Voyager Teams up with Pilot Travel Centers, LLC and Pilot Food Marts for Greater Acceptance

    HOUSTON--June 11, 2003--Fueling for U.S. Bank Voyager Fleet Card customers just got more convenient as Voyager announced a new relationship for card acceptance with Pilot Travel Centers, LLC and Pilot Food Marts. The move enables Voyager Fleet Card customers to enjoy Pilot's convenience, competitive pricing, and clean, spacious facilities at more than 340 locations across the country.
    "Voyager is pleased to welcome Pilot Travel Centers, LLC as one of our participating merchants," said Michael Oleniczak, Voyager's vice president for merchant acceptance. "Voyager customers are looking forward to buying competitively priced fuel at Pilot's convenient locations nationwide."
    "We are excited to be able to offer service and value to Voyager Fleet Card customers," said Jay Stinnett, regional sales manager at Pilot. "We look forward to increasing our gasoline and diesel volume."
    Based in Knoxville, Tenn., Pilot Travel Centers, LLC operates more than 275 locations in 37 states. Its sister company, Pilot Food Marts, includes 67 convenience stores in Tennessee and Virginia. All offer a wide variety of merchandise in addition to fuel and convenience items.
    U.S. Bank Voyager Fleet Systems Inc., is a leading provider of the universal fleet fueling and maintenance card for over 1.3 million vehicles. Specifically designed to serve the needs of any size fleet, the Voyager Universal Fleet Card is accepted at over 175,000 retail locations in all 50 states and provides comprehensive fleet management information services to commercial businesses and government agencies. Additional information can be found on the Voyager website at usbank.com/voyagerfleet.
    Voyager is a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp . With assets in excess of $182 billion, U.S. Bancorp is the 8th largest financial services holding company in the United States. U.S. Bancorp is home of the Five Star Service Guarantee which assures customers of certain key banking benefits and services or customers will be paid for their inconvenience. Visit U.S. Bancorp on the web at usbank.com.