Pilot Travel Center

Well, it’s just a truck stop and I needed gas. Lol! I did go by the dairy queen and the Wendy’s…mannnn, that line was SUPER LONG! Some people would just come in and leave out. BUT, I WILL give the Wendy’s employees credit tho… She was taking the orders, BUT you HAD to wait for the food!!! Duh… The nerve of some customers! I was a truck driver, so I know how is like to wait.

Cheating customers by charging for 10 lb of ice, but bags are marked 7 lb. Two cashiers ignored me, even after I brought a bag inside. Both insisted the bag was really 10 lb. I had bought four bags, therefore cheated out of 12 lb ice.

It’s a gas station. It is what is expected — most of the time.
I have been stopping at this station for many many many years on treks back and forth between Yerington and Reno. The negatives are what really bump the rating down to just A-​OK and keep me form being a total fan.
Some of the negatives:
— There have been times when pumps have been down or are not working correctly.
— Many times the squeegees are very worn and just leave streaks on the windshield.
— There have been times the water bucket was either empty or very dirty
— The lot is often littered with trash and the store is old and dated.
— The pump area is a little bit tight and when large vehicles are parked, it is difficult to maneuver.
#1 negative for me — exiting the the station can be very hazardous. Turning left and then left again to get back onto I 80 is a bit like the old Frogger video game. I just know one of these days I will get squashed by one of the big semis that use the same access road.
Positives:
+ Gas is much cheaper here than in Reno
+ If you do have to go inside, staff are friendly
+ Bathrooms are usually clean
#1 Positive — The price posted on the sign is the price you actually pay. Really! You can use your debit card at the pump and get the price as posted on the sign.
Recommended stopping spot for gas, bathroom, and other amenities on the trek from Reno to southern destinations.

I think it’s nice employees in this pilot truck stop I had very nice morning when I was visiting this place every body was so nice and friendly in this pilot location this is how you get good day have nice day my friends all you.

Here he goes again with another gas station review… I know, but sometimes even a gas station can be a Five Star Fantastic experience!
So here goes nothing… On a cold, blustery, rainy morning in the late fall, Jade, a big bad lifted 1999 GMC Sierra, departs Reno with Michael at the wheel. It’s early… too early, around 3:30AM, but they don’t care because they’re destined for Mason Valley WMA, one of the best places to take out some ducks in weather like this! Coffee in hand, adrenaline is pumping, and 92.1 The Wolf is coming over the speakers as they head east! Somewhere around 4:00AM the weary travelers slowly pull off the West Fernley exit of I-​80, wondering if they’ll ever reach their destination.
As they slowly reach the bottom of the ramp, they see it. It was like a sign from above, and thanks to that sign, they raced on ahead with a renewed sense of purpose! That sign was literally a sign, the Pilot Travel Center sign saying that regular gasoline was only $ 2.95! Gas hasn’t been this inexpensive in forever, and no place is it cheaper than in Fernley!
But the quest for the holy land was not over just yet. There was a huge moat (puddle) filling the entry to the Pilot. Jade and Michael stopped for a quick second to size up the options, and before they could agree Jade barreled through it parting the waters like the Red Sea!
They’d made it… safe and sound. Jade got what she was after and Michael went inside to pick up a few snacks and use the exceptionally clean restrooms before taking off for the promised lands in Yerrington.
This alone was a journey of biblical proportions… and is to be continued… at Mason Valley!

Well… it is a gas station and it has gas… an bathrooms. If you look closely you can even find food and drinks. Really what can you say about a gas station. They pretty much all have the same stuff it is just a matter of easy access which this one has.

Clean bathrooms, friendly staff, prompt service and WOW they have EVERYTHING! lol

This place always seems dirty, the items are over-​priced, the only good thing about it is the Wendy’s.

What a fuel stop! What can I say, another star on the map. Hope this helps if you’re running out.