TravelCenters of America Files Annual Report on Form 10-K

    WESTLAKE, Ohio--March 29, 2002--TravelCenters of America (TA) announced today that on March 28, 2002 it filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001. The Company is planning to hold a conference call with its interested investors and creditors on Friday, April 5, 2002 at 11:30 a.m. E.S.T.
    Interested investors and creditors wishing to participate in the conference call may contact Mari Halladay of TravelCenters of America at 440-808-3288 or Halladay.Mari@tatravelcenters.com to register for the call and receive a reservation number.

    TravelCenters of America is the largest owner and operator of full-service travel centers in the United States with 152 network sites in 40 states. The Westlake, Ohio-based company has 10,500 employees and is owned by a group of institutional investors led by Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P., a private equity investment group founded by Robert M. Bass, along with TA management and Freightliner L.L.C.