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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                                    FORM 10-K

                  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                      For the year ended December 31, 2001

                         Commission file number 1-13018
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                          PETRO STOPPING CENTERS, L.P.
           (Exact name of each registrant as specified in its charter)

                  Delaware                                74-2628339
     (State or other jurisdiction of                  (I.R.S. employer
     incorporation or organization)                   identification No.)

     6080 Surety Drive
     El Paso, Texas                                         79905
     (Address of principal executive offices)             (zip code)

     Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (915) 779-4711

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        Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

        Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

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     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X  No
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     Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. Yes  X   No
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     State the aggregate market value of the voting stock and non-voting common
equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant.
                                 Not Applicable

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                                     PART I

Item 1. Business

General

     On December 31, 1994, we were formed as a Delaware limited partnership. We
are a nationwide operator of large, multi-service truck stops with a network of
55 facilities known as Petro Stopping Centers(R) ("Petro Stopping Centers"),
located in 30 states. Our business was founded by J.A. Cardwell Sr., who opened
our first truck stop in El Paso, Texas in 1975. We have built our reputation by
providing the "quality difference," which we believe to be a high level of
customer service and quality products delivered in a consistently clean and
friendly environment. Each Petro Stopping Center offers a broad range of
products, services, and amenities, including diesel fuel, gasoline, home-style
restaurants ("Iron Skillet(R)"), truck preventive maintenance centers
("Petro:Lube(R)"), and travel and convenience stores to professional truck
drivers, other highway motorists, and local residents. Of the 55 Petro Stopping
Centers, 20 are operated by franchisees who are required to meet our high
standards of quality and service. Our primary customers are commercial trucking
fleets and professional truck drivers that comprise the long-haul sector of the
trucking industry. We sell diesel fuel to approximately 9,000 trucking accounts.

     Our facilities are designed to offer a number of benefits to truck fleet
operators and drivers. These benefits generally include well-lit and fenced
parking lots to enhance security for drivers, trucks, and freight; spacious
parking areas and traffic flow patterns designed to reduce accidents; and fewer
stops and out-of-route miles through the use of our one-stop, multi-service
facilities.

Recapitalization

     On July 23, 1999, we, certain of our partners and an affiliate of Volvo
Trucks North America, Inc. ("Volvo") consummated a transaction pursuant to which
Petro Stopping Centers Holdings, L.P. ("Holdings") was formed as a Delaware
limited partnership, and substantially all of the owners in us at that time
(other than Petro Holdings G.P. Corp. and Petro Holdings L.P. Corp., each of
which were affiliates of Chartwell Investments, Inc. (collectively, "Chartwell")
and Kirschner Investments ("Kirschner"), a company franchisee), including Petro,
Inc. (together with J.A. Cardwell Sr., James A. Cardwell Jr., and JAJCO II, Inc.
("JAJCO"), collectively, the "Cardwell Group"), exchanged their interests in us
for identical interests in Holdings and became owners in Holdings. Petro
Holdings Financial Corporation was formed for the purpose of serving as
co-issuer of Holdings' 15.0% senior discount notes due 2008 (as defined below).
Petro Holdings Financial Corporation, ourselves and our subsidiary, Petro
Financial Corporation, became subsidiaries of Holdings. Petro Warrant Holdings
Corporation ("Warrant Holdings") was formed for the purpose of owning a common
limited partnership interest in Holdings and issuing the warrants (see below)
that are exchangeable into all of the common stock of Warrant Holdings. In
addition, Volvo Petro Holdings L.L.C. ("Volvo Trucks"), an affiliate of Volvo,
invested $30.0 million to acquire a 28.7% limited common partnership interest in
Holdings while Mobil Long Haul, Inc. ("Mobil Long Haul"), an affiliate of Mobil
Oil Corporation (predecessor in interest to Exxon Mobil Corporation)
("ExxonMobil"), invested an additional $5.0 million in Class B convertible
preferred partnership interests in Holdings. Holdings purchased 50.8% of common
interest in us owned by affiliates of Chartwell for aggregate consideration of
approximately $69.8 million, which consisted of a $55.0 million cash payment and
the issuance to Chartwell of approximately $14.8 million in accreted value
($11.2 million net of an imputed market rate of interest discount) of Holdings'
15.0% senior discount notes due 2008 (as defined below), without warrants.
Holdings also purchased the 2.0% of common interests in us owned by Kirschner
for cash consideration of $2.8 million. The foregoing is referred to as the
"Recapitalization".

     As part of the Recapitalization, Holdings issued 82,707 units, each
consisting of $1,000 principal amount at stated maturity of Holdings' 15.0%
senior discount notes due 2008 (the "15% Notes") and one warrant (collectively,
all such warrants are defined herein as the "Warrants"). The Warrants are
exchangeable into all of the common stock of Warrant Holdings. As consideration
for the 15% Notes and the Warrants, Holdings received cash proceeds of $40.0
million, of which $30.3 million was allocated to the 15% Notes and $9.7 million
was allocated to the Warrants. Holdings acquired the Warrants from

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Warrant Holdings for $9.7 million. Warrant Holdings, in turn, invested the $9.7
million to acquire a 10.0% common limited partnership interest in Holdings.

     As a result of the Recapitalization, Holdings is the owner of approximately
99.5% of the common partnership interests in us with the remaining 0.5% owned by
affiliates of the Cardwell Group. The common limited partnership interests of
Holdings are owned by:

Cardwell Group:
    General partnership interest .....  1.1%
    Limited partnership interest ..... 50.5%
Volvo Trucks ......................... 28.7%
Mobil Long Haul ......................  9.7%
Petro Warrant Holdings Corporation ... 10.0%

     The mandatorily redeemable preferred partnership interests of Holdings are
owned by Mobil Long Haul and the Cardwell Group.

     Holdings conducts substantially all of its operations through us where its
operating assets are held. Holdings currently has no operations of its own and
is, therefore, dependent upon our earnings and cash flows to satisfy its
obligations under the 15% Notes and Warrants.

Effect of Recapitalization on Us

     In connection with the exchange of interests referred to above, we and our
partners (Holdings and various individuals and affiliates of the Cardwell Group)
agreed to restate our partnership agreement. Among other things, the parties
agreed to convert the outstanding amount of mandatorily redeemable preferred
partnership interests ($24.3 million, including accrued but unpaid preferred
returns) into common limited partnership interests.

     Holdings raised funds from the capital contributions of Volvo Trucks and
Mobil Long Haul and the offering of the units exceeding the amounts necessary to
purchase the interests owned in us by Chartwell and Kirschner. As a consequence,
Holdings made a cash contribution to us in the amount of approximately $10.8
million.

     As part of the Recapitalization, we also amended our senior credit facility
to provide for an $85.0 million revolving credit facility and a $40.0 million
original principal term loan. The proceeds of the term loan were used to repay
principal amounts due under the previous senior credit facility of approximately
$38.1 million, plus accrued interest.

     As of December 31, 1999, we capitalized debt issuance and other costs of
approximately $2.2 million and expensed legal, accounting, and other
professional fees of $1.2 million incurred in connection with the
Recapitalization. Holdings incurred approximately $279,000 of these costs on our
behalf and that amount has been reflected as a non-cash capital contribution in
the accompanying financial statements.

