Item 1.  Financial Statements

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

TravelCenters of America LLC

Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

TravelCenters of America LLC

Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

TravelCenters of America LLC

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

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TravelCenters of America LLC, which we refer to as the Company or we, us and our, is a Delaware limited liability company. As of September 30, 2016 , we operated and franchised 540 travel center, standalone convenience store, which we refer to as convenience stores, and standalone restaurant locations described below. Our customers include trucking fleets and their drivers, independent truck drivers, highway and local motorists and casual diners. We also collect rents, royalties and other fees from our tenants, franchisees and dealers.

We manage our business on the basis of  two  reportable segments, travel centers and convenience stores. See Note 7 for more information about our reportable segments. We have a single travel center located in a foreign country, Canada, that we do not consider material to our operations.

As of September 30, 2016 , our business included 255 travel centers in 43 states in the United States, or U.S., primarily along the U.S. interstate highway system, and the province of Ontario, Canada. Our travel centers included 178 operated under the "TravelCenters of America" and "TA" brand names, or the TA brand, and 77 operated under the "Petro Stopping Centers" and "Petro" brand names, or the Petro brand. Of our 255 travel centers at September 30, 2016 , we owned 29 , we leased 199 , including 197 that we leased from Hospitality Properties Trust, or HPT, we operated two for a joint venture in which we own a noncontrolling interest and our franchisees owned or leased from others 25 . We operated 225 of our travel centers and franchisees operated 30 travel centers, including five we leased to franchisees. Our travel centers offer a broad range of products and services, including diesel fuel and gasoline, as well as nonfuel products and services such as truck repair and maintenance services, full service restaurants, quick service restaurants, and various customer amenities. We report this portion of our business as our travel center segment.

As of September 30, 2016 , our business included 233 standalone convenience stores in 11 states in the U.S. We operate our convenience stores primarily under the "Minit Mart" brand name, or the Minit Mart brand. Of these 233 convenience stores at September 30, 2016 , we owned 198 , we leased 32 , including one that we leased from HPT, and we operated three for a joint venture in which we own a noncontrolling interest. Our convenience stores offer gasoline as well as a variety of nonfuel products, including coffee, groceries, fresh foods and quick service restaurants. We report this portion of our business as our convenience store segment.

As of September 30, 2016 , our business included 52 standalone restaurants in 15 states in the U.S. operated primarily under the "Quaker Steak & Lube" brand name, or the QSL brand. Of our 52 standalone restaurants at September 30, 2016 , we owned five , we leased seven , we operated one for a joint venture in which we own a noncontrolling interest and 39 were owned or leased from others by our franchisees. We report this portion of our business within corporate and other in our segment information in Note 7.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are unaudited. These unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, applicable for interim financial statements. The disclosures presented do not include all the information necessary for complete financial statements in accordance with GAAP. These unaudited interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 , or our Annual Report. In the opinion of our management, the accompanying consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, including normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair presentation. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. While our revenues are modestly seasonal, the quarterly variations in our operating results may reflect greater seasonal differences because our rent expense and certain other costs do not vary seasonally. For this and other reasons, our operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for a full year.

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

Fair Value Measurement

Senior Notes

We refer to our $110,000 of 8.25% Senior Notes due 2028, our $120,000 of 8.00% Senior Notes due 2029, and our $100,000 of 8.00% Senior Notes due 2030 collectively as our Senior Notes, which are our senior unsecured obligations. Our Senior Notes have been presented on our consolidated balance sheets as long term debt net of unamortized debt issuance costs totaling $12,804 and $13,553 as of September 30, 2016 , and December 31, 2015 , respectively. We estimate that, based on their trading prices (a Level 1 input), the aggregate fair value of our Senior Notes on September 30, 2016 , was $337,760 .

Goodwill Impairment

Goodwill is tested for impairment annually as of July 31 at the reporting unit level, which is equivalent to our two reportable segments, travel centers and convenience stores. Impairment testing for 2016 was performed using a quantitative analysis under which the fair value of our goodwill was estimated using both an income approach and a market approach. The income approach considered discounted forecasted cash flows that were based on our long term operating plan. A terminal value was used to estimate the cash flows beyond the period covered by the operating plan. The discount rate is an estimate of the overall after tax rate of return required by equity and debt market holders of a business enterprise. The market approach considered comparable publicly traded guideline companies' business value. For each comparable publicly traded guideline company, value indicators, or pricing multiples, were considered to estimate the value of our business enterprise. These analyses require the exercise of significant judgments, including judgments about appropriate discount rates, perpetual growth rates and the timing of expected future cash flows of the respective operating segment.

