apr 2018.
- ^'McCollum Issues Subpoenas Investigating Gas Price Increases'. myfloridalegal.com. 14 Sep 2008. Archived from the original on 19 September 2008. Retrieved 3 Apr 2018.
- ^'62 Michael Annett'. Pilotflyingj.com. Pilot Travel Centers LLC. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-02-03. Retrieved 3 Apr 2018.
- ^'NFL approves Rooney's ownership plan'. espn.com. ESPN. 18 Dec 2008. Retrieved 3 Apr 2018. NFL approves Rooney's ownership plan]
- ^Schefter, Adam (August 2, 2012). 'Sources: Browns sold for over $1B'. ESPN.com. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
External links[edit]
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Traded as | TYO: 7846 |
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Industry | Stationery |
Founded | 1918; 101 years ago as Namiki Manufacturing Company |
Founder | Ryosuke Namiki |
Headquarters | , Japan |
Worldwide | |
Products | Writing instruments |
Website | pilotpen.com |
Pilot Corporation (株式会社パイロットコーポレーションKabushiki Gaisha Pairotto Kōporēshon, TYO: 7846) is a Japanese pen manufacturer based in Tokyo, Japan. It produces writing instruments, stationery and jewelry, but is best known for its pens.[1]
It is the largest pen manufacturer in Japan, with competition globally from other pen companies like Japanese Pentel Co. and American Paper Mate. Pilot has a large number of subsidiaries throughout the world, including in the Philippines, United Kingdom, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Brazil, South Africa, Germany and France. Most Pilot pens are made in Japan, France and the US. Namiki, Pilot's fountain pens with maki-e lacquering designs, are made in the Hiratsuka factory.
History[edit]
In 1915, Ryōsuke Namiki (並木良輔), a professor from Tokyo Nautical College in Japan, left his job to found a small factory near Tokyo to produce gold pen nibs.[2] In 1916, Namiki expanded his product line and became a full-fledged manufacturer of writing instruments.[2]
The Pilot Pen Corporation was founded by Ryosuke Namiki with Masao Wada (和田正雄) in 1918 under the name of the Namiki Manufacturing Company.[2]
In 1926 it established overseas offices in Malaysia, Singapore, Boston, London and Shanghai. In 1938 the name of the company changed to the Pilot Pen Co., Ltd. It was again renamed in 1950 as the Pilot Ink Company, Ltd. In 1954 a branch was opened in Brazil. From 1972 to 1999 various sub-companies were formed to cover the various branches, and the collective name for these is Pilot Corporation. More recently, Pilot began the BeGreen line—pens and pencils composed of mostly recycled content.
Fountain pens[edit]
In 1964, Pilot Corporation introduced the Capless. Unlike other fountain pens during its time, the Pilot Capless featured a fully retractable nib. The Capless was later reintroduced as the Vanishing Point in 1972. In 2012, the company released the Metropolitan, a popular entry-level fountain pen.
There are a series of higher end pens that bear the name of 'Custom' or 'Custom Heritage' and a two or three digit number. 'Custom' models are cigar-shaped, while 'Custom Heritage' models have flat tops and bottoms. The number is based on the year of introduction (from the foundation of the company—the Custom 74 was introduced in 1992) for models with two digits, while the third digit on models with three digits represents a list price when multiplied by ¥10,000.
Products[edit]
The following chart contains the Pilot product lines as of November 2018.[3]
Category | Range of products |
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Fountain Pens | Varsity, Plumix, Metropolitan, Prera, Custom 823, Custom Heritage 92, E95s, Falcon, Justus 95, Kaküno, Metal Falcon, Stargazer, Vanishing Point, Custom 912, Sterling Silver, Décimo Collection |
Rollerballs | Precise (Hi-Tecpoint) V5/V7, VBall |
Ballpoint pens | Bottle 2 Pen, EasyTouch, DownForce, Metropolitan, Dr. Grip, Better Ball Point, BP-1, RedGrip, EasyTouch Mini, Acroball |
Gel ink pens | G2 (Standard, Fashion, BCA, Metallics, Mosaic, PenStylus, Limited, Pro, Mini), FriXion Ball (Standard, Clicker, LX, Point), G6, GKnock, Metropolitan (Standard, Animal, Retro Pop Collection), Dr. Grip (Standard, Gel, Limited), Bottle 2 Pen (Standard, Colors), Sterling Silver, Ageless, G-Tec-C, Neo-Gel, Juice (Pop'lol), Precise Gel, Precise P-500/P-700, Q7, Juice Up |
Marker pens | Razor Point, Razor Point II, Fineliner, V Razor Point, BraVo! |
Highlighters | FriXion Light, Spotliter Supreme, Spotliter, FriXion Light Pastel, Markliter |
Mechanical pencils | Dr. Grip (Center of Gravity, Limited edition), G2 Pencil, Dr. Grip 4+1 Multi-Function, RexGrip, Progrex, The Shaker, EasyTouch, Mogulair |
Inks | Iroshizuku line |
- Pilot Petit1 fountain pen.
- Dr. Grip gel pen.
- A 0.25 mm Pilot Hi-Tec-C gel pen used to take very compact class notes.
- FriXion erasable pens whose gel ink becomes transparent by friction heat
- G-2 ball pen
- FriXion ball pen
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Chicago Tribune. Patterson, Troy. 2017.
- ^ abc'Pilot Pen: History', Pilot website.
- ^Pilot pen website
External links[edit]
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- Pilot Corporation, Japan‹See Tfd›(in Japanese)
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