     Effective May 14, 2001 we obtained approval from our lenders of an
amendment to our senior credit facility which, among other things, amended
certain of our financial covenants, established new covenants on our senior
secured leverage and capital expenditures, reduced the size of our revolver
commitment from $85.0 million to $60.0 million, and adjusted the pricing spread
on both the revolver and our $40.0 million original principal Term B loans to
current market levels. We are currently in compliance with all financial
covenants under our 2001 amended senior credit facility and we believe that our
2001 amended senior credit facility provides us with the flexibility to continue
to maximize our business in light of the current economic environment. As of
December 31, 2001 the fees and expenses related to this amendment approximated
$1.3 million, most of which were capitalized as deferred financing costs and are
being amortized over the remaining life of the 2001 amended senior credit
facility. The 2001 amended senior credit facility is collateralized by
substantially all of our assets and contains certain covenants as described in
Note 6 to notes to consolidated financial statements included herein.

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     Other than described above, the Recapitalization had no effect on the
historical book values of our assets and liabilities.

Petro Stopping Centers

     We operate large, multi-service truck stops in the United States. Our
facilities, which are known as Petro Stopping Centers, generally are built on
fifteen to thirty acres situated at a convenient location with easy interstate
highway access. They can accommodate 200 to 300 trucks and 100 to 175 cars or
recreational vehicles in spacious, well-lit, and fenced parking lots, which are
designed to provide good traffic flow, reduce accidents, and enhance security
for the drivers, their trucks and freight. Within the Petro Stopping Center
network, we offer standardized and consistent products and services to
accommodate the varied needs of professional truck drivers and other highway
motorists. These include separate gas and diesel fueling islands, our home-style
Iron Skillet(R) restaurants, truck preventative maintenance and repair services,
and travel and convenience stores offering an array of merchandise selected to
cater to professional truck drivers' needs during long periods away from home.
Additionally, we provide amenities such as telephone, fax, photocopying,
computer, other communication services, and postal services. Petro Stopping
Centers also offer certified truck weighing scales, truck washes, laundry
facilities, private showers, game, television and movie rooms, barbershops, and
at some sites, medical services.

     In addition to our 35 company-operated locations, as of December 31, 2001,
we were a franchisor to 20 Petro Stopping Center locations. We collect royalties
and fees in exchange for the use of our tradenames and trademarks and for
certain services provided to the franchisees.

     Of our 35 company-operated Petro Stopping Centers, 31 are full-size
locations and four are Petro:2(R) Stopping Centers which provide the same basic
fuel and non-fuel services as full-size Petro Stopping Centers, but on a smaller
scale and with fewer amenities. All of the company-operated Petro Stopping
Centers are owned or leased by us except for the Wheeler Ridge, California
facility which is jointly-owned with Tejon Development Corporation. Of our 20
franchised facilities, seventeen are full-service locations and three are
Petro:2(R) Stopping Centers.

Fuel

     Each Petro Stopping Center has a diesel fuel island, which is a
self-service facility for professional drivers and typically consists of eight
to sixteen fueling lanes. The fuel dispensers are computer driven, high speed
units. Each fueling lane permits simultaneous fueling of each of a truck's two
tanks. Pursuant to our strategic alliance with ExxonMobil, see Item 13, "Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions," we sell Mobil branded diesel fuel at
all but two of the company-operated diesel fuel islands. All Mobil branded
diesel fuel islands and dispensers we operate carry signage with both the
"Petro" and "Mobil" brand names.

     In addition to the diesel fuel island for professional drivers, gasoline
and automobile diesel fuel are sold from a separate auto fuel island at 33 of
our 35 company-operated locations. The auto fuel islands are accessed by
separate "auto-only" entrances, which help to separate auto and truck traffic at
the facility. The typical auto fuel island is equipped with four to six fuel
dispensers for convenient and efficient fueling.

Non-fuel (excluding restaurant)

     In 1983 we opened our first Petro:Lube(R) facility to provide
"while-you-wait" preventive maintenance service for trucks. Since that time,
Petro:Lubes(R) have been introduced at all but one of our company-operated Petro
Stopping Centers. In addition to Petro Stopping Center locations, we opened a
stand-alone Petro:Lube(R) in 1996. Petro:Lube(R) facilities offer oil, filter,
and lubrication services, new, used, and retread tires, as well as tire and
other minor repairs. We believe we were the first truck stop chain to offer
these types of services to truckers on an express basis.

     Each Petro:Lube(R) sells a number of what we believe to be high-quality
brands such as: Mobil Delvac, Shell, and Chevron heavy duty motor oils and
Kelly, Bridgestone, Michelin, Yokohama, and

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Firestone tires. Petro:Lubes(R) primarily feature Mobil's Delvac brand
lubricants as part of our marketing strategy with ExxonMobil. See Item 13,
"Certain Relationships and Related Transactions". Each Petro:Lube(R) honors
manufacturers' warranties as well as our warranties for work performed at any
Petro:Lube(R) throughout the country. Petro:Lube(R) services are primarily
utilized by owner/operators and small fleets.

     To attract the business of drivers seeking a quick refueling stop, each
diesel fuel island includes a "mini-mart" offering an array of deli take-out
food, snack foods, beverages, toiletries, and a basic selection of trucker
accessories and supplies. In addition, other services (including certified
scales, check cashing, permit services, faxing, and copying) are available at
the fuel islands. These facilities enable the driver seeking a quick refueling
stop to purchase consumables and services while refueling.

     Each full size Petro Stopping Center also includes a "Travel Store,"
located in the main facility away from the fueling islands. Travel Stores
feature merchandise specifically selected to cater to a professional truck
driver's shopping needs during the long periods typically spent away from home.
Merchandise categories include food items, clothing, electronics such as
televisions, mobile satellite dishes, VCRs, and CB radios as well as toiletries,
gifts, and truck accessories such as cables, fuses, reflectors, and antennae. A
Travel Store typically carries approximately 7,500 SKUs and averages 1,900
square feet of selling space.

     To meet the personal and business needs of commercial drivers and other
motorists, we provide numerous additional services at the main facility of our
Petro Stopping Centers. At the typical Petro Stopping Center, customers have
access to telephone, internet, money wire services, fax, and other communication
services, overnight express drop boxes, and ATMs. In addition, customers may
receive their paychecks and cash advances. At most locations, professional
drivers have convenient on-site access to a certified truck weighing scale and a
truck wash operated by third parties which lease part of a Petro Stopping Center
to provide these services. For a driver's comfort and relaxation, Petro Stopping
Centers provide laundry facilities, game rooms, television viewing rooms and, at
some Petro Stopping Centers, movie rooms. We also lease retail space at our
Petro Stopping Centers to independent merchants.

     Each full-size Petro Stopping Center features twelve to eighteen private
shower facilities. The showers are fully tiled for easy maintenance and are
professionally cleaned after each use. Each shower room is equipped with a lock
to provide privacy and security.

     Since June 1993 the Petro Stopping Centers located in Hammond and
Shreveport, Louisiana have featured video poker operations. We were required to
and did phase out video poker operations at the Hammond facility at the end of
June 1999. In order to satisfy state law requirements, we leased the Shreveport
fuel island operation to Petro Truckstops, Inc., an affiliate of ours, in
February 2000 which operates the video poker offering.

