- Inauguration
Jan 15, 2011Bill Haslam inaugrated as Tennessee's 49th governor.
- Happy birthday
Dec 2010Jim Haslam celebrates 80th birthday.
- Bill Haslam elected
Nov 2, 2010BIll Haslam elected Tennessee governor, first Knoxville governor since Reconstruction.
- GOP nomination
Aug 5, 2010Bill Haslam wins Republican nomination in state race for governor.
- Merger OK'd
Jun 30, 2010Federal Trade Commission gives preliminary approval to a proposed merger of Pilot Travel Centers and Flying J.
- Going for governor
Jan 2009Bill Haslam announces campaign for governor.
- Flying J bankruptcy
Dec 2008Flying J files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
- Marathon selling
Sep 1, 2008Marathon announces a deal to sell its 50 percent stake in Pilot Travel Centers for $700 million to Pilot Corp.; Pilot Corp. announces deal to sell 47.5 percent interest in Pilot Travel Centers to CVC Capital Partners.
- Second term
Sep 25, 2007Bill Haslam easily re-elected to second term as Knoxville mayor in city's primary election.
- Settling with assistants
Jul 2005U.S. Labor Department announces a deal with Pilot Corp. in which the company agrees to pay 110 assistant managers $720,000 in back wages.
- Elected mayor
Sep 2003Bill Haslam elected as Knoxville's mayor with a victory over Madeline Rogero, whom he later named to a position on his staff.
- Call passes
Mar 2003Jay Call, founder and chairman of Flying J, is killed in a plane crash.
- Buying Williams
Feb 2003Pilot Travel Centers submits the winning bid of $189 million to buy Williams Travel Centers' 60 locations in 15 states.
- Running for mayor
Jun 2002Bill Haslam names a treasurer for his mayoral campaign.
- Marathon deal III
Aug 31, 2001Pilot Corp. and Marathon Ashland close a deal to create Pilot Travel Centers LLC.
- More Marathon
Mar 2001The News Sentinel reports that Pilot Corp. and Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC have signed a letter of intent to combine a majority of their travel-center operations.
- Moving on
Feb 2001The News Sentinel reports that Bill Haslam has moved out of management and into a consulting role with Saks.
- Stepping down
Jan 1999Bill Haslam announces he's stepping down as Pilot president to become president of Saks Inc.,'s Internet retail division.
- New titles
Jul 1995Pilot announces Jim Haslam II is handing over titles of CEO to Jimmy Haslam and president to Bill Haslam.
- Pro Stop purchase
Apr 1994Pilot announces acquisition of 11 Pro Stop travel centers in five states, making it the nation's second-largest truck stop chain in terms of locations and volume of diesel fuel pumped.
- Public question
1989Pilot Corp. considers going public.
- Ann Haslam weds
1988Ann Haslam and Steve Bailey are married.
- Marathon deal II
1988Pilot buys back Marathon's one-half interest.
- Country restaurant
1984Bill Haslam opens a Grandy's Country Cookin' Restaurant in West Knoxville.
- Travel centers
1981Pilot Corp. opens its first travel center, in Corbin, Ky.
- Bill Haslam weds
1981Bill Haslam and Crissy Garrett are married.
- Jimmy Haslam weds
Dec 1976Jimmy Haslam and Dee Bagwell are married.
- Convenience stores
1976Pilot enters convenience-stores business.
- Haslam weds Tucker
Feb 1976Jim Haslam marries Natalie Leach Tucker.
- Cynthia passes
Dec 5, 1974Cynthia Haslam, wife of Jim Haslam, dies.
- Marathon deal
1965Marathon Oil buys half of Pilot, loans it $4 million to build new stores.
- First station
Nov 1958Pilot's first gas station is opened in Gate City, Va.
- Pilot Oil
Oct 9, 1958Jim Haslam incorporates Pilot Oil Corporation.
- Bill Haslam born
Aug 1958Second son Bill Haslam born.
- Ann Haslam born
Jul 1956Daughter Ann Haslam born
- Jimmy Haslam birth
Mar 1954Eldest son Jimmy Haslam born
- The wedding
Jun 7, 1953Jim Haslam and Cynthia Allen are married.
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