TA Truck Service Technicians at TMC SuperTech National Skills Competition Show Why TA Truck Service is Voted Best

WESTLAKE, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–TravelCenters of America LLC (TravelCenters) operator of the TA® and
Petro Stopping Centers® travel center brands, competed with a team of 12
ASE Master Technicians and two TA Truck Service student technicians,
selected from its over 3,000 technicians, at the annual TMC SuperTech
competition held in Orlando, FL this week.

TA’s team placed second in combined station titles in the competition.
In addition, six TA technicians earned titles in seven hands-on skills
challenges, won second place in a two technician team challenge, won
third place overall in the Trailer competition and won sixth overall in
the SuperTech category.

These wins complement the many titles that TA Truck Service technicians
have claimed since first competing at TMC SuperTech in 2005, at the
competition’s inception. In the months leading up to TMC SuperTech, TA
Truck Service technicians also compete in state diesel technician
competitions, including inaugural events in many states. TA Truck
Service technicians claimed 10 overall top three finishes and 35 station
wins at these competitions in 2017 alone.

TMC SuperTech is an elite competition bringing the best truck service
and repair technicians from U.S. original equipment manufacturers,
trucking companies and repair facilities together to compete nationally.
The two-day competition consists of written tests and hands-on skills
challenges. Challenges are designed to help technicians showcase their
knowledge and skills, and winners are selected for each station, as well
as overall top scorers.

Winners for the TMC SuperTech, including five TA Truck Service
professionals with a combined 47 years of experience with TravelCenters
and one student technician, were announced on Sept. 19 in Orlando,
Florida.

Robert Anderson, TA Mobile, Alabama

• Trailers third overall
• Trailer Telematics skills challenge champion

Michael Gavrielides, TA Madison, Georgia

• SuperTech sixth overall
• Two Technician Team second place overall winner

Michael Kerfoot (JR), Petro San Antonio, Texas

• Trailer Liftgate skills challenge champion
• Trailer Coupling skills challenge champion
• Trailer ABS skills challenge champion

Scott Davidson, TA Madison, Wisconsin

• Central Tire Inflation skills challenge champion

Joseph Anderson, TA Commerce, Georgia

• Two Technician Team second place overall winner

Bo Logan (Student), TA Whitestown, Indiana

• RP Manual skills challenge champion
• Trailer Lighting skills challenge champion

"I am so proud to see our technicians continue our tradition of
excellence at and leading up to this competition," shared Tom O'Brien,
President and CEO of TravelCenters. "When you go with TA, you go with a
team of dedicated, highly-skilled winners no matter where or when. Our
dedication to recruiting the best, training the best and mentoring the
best allows our technicians to build elite technical skills and to
continuously advance to meet changes in trucks and truck technology used
by our customers," he added.

TA Truck Service centers are consistently Voted Best in annual
independent driver surveys* for Best Overall Maintenance Shops, Most
Competent Technicians, Best PM and Lubrication Services and Best
Roadside Assistance.

*Results based on independent surveys of Overdrive magazine readers.

About TA Truck Service™

The TA Truck Service network includes 244 truck service facilities,
1,090 repair bays, nearly 3,000 technicians, a fleet of more than 600
RoadSquad service trucks, more than 2,000 third party provider service
trucks and more than 100 OnSite™ mobile maintenance vehicles. TA Truck
Service technicians are distinguished by more than 2,000 ASE
certifications. TA Truck Service is a division of TravelCenters of
America LLC, which offers diesel and gasoline fueling, restaurants,
truck repair facilities, convenience stores and other services in 43
states and in Canada. For more information about TA and TA Truck
Service, please visit www.ta-petro.com.

About TravelCenters of America LLC

TravelCenters of America LLC (TravelCenters), headquartered
in Westlake, Ohio, conducts business in 43 states and Canada,
principally under the TA® and Petro Stopping Centers® travel center
brands and the Minit Mart® convenience store brand. For more information
on TravelCenters, TA, and Petro Stopping Centers, please visit www.ta-petro.com.
For more information on Minit Mart, please visit www.minitmart.com.

Contacts

TravelCenters of America
Tom Liutkus, 440-808-7364
[email protected]