Restaurant

     Each full-size Petro Stopping Center includes our trademarked Iron
Skillet(R) restaurant. This home-style, sit down restaurant typically seats
approximately 180 customers, and features counter and wait service, a soup and
salad bar and three "All-You-Can-Eat" buffets per day. The Iron Skillet(R)
prides itself on "home cooked" items prepared fresh at each location. Recipes
developed at our test kitchen in El Paso are accessible from each location by
computer. Iron Skillet(R) restaurants are open 24 hours per day, 365 days per
year and have "drivers only" sections, which are preferred by drivers who like
to socialize and exchange information with other drivers at our restaurants.
Public telephones are generally available throughout the dining area for
customer convenience.

     We have introduced nationally branded fast food concepts at fourteen of our
company-operated locations. We currently operate, under franchise agreements,
two Wendy's, one Taco Time, two Blimpie Subs & Salads, three Baskin-Robbins,
four Tastee Freeze, five Noble Romans, and eight Pizza Hut Express units. In
addition, as of December 31, 2001 we had introduced our own branded deli program
known as "The Filling Station" in fifteen company-operated Petro Stopping
Centers.

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Competition

     The U.S. truck stop industry is large, highly competitive, and somewhat
fragmented. We experience competition primarily on two fronts: limited service
"pumper" truck stops, which focus on providing fuel, typically at discounted
prices, while offering only limited additional products and services; and
multi-service travel centers, which offer professional drivers and the public a
wider range of products and services.

     We believe that our principal competitors are increasingly the larger
nationwide chains, some of which have substantially greater financial and
marketing resources than we do. We believe there are approximately 4,500
multi-service and pumper truck stops located in the U.S. Approximately 36% of
the multi-service truck stops are operated by six national chains, of which we
are one.

     While we price our diesel fuel competitively, we believe our competitive
advantage is largely attributable to our reputation for providing the "quality
difference", a high level of customer service, and quality products delivered in
a consistently clean and friendly environment. Increased competition and
consolidation among trucking companies in recent years has increased truck fleet
owners' focus on reducing their operating costs. This trend has put increased
pressure on diesel fuel margins for all industry participants. In addition, from
time to time, we may face intense price competition in certain geographic
markets. Because industry studies indicate that approximately two out of every
three stops made by a truck driver are for reasons other than the purchase of
fuel, we believe that our larger sites and our broad offering of non-fuel
products, services, and amenities will continue to attract professional truck
driver business and should continue to provide us a competitive advantage in
spite of fuel pricing competition.

Fuel and Lubricant Suppliers

     In July 1999, we entered into two ten-year supply agreements with
ExxonMobil. Under the terms of one of these agreements, ExxonMobil will supply
the company-operated Petro Stopping Centers' diesel fuel and gasoline
requirements in those markets in which Mobil branded diesel fuel and gasoline is
available for sale, and under the other of these agreements, we purchase
lubricants, based upon minimum purchase commitments at the prices set forth in
the agreement.

     Under a Consent Decree issued by the Federal Trade Commission in connection
with the merger of Mobil Oil Corporation and Exxon Corporation, ExxonMobil is
unable to sell direct branded fuel products in certain markets. There are two
Petro Stopping Centers in these markets. We do not believe that the loss of the
Mobil diesel brand in these markets has had a material adverse effect on either
our volumes or results of operations. See Item 13, "Certain Relationships and
Related Transactions".

     We purchase diesel fuel and gasoline for each of our company-operated Petro
Stopping Centers on a daily basis. Each location typically maintains a one to
three day inventory of fuel. During 2001, we purchased 94.2% of our diesel fuel
and gasoline through ExxonMobil or Mobil Diesel Supply Corporation ("MDS"), a
wholly owned subsidiary of ExxonMobil, approximately 78.3% of which was
third-party fuel purchased through this arrangement, which includes fuel
purchases lifted at a third-party terminal but sold by ExxonMobil under an
exchange or purchase arrangement. The approximate aggregate amount purchased
under the ExxonMobil Supply Agreements for the year ended December 31, 2001
totaled $696.9 million.

Trademarks and Service Marks

     We are the owner in the United States of various registered trademarks and
service marks, including Petro Stopping Centers(R), Petro:Lube(R), Iron
Skillet(R), and Petro:2(R). We grant franchisees the non-exclusive right to use
these proprietary marks at franchised locations. We regard our trademarks and
service marks as valuable assets and believe that they have significant value in
the marketing of our products and services. We also have several applications to
register trademarks and service marks currently pending in the United States
Patent and Trademark office.

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Governmental Regulation

Environmental Regulation

     Our operations and properties are subject to extensive federal and state
legislation, regulations, and requirements relating to environmental matters. We
use underground and above ground storage tanks (each a "UST") to store petroleum
products and waste oils. Statutory and regulatory requirements for UST systems
include requirements for tank construction, integrity testing, leak detection
and monitoring, overfill and spill control, and mandate corrective action in
case of a release from a UST into the environment. We are also subject to
regulation in certain locations relating to vapor recovery and discharges into
water. As a result of work done in 1999 to upgrade our USTs as required by state
and federal law, we anticipate some site remediation will be required in
Corning, California. We have incurred approximately $61,000 in remediation costs
as of December 31, 2001 related to Corning, California. We do not believe any
additional required remediation will have a material adverse effect on our
consolidated financial condition or results of operations. We believe that all
of our USTs are currently in compliance in all material respects with applicable
environmental legislation, regulations, and requirements.

     Our ownership of the properties and the operation of our business, may
subject us to liability under various federal, state, and local environmental
laws, ordinances, and regulations relating to cleanup and removal of hazardous
substances (which may include petroleum and petroleum products) on, under, or in
our property. Certain laws typically impose liability whether or not the owner
or operator knew of, or was responsible for, the presence of hazardous or toxic
substances. Persons who arrange, or are deemed to have arranged, for the
disposal or treatment of hazardous or toxic substances may also be liable for
the costs of removal or remediation of such substances at the disposal or
treatment site, regardless of whether such site is owned or operated by such
person.

     We were a party to a proceeding with the United States Environmental
Protection Agency ("EPA") regarding a waste oil storage and recycling plant
located in Patterson, Stanislaus County, California (the "Patterson Site"). In
the ordinary course of our operations, waste oil products are generated which
are required to be transported to off-site facilities for treatment and
disposal. Between June 1991 and February 1995 we arranged for the transportation
of waste oil products from our Corning location to the Patterson Site. Sometime
in 1997 the owners of the Patterson Site abandoned operation of the site, the
condition of the site began to deteriorate, and in October 1997 the EPA
responded to a request for assistance from the California Department of Toxic
Substances Control. Notwithstanding that our activities with regard to the use
of the Patterson Site were lawfully conducted and have not been challenged by
the EPA, by EPA Order issued on August 12, 1998 ("Order"), we and numerous other
companies were identified by the EPA as "generators, transporters or arrangers
for disposal of hazardous substances" as those terms are defined under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, 42
U.S.C., Sections 9601 to 9675, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act of 1986 ("CERCLA"), and thus were named in the Order as
potentially responsible parties, strictly liable under CERCLA for removal
activities associated with the Patterson Site. We and approximately 20 of the
other companies identified by the EPA have worked together to develop and carry
out a plan of action for completion of the removal activities required by the
EPA pursuant to the Order (the "Patterson Response Group"). The Patterson
Response Group has completed all of the work mandated by the EPA at the
Patterson Site and has received a final settlement and release from the EPA. See
Note 14 to notes to consolidated financial statements included herein.