We concluded based on this analysis that as of July 31, 2016, the fair values of our reporting units exceeded their respective carrying amounts.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements  

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or the FASB, issued Accounting Standards Update 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers , which establishes a comprehensive revenue recognition standard under GAAP for almost all industries. The new standard will apply for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods therein. We have not yet determined the effects, if any, the adoption of this update may have on our consolidated financial statements.

In April 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs , which requires debt issuance costs to be presented on the balance sheet as a reduction of the associated debt liability. In August 2015, the FASB clarified the previous Accounting Standards Update and issued Accounting Standards Update 2015-15,  Presentation and Subsequent Measurement of Debt Issuance Costs Associated with Lines of Credit Arrangements- Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to Staff Announcements on June 18, 2015 EITF Meeting , which addresses the presentation of debt issuance costs related to line of credit arrangements. These updates were effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015, and required retrospective application. We adopted this standard during the three months ended March 31, 2016, and applied it to all periods presented. Adoption of this standard resulted in the reclassification of debt issuance costs from other noncurrent assets to long term debt in our consolidated balance sheets. Debt issuance costs related to our line of credit arrangements remain classified as other noncurrent assets.

In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-02,  Leases , which establishes a comprehensive lease standard under GAAP for virtually all industries. The new standard requires lessees to apply a dual approach, classifying leases as either finance or operating leases based on the principle of whether or not the lease is effectively a financed purchase of the leased asset by the lessee. This classification will determine whether the lease expense is recognized based on an effective interest method or on a straight line basis over the term of the lease. A lessee is also required to record a right of use asset and a lease liability for all leases with a term of greater than 12 months regardless of their classification. Leases with a term of 12 months or less will be accounted for similar to existing guidance for operating leases. The new standard requires lessors to account for leases using an approach that is substantially equivalent to existing guidance for sales type leases, direct financing leases and operating leases. The new standard will apply for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods therein. Early adoption is permitted. We have not yet determined the effects the adoption of this update may have on us; however, we believe the adoption of this update will have a material impact on our consolidated balance sheets due to the recognition of the lease rights and obligations as assets and liabilities. While the adoption will have no effect on the cash we pay, amounts within our statements of income and comprehensive income are expected to change materially.

In August 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows , which simplifies elements of cash flow classification and reduces diversity in practice across all industries. The new standard will apply for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods therein, and requires retrospective application. Early adoption is permitted. The implementation of this update is not expected to cause any material changes to our consolidated financial statements.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2016 , we acquired 29 convenience stores, 11 standalone restaurants and franchise agreements for an additional 39 restaurants, and accounted for these transactions as business combinations, which requires, among other things, that the assets acquired and liabilities assumed be recognized at their respective fair values as of the date of acquisition. We have included the results of these acquired businesses in our consolidated financial statements from the dates of acquisition. The pro forma impact of these acquisitions, including the results of operations of the acquired convenience stores and standalone restaurants from the beginning of the periods presented, is not material to our consolidated financial statements.

The following table summarizes the amounts we recorded for the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the business combinations described above, along with resulting goodwill. We expect that amortization of all of the goodwill resulting from these acquisitions will be deductible for tax purposes.

The purchase price allocations included in the table above, primarily related to real estate, property and equipment, and intangibles, are based on valuations that are not yet finalized. The process for estimating the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed requires the use of judgment in determining appropriate assumptions and estimates. As we obtain additional information to finalize these preliminary valuations, adjustments to the recorded amounts may be made during the measurement period (up to one year from the acquisition date).

Acquisition costs, such as legal fees, due diligence costs and closing costs, are not included as a component of consideration transferred in business combinations but instead are expensed as incurred.

As of  September 30, 2016 , we had entered agreements to acquire  six restaurants for an aggregate purchase price of  $6,000 and one travel center for a purchase price of $13,050 , excluding closing costs and working capital adjustments. We expect to complete these acquisitions during 2016, but these purchases are subject to conditions and may not occur, may be delayed or the terms may change.

On May 19, 2016, our shareholders approved the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan, or the 2016 Plan, under which 2,300 shares were authorized for issuance under the terms of the 2016 Plan.

