Pilot Travel Centers LLC today announced it has entered into an agreement with Tesla to install Semi Chargers to facilitate heavy-duty electric vehicle truck charging.
The Tesla charging stations will be built at select Pilot locations along Interstates 5 and 10, and several major corridors where the need for heavy-duty charging is highest.
The first sites are expected to open in Summer 2026.
Pilot travel centers equipped with Tesla Semi Chargers will host four to eight charging stalls and will leverage Tesla’s V4 cabinet charging technology, delivering up to 1.2 megawatts of power at each stall.
This network will initially focus on providing charging infrastructure for Tesla’s Semi trucks. In the future, it may be expanded to be compatible with heavy-duty electric vehicles from other manufacturers.
Used truck prices mixed in December
According to the latest State of the Industry: U.S. Classes 3-8 Used Trucks by ACT Research, same dealer used Class 8 retail truck sales returned to sequential growth in December. The 12% m/m increase was directionally consistent with, but a little stronger than, the 9% seasonal gain.
“December is usually the fifth strongest sales month of the year, running almost exactly at average,” said Steve Tam, Vice President at ACT Research. He continued, “The auction and wholesale markets were mixed in December. Auction volumes surged 33% m/m in typical quarter end fashion. Dealers saw activity slow 15% m/m. Combined, total market same dealer sales volumes were 16% better m/m in December.”
“The Class 8 average retail sale price added 6.1% m/m in December, climbing to $57,048. Longer term, prices declined 0.5% y/y,” Tam explained.
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