Category: From the Road

This post is sponsored by Pilot Flying J, but all opinions are my own. If you have a Pilot Flying J nearby or will be traveling soon, check out this great promotion in celebration of National Coffee Day! On Thursday, September 29, 2016, Pilot and Flying J locations are offering a FREE small cup of…

This post is sponsored by Pilot Flying J, but all opinions are my own. Hitting the road as a family can mean lots of stops, detours, potty breaks, and other distractions that make your road trip take much longer than it needs to. Some stops are inevitable, but even so there are things you can…

This post is sponsored by Pilot Flying J, but all opinions are my own. Some people enjoy summer for baseball games, the drive-in, splashing in the pool and backyard cookouts. My family loves traveling in the sunnier months, exploring places both familiar and new. It’s a time for bonding and exploring, and for leaving our…

Spend any significant amount of time traveling the country’s interstates and you’ll eventually end up at a truck stop or a travel center. Truck stops, in my opinion, have been given a bad rap over the years, but I have found travel centers to be the perfect place to refuel both my car and my…

Regardless if a road trip is short or long having a good travel planning app is very helpful. One of the most useful apps to have is one that shows the location of travel centers or gas stations and the amenities that each station offers along a route. I found a mobile app for Pilot…

At Pilot and Flying J we love talking about travel and learning how to make the most of being on the road. We know this time of year travel can be tough, so we’ve put together a few tips to help you enjoy the drive as much as you’ll enjoy the turkey when you arrive….

When traveling for the holidays with the family, roadside stops that provide gas and restrooms, but also have many amenities available to accommodate families are a necessity. Adding family friendly stops like Pilot and Travel J stores to our itinerary make those long road trips a lot less stressful. Aside from food, hot and cold…

With the holiday travel season quickly approaching and travel plans being put into place, I find that when traveling with kids, having a map with stops planned out ahead of time can make travel a lot less hectic for everyone. For me, I am not only a wife but also a mother of three kids,…

One of the sacrifices a professional athlete, such as myself, makes is leaving the house often, surrendering to a life on the road. It isn’t easy. I’m probably on the lucky end of that because I’m single and don’t have children, but even then I grow to miss the comforts of home when I’m on…

Life on America’s highways is changing and Pilot Flying J is changing with it. We’re a nation on the move, especially during the holiday season, which makes this the perfect time to launch Travel Well, an initiative designed to help make your journeys happier and healthier. Over the next few weeks, you’ll hear from some…