Changes in Shareholders' Equity

On April 20, 2016, we acquired the Quaker Steak & Lube restaurant business of Lube Holdings, Inc., or the QSL acquisition. The QSL acquisition included a 75% controlling interest in an entity that operates one restaurant and leases certain assets from another entity in which we own a 25% interest. These entities are consolidated in our consolidated financial statements. See Note 2 for more information about the QSL acquisition.

The changes in shareholders' equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 , follow:

TravelCenters of America LLC

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

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Net Income Per Common Share Attributable to Common Shareholders

The following table presents a reconciliation of net income attributable to common shareholders to net income available to common shareholders and the related earnings per share.

We have relationships and historical and continuing transactions with HPT, The RMR Group LLC, or RMR, and others related to them, including other companies to which RMR provides management services and which have trustees, directors and officers who are also our Directors or officers. For further information about these and other such relationships and certain other related party transactions, please refer to our Annual Report.

Relationship with HPT  

HPT is our largest shareholder. As of September 30, 2016 , HPT owned 3,420 of our common shares, representing approximately 8.8% of our outstanding common shares. HPT is also our principal landlord. We have five leases with HPT, the four TA Leases for 158 properties and the Petro Lease for 40 properties. We refer to the four TA Leases and the Petro Lease collectively as the HPT Leases.

On June 1, 2015 , we entered a transaction agreement with HPT. On June 22, 2016 , we and HPT amended the transaction agreement. We refer to the amended transaction agreement as the Transaction Agreement. Under the Transaction Agreement, among other things, we agreed to sell to HPT four travel centers upon the completion of their development at a purchase price equal to their development costs, including the cost of the land, and two existing travel centers owned by us, and HPT agreed to lease back these properties to us under the HPT Leases.

In connection with the Transaction Agreement:

As of September 30, 2016 , the sale and lease back of the remaining development property pursuant to the terms of the Transaction Agreement, is expected to be completed before June 30, 2017 .

Because of the relationships between us and HPT, the terms of the Transaction Agreement and lease amendments described above were negotiated and approved by special committees of our Board of Directors and the HPT board of trustees composed of our Independent Directors and HPT's independent trustees who are not also Directors or trustees of the other party, which committees were represented by separate counsel.

On September 14, 2016 , HPT purchased a vacant land parcel located adjacent to a property we lease from HPT in Holbrook, Arizona for $325 ; and we and HPT amended our TA Lease 4 to add this parcel and our minimum annual rent under our TA Lease 4 increased by $28 .

As of September 30, 2016 , the number of properties leased, the terms, the minimum annual rents and the deferred rent balances under our HPT Leases were as follows:

TravelCenters of America LLC

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

The following table summarizes the various amounts related to the HPT Leases and leases with other lessors that are reflected in real estate rent expense in our consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.

The following table summarizes the various amounts related to the HPT Leases that are included in our consolidated balance sheets.

HPT waived percentage rent of $271 for the three months ended September 30, 2015 , and $372 and $819 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 , respectively. As of June 30, 2016 , HPT had cumulatively waived all of the $2,500 of percentage rent it previously agreed to waive. The total amount of percentage rent (which is net of any waived amounts) was $408 and $0 for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 , respectively, and $937 and $1,999 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 , respectively.

Pursuant to the terms of our HPT Leases, we sold improvements made to properties leased from HPT for $20,255 and $29,734 during the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and $75,314 and $70,150 during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. As a result, our minimum annual rent payable to HPT increased by $1,722 and $2,527 for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and $6,402 and $5,963 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. At September 30, 2016 , our property and equipment balance included $55,308 of improvements of the type that we typically request that HPT purchase for an increase in minimum annual rent; however, HPT is not obligated to purchase these improvements.

Relationship with RMR

Pursuant to our business management agreement and property management agreement with RMR, we incurred aggregate fees of $3,935 and $3,567 for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 , respectively, and $10,748 and $10,063 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 , respectively. These amounts are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in our consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. In August 2016, we and RMR amended our property management agreement to increase the property management fees we pay to RMR to $36 per year (previously, we paid $30 per year to RMR for property management fees).

We have historically awarded share grants to certain RMR employees under our equity compensation plan. In addition, under our business management agreement we reimburse RMR for our allocable costs for internal audit services. The amounts recognized as expense for share grants to RMR employees and internal audit costs were $989 and $868 for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 , respectively, and $3,186 and $2,555 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 , respectively; these amounts are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in our consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.