     Where required or believed by us to be warranted, we take action at our
locations to correct the effects on the environment of prior disposal practices
or releases of chemical or petroleum substances by us or other parties. In light
of our business and the quantity of petroleum products that we handle, there can
be no assurance that hazardous substance contamination does not exist or that
material liability will not be imposed in the future. For the years ended
December 31, 1999, 2000, and 2001, our total expenditures for environmental
matters were $156,000, $143,000, and $128,000, respectively. See Note 2 to notes
to consolidated financial statements included herein for a discussion of our
accounting policies relating to environmental matters.

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Other Regulations

     We also operate under local licensing ordinances. The issuance of permits
for service station and lubrication operations is generally a matter of
discretion and dependent on the underlying requirement that the granting of the
permit be consistent with the health, safety, and welfare of the community.

     Our restaurant operations are conducted under federal, state, and local
regulations concerning health standards, sanitation, fire, and general safety,
noncompliance with which could result in temporary or permanent curtailment or
termination of a restaurant's operations. In addition, difficulties in obtaining
the required licensing or approvals could result in delays or cancellations in
the openings of new restaurant facilities.

     State and local authorities oversee our video poker offerings. We were
required to and did phase out video poker operations at the Hammond, Louisiana
facility at the end of June 1999. In order to satisfy state law requirements, we
leased the Shreveport, Louisiana fuel island operation to Petro Truckstops,
Inc., an affiliate of ours, in February 2000 which operates the video poker
offering. Accordingly, Petro Truckstops, Inc. is now subject to such state and
local regulations.

     As a franchisor we also operate under federal and state regulation. Federal
regulations require that we provide each prospective franchisee with a
disclosure document that provides information regarding our company and the
relevant provisions of the franchise agreement and other ancillary contracts. In
addition, some state regulations require that the franchisor be registered or be
exempt from the applicable registration requirements. Federal and state
franchising laws prohibit "deceptive trade practices" and, in some cases, impose
fairness and "anti-discrimination" standards.

     In addition to the franchise regulations outlined immediately above, our
operations are conducted under the federal Petroleum Marketing Practices Act,
which prohibits a franchisor engaged in the sale, consignment or distribution of
refiner-branded motor fuels from terminating or failing to renew a "franchise"
or "franchise relationship," except on specified grounds and only after
compliance with the statute's notification provisions.

     Under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, all public
accommodations are required to meet federal requirements related to access and
use by disabled persons. While we believe our facilities are in compliance with
these requirements, a determination that we are not in compliance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act could result in the imposition of fines or an
award of damages, however, we do not believe such fines or damage awards, if
any, would have a material adverse effect on us.

     We believe that all of our Petro Stopping Centers are in compliance in all
material respects with existing laws and regulations. However, new laws and
regulations could require us to incur significant additional costs.

Employees

     As of December 31, 2001, we had a total of 4,108 employees, of which 3,838
were full-time and 270 were part-time. At that date, 470 of our employees were
salaried and performed executive, management, or administrative functions and
the remaining 3,638 employees were hourly employees. Approximately 97.0% of our
employees worked at our Petro Stopping Centers.

     We have never had a work stoppage. We believe that we provide working
conditions, wages, and benefits that are competitive in our industry. We believe
that our relations with our employees are good.

Item 2. Properties

     Our corporate headquarters is located in a three-story building in El Paso,
Texas, which contains approximately 30,000 square feet of space. The office
building is owned by J.A. Cardwell, Sr., the Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Company. We lease the entire building under a lease expiring on

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December 31, 2005. Under the lease, we pay rent totaling $336,000 per year, as
well as taxes, maintenance, and other operating expenses. See Item 13, "Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions".

     We own the underlying land and all facilities at 29 of our 35
company-operated Petro Stopping Centers, own all but four acres of the West
Memphis, Arkansas site, own the facility and lease the land at the Hammond,
Louisiana and Jackson, Mississippi sites and lease the Effingham, Illinois,
North Baltimore, Ohio, and Los Banos, California sites in their entirety. The
Petro Stopping Center located in Effingham, Illinois, is leased from an entity
owned by current and former employees of the Company. The Petro Stopping Center
located in North Baltimore, Ohio, is leased from an entity wholly owned by James
A. Cardwell, Jr., a current officer of the Company, which purchased the facility
from our previous lessor in January 2002. See Item 13, "Certain Relationships
and Related Transactions".

     We own real property in Cordele, Georgia, Hermiston, Oregon, Green River,
Wyoming, and Marianna, Florida, which is suitable for the construction of new
Petro Stopping Centers. We have options, which expire in December 2006, to
purchase vacant land owned by the Cardwell Group that is located near or
adjacent to three existing Petro Stopping Centers: Weatherford, Texas
(thirty-four acres); Beaumont, Texas (seventeen acres); and Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma (thirty acres). See Item 13, "Certain Relationships and Related
Transactions".

     At December 31, 2001, we had no new Petro Stopping Centers under
construction. In January 2001, we completed construction on and opened a
company-operated Petro Stopping Center in North Las Vegas, Nevada. We completed
renovation of and opened the remaining portions of the company-operated
Petro:2(R) facility in Los Banos, California and the full-sized company-operated
Petro Stopping Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania in June and July 2001,
respectively, with the exception of the Petro:Lube(R) in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

Franchises

     Each existing franchise agreement grants to the franchisee the right and
license to operate a Petro Stopping Center in a specified territory. The
franchise agreements require that the franchisee, at its expense, build and
operate the Petro Stopping Center in accordance with requirements, standards,
and specifications prescribed by us, including site approval, and that the
franchisee purchase products from suppliers approved by us. We, in turn, are
obligated to provide the franchisee with, among other things, advisory
assistance with the operation of the Petro Stopping Center and advertising and
promotional programs.

     The agreements require the franchisee to pay us, in addition to initial
fees and training fees, a monthly royalty fee and a monthly advertising fee
(administered through an advertising fund for national and regional
advertising). During the year ended December 31, 2001, our revenues from our
franchise locations totaled $10.0 million, which includes a $5.0 million payment
for the early termination of four franchise agreements. In addition, franchises
contributed $544,000 to the advertising programs.

     While a majority of diesel purchases at Petro Stopping Centers are paid for
by third-party billing companies, a portion of diesel fuel purchases are paid
for through direct billing arrangements with particular trucking companies. As
provided in the franchise agreements, we purchase all of the receivables
generated by the franchisees from customers using direct billing arrangements.
These purchases are on a non-recourse basis to the franchisee.

     In the event that the franchisee wishes to accept an offer from a
third-party to purchase its facility upon termination or expiration of the
franchise agreement, the franchise agreement grants us a right of first refusal
to purchase the facility, at the price offered by the third-party. Similarly, in
fourteen cases, we have the right to purchase the franchise for fair market
value, as determined by the parties or an independent appraiser, upon
termination or expiration of the franchise agreement.

