FJ Management Inc.,[1] formerly known as Flying J Inc., is a privately held American corporation which operates convenience stores (under the Maverik brand), oil and refining, banking, and insurance businesses.
Call, Richard "Buzz" Germer and his wife Ilene, died while piloting a Cessna Citation en route to Sun Valley in March 2003.
[5] It sought Chapter 11 (reorganization) bankruptcy protection in December 2008, blaming its financial woes on the collapse in oil prices and tighter credit markets.
Pre-bankruptcy, Flying J was the largest retailer of diesel fuel in North America with approximately 220 locations in the United States and Canada and 15,000 employees.
The company also offers vehicle maintenance, banking, insurance and telecommunications services for the trucking industry, and a number of restaurants at its locations.
In June 2010, Flying J put forth a Chapter 11 plan to repay all creditors in full from the proceeds of the sale of its 250 travel plazas to Pilot, for a combination of cash and stock valued at $1.6 billion.