T/A (Truckstops Of America)

T/A was founded in 1972 by Phil Saunders under the name Truckstops of America. The chain was purchased later that year by the Ryder Corporation. The chain changed owners throughout the 1980s and 1990s. In 1984, T/A was bought by Standard Oil of Ohio, which was bought by BP in 1987. BP later sold the chain to The Clipper Group in 1993. In 1997, Truckstops of America merged with the National Auto/Truck Stops chain, adding 112 sites, while changing its name to TravelCenters of America. Also that year, T/A bought out the first chain of national truckstops, Union 76, and closed/sold most of the old truckstops. T/A kept a few and changed them over to T/A locations.

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T/A was founded in 1972 by Phil Saunders under the name Truckstops of America. The chain was purchased later that year by the Ryder Corporation. The chain changed owners throughout the 1980s and 1990s. In 1984, T/A was bought by Standard Oil of Ohio, which was bought by BP in 1987. BP later sold the chain to The Clipper Group in 1993. In 1997, Truckstops of America merged with the National Auto/Truck Stops chain, adding 112 sites, while changing its name to TravelCenters of America. Also that year, T/A bought out the first chain of national truckstops, Union 76, and closed/sold most of the old truckstops. T/A kept a few and changed them over to T/A locations.

Subject ID: 37701

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