     All franchise agreements, except one, are for an initial ten-year term and
are automatically renewed for two consecutive five-year terms, unless the
franchisee gives a termination notice at least twelve months prior to the
expiration of the franchise agreement.

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     As of December 31, 2001, current terms of our franchise agreements will
expire as follows: one in each of 2003 and 2009; two in each of 2002, 2004, 2007
and 2011; three in each of 2005, and 2008; and four in 2006. No termination
notices have been received with respect to either of the franchise agreements
expiring in 2002.

     One franchisee operates four locations, one operates three locations, two
operate two locations, and nine operate one location each. None of the
franchisees is affiliated with us, except Highway Service Ventures, Inc., which
operates four of our franchised locations. See Item 13, "Certain Relationships
and Related Transactions".

     The former franchise operations located in Lake Station and Lowell,
Indiana, Benton Harbor, Michigan, and Fort Chiswell, Virginia, all of which were
owned by a single franchisee (and its affiliates), were sold and ceased
operations as Petro Stopping Centers in August 2001. As noted above, we received
$5.0 million in compensation for the early termination of these franchise
agreements. Management does not expect any material adverse affect on our
financial position or results of operations or network offerings to our
customers due to the loss of these franchise locations from our network.

     New franchise truck stops located in Oak Grove, Missouri and Glade Spring,
Virginia commenced operations in April 2001 and October 2001, respectively.

     In addition to the 20 franchise locations currently in operation, in June
2001 and August 2001 we signed agreements for future franchise locations in
Tyre, New York and Frystown, Pennsylvania, respectively.

Agreement with Tejon

     As previously reported, pursuant to the terms of that certain Limited
Liability Company Operating Agreement dated as of December 5, 1997, (the
"Agreement") we formed a limited liability corporation, Petro Travel Plaza LLC
("LLC"), with Tejon Development Corporation ("Tejon") to build and operate a
Petro Stopping Center branded location in Southern California which began
operations in June 1999.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

     From time to time we are involved in routine litigation incidental to our
operations. Based on the existence of insurance coverage and the provision
recorded as of December 31, 2001, we believe that any litigation currently
pending or threatened against us will not have a material adverse effect on our
consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

     None.

                                     PART II

Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters

     All of our general and limited partnership interests are owned by Holdings
and various affiliates of the Cardwell Group. See Note 1 to notes to
consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2001.
Consequently, there is no established public trading market for our equity.

Item 6. Selected Financial Data

     The information set forth below should be read in conjunction with both
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations" in Item 7 and the consolidated financial statements and notes
thereto included in Item 8. The selected consolidated financial data as of and
for the years ended December 31, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001, have been
derived from our

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audited financial statements. In the opinion of our management, the unaudited
financial data contains all adjustments necessary to present fairly the selected
historical consolidated financial data. The opening, acquisition, and
termination of our operating properties or franchise locations during the
periods reflected in the following selected financial data materially affect the
comparability of such data from one period to another.

                 SELECTED HISTORICAL CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                For the Years Ended December 31,
                                                        1997       1998       1999       2000       2001
                                                      --------   --------   --------   --------   --------
                                                                      (dollars in thousands)
<S>                                                   <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>
Income Statement Data:
Net revenues:
  Fuel  (including motor fuel taxes) ..............   $513,571   $464,025   $520,512   $763,413   $684,262
  Non-fuel ........................................    172,158    189,391    199,235    217,384    229,881
                                                      --------   --------   --------   --------   --------
    Total net revenues ............................    685,729    653,416    719,747    980,797    914,143
                                                      --------   --------   --------   --------   --------

Costs and expenses:
  Cost of sales
     Fuel  (including motor fuel taxes) ...........    476,033    422,945    481,483    720,335    643,162
     Non-fuel .....................................     70,548     76,451     80,491     91,771     95,014
  Operating expenses ..............................     85,560     93,012     99,978    108,367    116,535
  General and administrative ......................     17,004     19,329     19,154     16,856     18,751
  Depreciation and amortization ...................     14,502     15,953     13,951     16,270     17,683
  (Gain) loss on disposition of fixed assets ......         31          6       (836)       (59)       (63)
                                                      --------   --------   --------   --------   --------
    Total costs and expenses ......................    663,678    627,696    694,221    953,540    891,082
                                                      --------   --------   --------   --------   --------
Operating income ..................................     22,051     25,720     25,526     27,257     23,061

Recapitalization costs ............................         --         --     (1,163)        --         --
Equity in income (loss) of affiliate ..............         --         --       (593)      (307)       122
Interest income ...................................        956        729        596        317        174
Interest expense, net .............................    (21,248)   (20,771)   (20,250)   (20,853)   (23,856)
                                                      --------   --------   --------   --------   --------
  Income (loss) before extraordinary item and
      cumulative effect of a change in accounting
      principle ...................................      1,759      5,678      4,116      6,414       (499)
Extraordinary item (a) ............................    (12,745)        --     (2,016)        --         --
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting
   principle (b)(c) ...............................     (1,579)    (3,250)        --         --         --
                                                      --------   --------   --------   --------   --------
Net income (loss) (d)(e) ..........................   $(12,565)  $  2,428   $  2,100   $  6,414   $   (499)
                                                      ========   ========   ========   ========   ========

Balance Sheet Data:
(at end of period)
Working capital (deficit) .........................   $  3,850   $ (3,060)  $ (9,564)  $(13,147)  $(29,335)
Total assets ......................................    239,666    226,999    253,961    286,629    280,265
Total  debt .......................................    183,190    181,328    181,298    208,580    208,997
Mandatorily redeemable preferred partnership
   interests ......................................     21,202     23,172         --         --         --
Partners' capital and comprehensive income ........    (19,555)   (19,922)    16,083     20,624     20,056

Other Financial Data:
Net cash provided by operating activities .........   $ 30,530   $ 11,176   $ 30,927   $ 23,793   $ 17,089
Net cash used in investing activities .............    (15,810)   (19,665)   (38,237)   (53,091)   (21,410)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities      7,065     (3,287)     7,322     25,278       (652)
Capital expenditures(f) ...........................     15,901     20,315     36,564     50,241     21,411
Number of truck stops:
    (at end of period)
      Company-operated ............................         28         28         30         34         35
      Franchised ..................................         18         21         23         22         20
                                                      --------   --------   --------   --------   --------
   Total ..........................................         46         49         53         56         55
                                                      ========   ========   ========   ========   ========
</TABLE>

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(a)  Extraordinary item reflects the write-off of debt restructuring costs
     associated with retired debt.

(b)  Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle in 1997 reflects
     expensing of costs related to process reengineering activities that were
     previously capitalized as required by Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No.
     97-13.

(c)  Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle in 1998 reflects
     expensing of organization and start up costs that were previously
     capitalized, as required by AICPA Statement of Position 98-5.

(d)  No provision for income taxes is reflected in the financial statements as
     we are a partnership for which taxable income and tax deductions are passed
     through to the individual partners.