Relationship with AIC

We and six other companies to which RMR provides management services each own in equal amounts Affiliates Insurance Company, or AIC, an insurance company. We and the other AIC shareholders participate in a combined property insurance program arranged and reinsured in part by AIC. We paid aggregate annual premiums, including taxes and fees, of approximately $2,186 in connection with this insurance program for the policy year ending June 30, 2017, which amount may be adjusted from time to time as we acquire and dispose of properties that are included in this insurance program.

As of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 , our investment in AIC had a carrying value of $7,110 and $6,828 , respectively. These amounts are included in other noncurrent assets in our consolidated balance sheets. We recognized income (loss) of $14 and $(25) related to our investment in AIC for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 , respectively, and $108 and $70 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 , respectively. Our other comprehensive income includes our proportional share of unrealized gains (losses) on securities held for sale, which are owned by AIC, of $80 and $(72) for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 , respectively, and $175 and $(91) for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 , respectively.

Directors' and Officers' Liability Insurance

We, The RMR Group Inc., the managing member of RMR, RMR and certain companies to which RMR provides management services participate in a combined directors' and officers' liability insurance policy. In September 2016, we participated in a one year extension of this combined directors' and officers' insurance policy through September 2018. Our premium for this policy extension was approximately $91 for the current policy year ending September 2017.

Relationship with PTP

We own a 40% minority interest in Petro Travel Plaza Holdings LLC, or PTP. As of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 , our investment in PTP had a carrying value of $20,507 and $20,042 , respectively, which amounts are included in other noncurrent assets in our consolidated balance sheets. In February 2016, we began managing a third standalone convenience store PTP owns. As of September 30, 2016 , we managed two travel centers, three convenience stores and one restaurant for PTP for which we receive management and accounting fees. We recognized management fee income of $323 and $200 for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and $776 and $600 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. In addition to the management fees we earned, we recognized income of $1,520 and $1,361 during the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 , respectively, and $3,464 and $3,086 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 , respectively. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 , we had a net payable to PTP of $834 and net receivable from PTP of $43 , respectively.

Legal Proceedings

We are routinely involved in various legal and administrative proceedings, including tax audits, incidental to the ordinary course of our business, none of which we expect, individually or in the aggregate, to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Environmental Contingencies

Extensive environmental laws regulate our operations and properties. These laws may require us to investigate and clean up hazardous substances, including petroleum or natural gas products, released at our owned and leased properties. Governmental entities or third parties may hold us liable for property damage and personal injuries, and for investigation, remediation and monitoring costs incurred in connection with any contamination and regulatory compliance at our locations. We use both underground storage tanks and above ground storage tanks to store petroleum products, natural gas and other hazardous substances at our locations. We must comply with environmental laws regarding tank construction, integrity testing, leak detection and monitoring, overfill and spill control, release reporting and financial assurance for corrective action in the event of a release. At some locations we must also comply with environmental laws relative to vapor recovery or discharges to water. Under the terms of the HPT Leases, we generally have agreed to indemnify HPT for any environmental liabilities related to properties that we lease from HPT and we are required to pay all environmental related expenses incurred in the operation of the leased properties. Under an agreement with Equilon Enterprises LLC doing business as Shell Oil Products US, or Shell, we have agreed to indemnify Shell and its affiliates from certain environmental liabilities incurred with respect to our travel centers where Shell has installed natural gas fueling lanes.

From time to time we have received, and in the future likely will receive, notices of alleged violations of environmental laws or otherwise have become or will become aware of the need to undertake corrective actions to comply with environmental laws at our locations. Investigatory and remedial actions were, and regularly are, undertaken with respect to releases of hazardous substances at our locations. In some cases we received, and may receive in the future, contributions to partially offset our environmental costs from insurers, from state funds established for environmental clean up associated with the sale of petroleum products or from indemnitors who agreed to fund certain environmental related costs at locations purchased from those indemnitors. To the extent we incur material amounts for environmental matters for which we do not receive or expect to receive insurance or other third party reimbursement or for which we have not previously recorded a liability, our operating results may be materially adversely affected. In addition, to the extent we fail to comply with environmental laws and regulations, or we become subject to costs and requirements not similarly experienced by our competitors, our competitive position may be harmed.

At September 30, 2016 , we had a gross accrued liability of $4,951 for environmental matters as well as a receivable for expected recoveries of certain of these estimated future expenditures of $1,063 , resulting in an estimated net amount of $3,888 that we expect to fund in the future. We cannot precisely know the ultimate costs we may incur in connection with currently known or future potential environmental related violations, corrective actions, investigation and remediation; however, we do not expect the costs for such matters to be material, individually or in the aggregate, to our financial position or results of operations.

