TravelCenters of America Files Annual Report on Form 10-K

    WESTLAKE, Ohio--March 26, 2003--TravelCenters of America (TA) announced today that it has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002. The Company is planning to hold a conference call for interested investors and creditors on Thursday, April 3, 2003 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 and Ontario, Canada. 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.