(e)  EBITDA, or operating income plus depreciation and amortization, is not a
     measure of financial performance under generally accepted accounting
     principles, but is presented because such data is used by certain investors
     to determine a company's ability to meet historical debt service
     requirements. Such data should not be considered as an alternative to net
     income as an indicator of our operating performance or as an alternative to
     cash flows as a measure of liquidity. EBITDA results were $36.6 million,
     $41.7 million, $39.5 million, $43.5 million and $40.7 million for the years
     ended December 31, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001, respectively.

(f)  Capital expenditures primarily represent the cost of new Petro Stopping
     Centers, regular capital maintenance, and volume building projects at
     existing Petro Stopping Centers. Capital expenditures related to new Petro
     Stopping Centers were $7.3 million, $6.1 million, $20.6 million, $41.0
     million, and $13.7 million for the years ended December 31, 1997, 1998,
     1999, 2000, and 2001, respectively.

Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
        of Operations

     Certain sections of this Form 10-K, including "Business," "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," and
"Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk," contain various
forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 which represent management's expectations or beliefs
concerning future events that involve risks and uncertainties. All statements,
other than statements of historical facts included in this Form 10-K, may be
considered forward-looking statements. Management cautions that these statements
are further qualified by important factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Such factors
include without limitation, general economic change, legislative regulation, and
market change.

     The forward-looking statements are included in, without limitation, " --
Critical Accounting Policies," "-- Transactions with Related-Parites,"
"--Liquidity and Capital Resources," "--Results of Operations," and "--Recently
Issued Accounting Pronouncements". In addition, in the preparation of the
financial statements, management makes various estimates and assumptions that
are in nature of forward-looking statements.

Reporting Format

     Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 131, "Disclosures about
Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information" ("SFAS No. 131"), requires us
to identify and report certain information on our reportable operating segments.
We have two reportable operating segments under SFAS No. 131, company-operated
truck stops and franchise truck stop operations.

     We operate 35 multi-service truck stops in the United States. Our
facilities, which are known as "Petro Stopping Centers(R)," offer a broad range
of products, services, and amenities, including diesel fuel, gasoline,
home-style restaurants, truck preventive maintenance centers, and retail
merchandise stores primarily to professional truck drivers and other highway
motorists. We have aggregated our company-operated truck stops into one
reportable operating segment based on the distribution of products and services
under one common site facility, classified as a multi-service truck stop. During
the years ended December 31, 1999, 2000, and 2001, the revenues generated from
our company-operated truck stops were $714.7 million, $975.3 million, and $904.1
million, respectively.

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     As of December 31, 1999, 2000, and 2001, we were a franchisor to 23, 22,
and 20 Petro Stopping Center locations, respectively. We collect royalties and
fees in exchange for the use of our tradenames and trademarks and for certain
services provided to the franchisees. Franchise fees are based generally upon a
percentage of the franchisee's sales. For the years ended December 31, 1999,
2000, and 2001, the revenues generated from our franchise truck stop operations
were $5.0 million, $5.5 million, and $10.0 million, respectively. The increase
in franchise revenue for the year ended December 31, 2001 is due to a $5.0
million payment for the early termination of four franchise agreements.
Franchise operations revenues include initial franchise fees and other revenue
types, are combined in net revenues reported on the accompanying consolidated
statements of operations. We do not allocate any expenses or assets in measuring
this segment's profit and loss, nor do we believe there are any significant
commitments or obligations resulting from our franchise agreements.

     We derive our revenues from:

     .    The sale of diesel and gasoline fuels;

     .    Non-fuel items, including the sale of merchandise and offering of
          services including truck tire sales and preventative maintenance,
          weighing scales, showers, laundry, video games, franchise revenues,
          and other operations; and

     .    Restaurant operations which include Iron Skillet(R)and fast-food
          operations.

     The following table sets forth our total consolidated revenues by major
source:

                          SUMMARY OF SOURCES OF REVENUE

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                  Year Ended December 31,
                                  ------------------------------------------------------
                                        1999               2000               2001
                                  ----------------   ----------------   ----------------
                                                  (dollars in thousands)
<S>                               <C>         <C>    <C>         <C>    <C>         <C>
Fuel                              $520,512    72.3%  $763,413    77.8%  $684,262    74.9%
Non-Fuel (excluding restaurant)    143,458    19.9%   156,991    16.0%   167,603    18.3%
Restaurant                          55,777     7.8%    60,393     6.2%    62,278     6.8%
                                  --------   -----   --------   -----   --------   -----
Total Net Revenue                 $719,747   100.0%  $980,797   100.0%  $914,143   100.0%
                                  ========   =====   ========   =====   ========   =====
</TABLE>

     Our fuel revenues and cost of sales include a significant amount of federal
and state motor fuel taxes. Such taxes were $211.6 million, $234.1 million, and
$227.1 million for the years ended December 31, 1999, 2000, and 2001,
respectively.

     No provision for income taxes is reflected in the accompanying financial
statements because we are a partnership for which taxable income and tax
deductions are passed through to the individual partners.

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of our financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that our reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues and
expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities in our
consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. The U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission has defined a company's critical accounting policies as
the ones that are most important to the portrayal of the company's financial
condition and results, and which require the company to make its most difficult
and subjective judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about
matters that are inherently uncertain. Based on this definition, we have
identified our critical accounting policies as including those addressed below.
We also have other key accounting policies which involve the use of estimates,
judgments and assumptions. See Note 2 to notes to consolidated financial
statements included herein for additional discussion of these accounting
policies. We believe that our estimates and assumptions are reasonable, based
upon information presently available, however, actual results may differ from
these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Partial Self-Insurance

     We are partially self-insured, paying our own employment practices, general
liability, workers' compensation, and group health benefit claims, up to
stop-loss amounts ranging from $50,000 to $250,000 on a per-occurrence basis.
Provisions established under these partial self-insurance programs are made for
both estimated losses on known claims and claims incurred but not reported,
based on claims history.

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Loyalty Program

     We utilize estimates in accounting for our Petro Passport Loyalty program.
We record a liability for the estimated redemption of Petro points. Management
must make an assumption about the future redemption rate of Petro points
outstanding. A change to these estimates could have an impact on our liability
in the year of change as well as future years.

     The Emerging Issues Task Force of the Financial Accounting Standards Board
is currently reviewing the accounting of volume-based sales incentive offers,
but has not yet reached a consensus that would apply to programs such as ours.
The issuance of new accounting standards could have an impact on our liability
in the year of change as well as future years.

Transactions with Related-Parties

     Our related-party transactions are described herein under Item 13, "Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions". We believe that our transactions wtih
related-parties are on terms comparable to those that could be obtained in
arms-length transactions.

     Our most material related-party transaction is that of the two ten-year
supply agreements with ExxonMobil entered into in July 1999. Under the terms of
one of these agreements, ExxonMobil will supply the company-operated Petro
Stopping Centers' diesel fuel and gasoline requirements in those markets in
which Mobil branded diesel fuel and gasoline is available for sale, and under
the other of these agreements, we purchase lubricants, based upon minimum
purchase commitments at the prices set forth in the agreement.

