Standing ovation for Stacy Batiste of Lafayette, Louisiana, a Marine Corps veteran and a mentor to younger drivers is the winner of this year’s Pilot truck stop Road Warrior contest, earning a custom KW W900 and a cash prize

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On October 21, Pilot and the Diesel Brothers surprised Batiste when he stopped at a Flying J in Baytown, Texas, while out on the road for work. Batiste was handed the keys to a custom Kenworth truck built by the Diesel Brothers as well as a $50,000 check. 

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