October 19, 2009 -- Westlake, OH, October 19, 2009 - TravelCenters of America LLC announced today that its Petro Stopping Centers (Petro) brand was named “favorite truck stop” in an independent driver survey done by Overdrive Magazine. Drivers participated in a similar survey in 2007 and 2008.

In the survey drivers across the United States responded to a variety of questions about truck stops and rated the brands they experience. When asked to select their favorite truck stop Petro was the overwhelming #1 choice in eleven categories. Petro took the #1 spot in the following areas:

Best employees (2007, 2008, & 2009)
Best restaurant:
Best food (2007, 2008, & 2009)
Best breakfast (2007, 2008, & 2009)
Best buffets (2007, 2008, & 2009)
Best restaurant coffee (2008 & 2009)
Best truck parking (2007, 2008, & 2009)
Safest parking (2007, 2008, & 2009)
Best truck maintenance shops (2007, 2008, & 2009)
Best travel stores (2008 & 2009)
Most complete truck stop experience (2009 new category)
Best truck stop experience (2009 new category)

Petro Stopping Centers are conveniently located across highly traveled interstates throughout the U.S. Petro has consistently been named favorite truck stop in other independent studies.

About Petro Stopping Centers

The Petro Stopping Centers brand is owned by TravelCenters of America LLC. TravelCenters is headquartered in Westlake, Ohio and is a leading travel center business in 41 states and Canada. With large convenient locations on interstate exits, Petro offers its customers diesel and gasoline fueling services, full and quick-service restaurants, heavy truck maintenance services, 24-hour convenience stores, electronic communication (WiFi) and other services. For more information on Petro, please visit www.petrotruckstops.com.

Tom Liutkus
liutkus.tom@tatravelcenters.com
440-808-7364