     Under a Consent Decree issued by the Federal Trade Commission in connection
with the merger of Mobil Oil Corporation and Exxon Corporation, ExxonMobil is
unable to sell direct branded fuel products in certain markets. There are two
Petro Stopping Centers in these markets. We do not believe that the loss of the
Mobil diesel brand in these markets has had a material adverse effect on either
our volumes or results of operations.

     We purchase diesel fuel and gasoline for each of our company-operated Petro
Stopping Centers on a daily basis. Each location typically maintains a one to
three day inventory of fuel. During 2001, we purchased 94.2% of our diesel fuel
and gasoline through ExxonMobil or MDS, approximately 78.3% of which was
third-party fuel purchased through this arrangement, which includes fuel
purchases lifted at a third-party terminal but sold by ExxonMobil under an
exchange or purchase arrangement. The approximate aggregate amount purchased
under the ExxonMobil Supply Agreements for the year ended December 31, 2001
totaled $696.9 million.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

     At December 31, 1999, 2000, and 2001 our principal sources of liquidity
were:

     .    $53.7 million, $25.8 million, and $21.1 million of available borrowing
          capacity for 1999, 2000, and 2001, respectively, under our revolving
          credit portion of our senior credit facility, as amended in March
          2001;

     .    Sales of common and preferred partnership interests and capital
          contribution transactions which raised $10.8 million in 1999;

     .    Cash flows from operations, which provided $30.9 million, $23.8
          million, and $17.1 million for the years ended December 31, 1999,
          2000, and 2001, respectively. Fluctuations in these cash flows were
          primarily due to the timing of payments to Mobil Diesel Supply
          Corporation for fuel purchases offset by the timing of receipts
          related to trade accounts receivable and variations in the timing of
          payments related to trade account payables, in addition to lower
          operating income and increased interest expense for the year ended
          December 31, 2001; and

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     .    Cash flows from financing activities were $7.3 million and $25.3
          million and cash used in financing activities was $652,000 for the
          years ended December 31, 1999, 2000, and 2001, respectively. These
          fluctuations were almost entirely due to our borrowings and repayments
          on our credit facilities, with the exception of 1999, which was
          related to the July 23, 1999 Recapitalization. The increased
          borrowings were primarily related to construction of new sites as part
          of our network expansion. The fluctuation in 2001 was primarily
          related to a slowdown in our network expansion due to economic factors
          as discussed below.

     Since the Recapitalization, we have made significant investment in network
expansion through the purchase and construction of new Petro Stopping Centers
funded primarily with draws on our senior credit facility as well as internally
generated cash. Through December 31, 2001, these new site expenditures totaled
approximately $72.2 million. New Petro Stopping Centers typically take
approximately three years before reaching initial earnings maturity, thus
limiting the immediate cash flow provided by these new operations. These
factors, coupled with current economic trends such as a slowdown in freight and
a decrease in diesel demand and related customer traffic at our sites, required
us to obtain a waiver of certain March 31, 2001 financial covenants through May
14, 2001.

     Effective May 14, 2001 we obtained approval from our lenders of an
amendment to our senior credit facility which, among other things, amended
certain of our financial covenants, established new covenants on our senior
secured leverage and capital expenditures, reduced the size of our revolver
commitment from $85.0 million to $60.0 million, and adjusted the pricing spread
on both the revolver and our $40.0 million original principal Term B loans to
current market levels. We are currently in compliance with all financial
covenants under our 2001 amended senior credit facility and we believe that our
2001 amended senior credit facility provides us with the flexibility to continue
to maximize our business in light of the current economic environment discussed
above. As of December 31, 2001 the fees and expenses related to this amendment
approximated $1.3 million, most of which were capitalized as deferred financing
costs and are being amortized over the remaining life of the 2001 amended senior
credit facility.

     At December 31, 2001, we had approximately $6.7 million in standby letters
of credit and approximately $29.8 million in additional borrowings outstanding
under our revolving credit facility. Principal payments on the term loan are due
quarterly, beginning September 30, 2000. The first sixteen quarterly payments
due are $250,000 each.

     Under our 2001 amended senior credit facility, any principal amount
outstanding up to $35.0 million at July 23, 2002 will automatically convert to a
term loan A. The outstanding balance under term loan A, if any, will be
amortized in eight equal quarterly installments following the conversion. As of
December 31, 2001, we estimate these quarterly installments will approximate
$3.7 million each. Following this conversion, $25.0 million will continue to be
available on a revolving basis until maturity at July 23, 2004. Interest on
drawn funds is paid quarterly at 2.0% above the bank's base rate or 3.5% over
the Eurodollar rate (the rate is determined at the time of borrowing, at our
option). Commitment fees of 0.5% of undrawn funds are paid quarterly.

     Any funds drawn on the 2001 amended senior credit facility are secured by
substantially all of our assets, and the guarantees of Petro, Inc. and each of
Holdings' subsidiaries.

    The following is a summary of our long-term debt and financing obligations
and contractual commitments as of December 31, 2001:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
          Contractual                    Less Than                           After
        Cash Obligations       Total      1 Year    1-3 Years   4-5 Years  5 Years
        ----------------       -----    ---------   ---------   ---------  -------
                                                  (in thousands)
<S>                            <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>
Long-term debt and financing
   obligations                 $209,490   $ 14,640   $ 47,850   $147,000   $      -
Operating leases                 30,492      2,927      5,821      4,624     17,120
                               --------   --------   --------   --------   --------
Total                          $239,982   $ 17,567   $ 53,671   $151,624   $ 17,120
                               ========   ========   ========   ========   ========
</TABLE>

     Based on the foregoing, we believe that internally generated funds,
together with amounts available under our 2001 amended senior credit facility,
will be sufficient to satisfy our cash requirements for operations and debt
retirement through 2002 and the foreseeable future thereafter; provided however,
that our ability to satisfy such obligations and maintain covenant compliance is
dependent upon a number of factors, some of which are beyond our control,
including economic, capital market, and competitive.

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     We had negative working capital of $13.1 million and $29.3 million at
December 31, 2000 and 2001, respectively. While negative working capital is
normal in the truck stop industry, the increase in 2001 was primarily due to an
increase in our current portion of long-term debt related to the 12 1/2% Senior
Notes due June 2002 and the term loan A quarterly installments as previously
disclosed. Diesel fuel inventory turns every two to three days, but payment for
fuel purchases can generally be made over a longer period of time. Approximately
82.7% of our sales are cash sales (or the equivalent in the case of credit card
sales or sales paid for by check, which are funded on a daily basis by
third-party billing companies).

     As part of the Recapitalization, Holdings and various individuals and
affiliates of the Cardwell Group agreed to restate our partnership agreement.
Among other things, the parties agreed to convert the outstanding amount of
mandatorily redeemable preferred partnership interests ($24.3 million, including
accrued but unpaid preferred dividends) into common limited partnership
interests.

     Capital expenditures totaled $36.6 million, $50.2 million, and $21.4
million for the years ended December 31, 1999, 2000, and 2001, respectively.
Included in capital expenditures were funds spent on existing Petro Stopping
Centers of $16.0 million, $9.2 million, and $7.7 million for the years ended
December 31, 1999, 2000, and 2001, respectively and acquisition and construction
of new facilities of $20.6 million, $41.0 million, and $13.7 million for the
years ended December 31, 1999, 2000, and 2001, respectively.

