TravelCenters of America LLC

Type: Public
On the web: http://www.tatravelcenters.com
Employees: 16,000
Employee growth: 5.5%

TravelCenters of America (TCA) is in the fuel, food, and relaxation business for the long haul. The company's network of more than 225 interstate highway travel centers in some 40 US states and Ontario, Canada is one of the largest in North America. Its TCA and Petro locations provide fuel, fast-food and sit-down restaurants (Country Pride, Buckhorn Family), convenience stores, and lodging. With professional truck drivers as its main customers, some outlets also offer "trucker-only" services, such as laundry and shower facilities, TV rooms, and truck repair. TCA is owned by Hospitality Properties Trust (HPT), a real estate investment trust that acquired the travel center operator in 2007 and then spun it off.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2011:
Sales: $7,888.9M
One year growth: 32.3%
Net income: $23.6M

Officers:
President, CEO, and Director: Thomas M. O'Brien
EVP, CFO, and Treasurer: Andrew J. Rebholz
EVP Sales: Michael J. Lombardi

Competitors:
Exxon Mobil
Love's Country Stores
Pilot Flying J