In February 2014, we reached an agreement with the California State Water Resources Control Board, or the State Water Board, to settle certain claims the State Water Board had filed against us in California Superior Court in 2010 relating to alleged violations of underground storage tank laws and regulations for a cash payment of $1,800 ; suspended penalties of $1,000 that may become payable by us in the future if, prior to March 2019, we fail to comply with specified underground storage tank laws and regulations; and our agreement to invest, prior to March 2018, up to $2,000 of verified costs that are directly related to the development and implementation of a comprehensive California Enhanced Environmental Compliance Program for the underground storage tank systems at all of our California facilities that is above and beyond minimum requirements of California law and regulations related to underground storage tank systems. The settlement, which was approved by the Superior Court on February 20, 2014, also included injunctive relief provisions requiring that we comply with certain California environmental laws and regulations applicable to underground storage tank systems. In October 2015, the State Water Board issued a notice of alleged suspended penalty conduct claiming that we are liable for the full amount of the $1,000 in suspended penalties as a result of five alleged violations of underground storage tank regulations and requesting further information concerning the alleged violations. In November 2015, we filed our response to the October 2015 notice of alleged suspended penalties and in June and September 2016 we met with the State Water Board to attempt to resolve these matters. We believe we have meritorious defenses to these alleged violations, but cannot predict whether any penalties relating to these matters will be assessed by the Superior Court, which has retained jurisdiction over such matters. The State Water Board also has retained the right to file a separate action relating to these violations, but to date has not done so. As of September 30, 2016 , we have recognized a liability of $2,264 with respect to these matters concerning the State Water Board and believe, though we can provide no assurance, that any additional amount of loss we may realize above that accrued, if any, upon the ultimate resolution of this matter will not be material to us.

We currently have insurance of up to $10,000 per incident and up to $25,000 in the aggregate for certain environmental liabilities, subject, in each case, to certain limitations and deductibles. However, we can provide no assurance that we will be able to maintain similar environmental insurance coverage in the future on acceptable terms.

We cannot predict the ultimate effect changing circumstances and changing environmental laws may have on us in the future or the ultimate outcome of matters currently pending. We cannot be certain that contamination presently unknown to us does not exist at our sites, or that material liability will not be imposed on us in the future. If we discover additional environmental issues, or if government agencies impose additional environmental requirements, increased environmental compliance or remediation expenditures may be required, which could have a material adverse effect on us.

Other Disputes

Many of our customers use fuel cards issued by Comdata Inc., or Comdata, to make payments to us. On September 12, 2016, we received a letter from Comdata alleging that we were in default under the Comdata Merchant Agreement, of December 15, 2010, (as amended on December 14, 2011) by and between Comdata and us, or the Comdata Merchant Agreement, pursuant to which we agreed to accept Comdata fuel cards for certain purchases by our customers through January 2, 2022. The September 12, 2016, letter from Comdata alleges default under the Comdata Merchant Agreement due to our purported failure to comply with a separate agreement with Comdata to install radio frequency identification, or RFID, technology at 224 of our company operated travel center locations. In its letter, Comdata threatened to terminate both agreements unless we cured the alleged default on or before October 13, 2016. Although we disputed, and continue to dispute, Comdata's assertions, by letter dated October 13, 2016, we informed Comdata that we had substantially completed installation of the RFID technology, that the technology had been installed and was operational at 201 of our travel center locations, that one location had been operational but was damaged and under repair, and that the remaining 22 travel center locations would be outfitted with the RFID technology as soon as we received the required hardware and licenses previously ordered from Comdata. On November 3, 2016, we received a letter from Comdata purporting to terminate both agreements effective immediately and offering to continue the terms of the agreements for up to 90 days. The Comdata Merchant Agreement provides that in the event that either party engages legal counsel to enforce, protect or preserve any rights it might have under such agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its reasonable attorney’s fees and associated costs, in addition to any other relief to which it may be entitled. We do not believe that Comdata has the right to terminate either of our agreements under the present circumstances and are considering our response.

TravelCenters of America LLC

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

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Inventory consisted of the following:

Reportable segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker, or decision making group, in deciding how to allocate resources to an individual segment and in assessing performance. Our reportable segments are travel centers and convenience stores. We measure our reportable segments profitability based on site level gross margin in excess of site level operating expenses. See Note 1 above and Note 15 to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of our Annual Report for more information about our reportable segments.