     We currently expect to invest approximately $8.0 million during the year
2002 on capital expenditures related to regular capital maintenance and volume
building projects. These capital outlays will be funded through borrowings under
our 2001 amended senior credit facility and internally generated cash.

     We are partially self-insured, paying our own employment practices, general
liability, workers' compensation, and group health benefit claims, up to
stop-loss amounts ranging from $50,000 to $250,000 on a per-occurrence basis.
For the year ended December 31, 2001, we paid $6.9 million on claims related to
these partial self-insurance programs. Provisions established under these
partial self-insurance programs are made for both estimated losses on known
claims and claims incurred but not reported, based on claims history. For the
year ended December 31, 2001, aggregated provisions amounted to approximately
$9.4 million. At December 31, 2001, the aggregated accrual amounted to
approximately $7.1 million, which we believe is adequate to cover both reported
and incurred but not reported claims.

Results of Operations

Year Ended December 31, 2001 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2000

     Overview. During the year ended December 31, 2001, we were impacted by a
slowing economy, reduced freight shipments, and decreased customer traffic. Our
net revenues decreased 6.8% to $914.1 million from $980.8 million for the year
ended December 31, 2001. On a comparable unit basis, revenues decreased by 14.0%
to $795.9 million from $925.9 million in the prior year. These decreases in
revenues were mainly due to a decrease in our average retail-selling price and
to a lesser extent, to a decrease in the volume of fuel gallons sold. A Petro
Stopping Center is considered a comparable unit as to a particular period in the
current year if it was open during the same period of the prior year. Operating
expenses increased 7.5% to $116.5 million from $108.4 million in the prior year
due mainly to employee-related costs, utility expenses, and property tax
expenses relating in part to the addition of five new truck stop locations since
January 1, 2000. General and administrative expenses increased 11.2% to $18.8
million compared to $16.9 million in the prior year primarily due to legal and
other expenses associated with the early termination of the four franchise
agreements, expenses associated with the amendment of our 2001 senior credit
facility, and higher employee-related costs which includes a $435,000 severance
pay out related to personnel changes.

     Fuel. Revenues decreased 10.4% to $684.3 million for the year ended
December 31, 2001 compared to $763.4 million in the prior year, primarily due to
a 7.2% decrease in our average retail-selling price and a 3.5% or 18.8 million
gallon decrease in fuel volumes. Gross profits decreased by 4.6% to $41.1

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million for the year ended December 31, 2001 compared to $43.1 million in the
prior year due mainly to lower fuel volumes. On a comparable unit basis, fuel
revenues decreased 17.3% due to an 11.2% decrease in fuel volumes and a 6.9%
decrease in our average retail-selling price compared to the prior year. Gross
profits decreased by 12.3% or $5.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2001
compared to the prior year. We believe the decrease in volume was primarily due
to a weaker demand for diesel fuel and a related decrease in customer traffic
attributable to a slowdown in freight.

     Non-Fuel (excluding restaurant). Revenues increased 6.8% to $167.6 million
for the year ended December 31, 2001 from $157.0 million in the prior year.
Gross profits increased 9.8% to $90.6 million for the year ended December 31,
2001 from $82.6 million in the prior year. The increases in non-fuel revenues
and gross profits were primarily due to the $5.0 million payment for the early
termination of the four franchise agreements, previously disclosed, and a 4.1%
or $4.9 million increase in sales at our retail stores and lube facilities due
to the addition of our new company-operated sites. On a comparable unit basis,
non-fuel revenues decreased 2.0% or $3.1 million compared to the prior year and
gross profits increased 1.4% or $1.2 million compared to the prior year. We
believe the decrease in revenues was primarily due to a decrease in customer
traffic associated with a weaker demand for diesel fuel attributable to a
slowdown in freight. The increase in gross profits was primarily due to the $5.0
million payment for the early termination of the four franchise agreements,
offset by a $2.0 million decrease in gross profits at our retail stores and lube
facilities.

     Restaurant. Revenues increased 3.1% to $62.3 million for the year ended
December 31, 2001 compared to $60.4 million in the prior year, primarily due to
the addition of our new company-operated sites. Gross profits in the restaurants
improved by 2.7% or $1.2 million compared to the prior year. On a comparable
unit basis, restaurant revenues decreased 5.6% or $3.2 million compared to the
prior year, while gross profits decreased by 5.9% or $2.4 million. We believe
these decreases were primarily due to a decrease in customer traffic associated
with a weaker demand for diesel fuel attributable to a slowdown in freight.

     Costs and Expenses. Total costs and expenses decreased 6.6% to $891.1
million for the year ended December 31, 2001 compared to $953.5 million in the
prior year. Cost of sales decreased $73.9 million or 9.1% from the prior year
due mainly to lower fuel costs in the current year and, to a lesser extent, the
decrease in fuel volumes. Operating expenses increased 7.5% or $8.2 million to,
$116.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2001 compared to the prior year,
primarily due to increases in employee-related costs, utility expenses, and
property taxes relating in part to the addition of our five new truck stop
locations. On a comparable unit basis, total costs and expenses decreased 13.8%
or $123.5 million compared to the prior year. On a comparable unit basis, costs
of sales decreased $123.5 million or 16.2% from the prior year due mainly to the
decrease in fuel costs. On a comparable unit basis, operating expenses decreased
0.9% or $945,000 to $101.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2001 compared
to the prior year, primarily due to a decrease in marketing related expenses
partially offset by increases in property tax, insurance, and utility expenses.
General and administrative expenses increased 11.2% to $18.8 million compared to
$16.9 million in the prior year primarily due to an increase in employee-related
costs which included a severance pay out related to personnel changes, legal and
other expenses associated with the early termination of the four franchise
agreements and expendes associated with the amendment of our 2001 senior credit
facility.

     Equity in Income (Loss) of Affiliate. We recognized $122,000 in income for
the year ended December 31, 2001 related to our investment in the Wheeler Ridge
facility in Southern California compared to a $307,000 loss in the prior year.
This Petro Stopping Center began operations in June 1999.

     Interest Expense, net. Interest expense, net, increased 14.4% or $3.0
million to $23.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2001 compared to the
prior year. The increase in interest expense, net, was primarily due to
increased borrowings in the year ended December 31, 2001 compared to the prior
year, a decrease in capitalized interest due to less new site construction in
the current year, in addition to the write-off of $629,000 of unamortized
deferred debt issuance costs associated with the amendment of our senior credit
facility.

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Year Ended December 31, 2000 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 1999

     Overview. Our net revenues increased 36.3% to $980.8 million from $719.7
million for the year ended December 31, 2000. On a comparable unit basis,
revenues increased by 29.7% to $903.3 million from $696.5 million in the prior
year, due to increases in both our average retail-selling price and the volume
of fuel gallons sold. A Petro Stopping Center is considered a comparable unit as
to a particular period in the current year if it was open during the same period
of the prior year. Operating expenses increased 8.4% to $108.4 million from
$100.0 million in the prior year due mainly to employee-related costs due in
part to the opening of five new truck stop locations (including the Jackson,
Mississippi site which opened in November 1999), related new site pre-opening
expenses, and credit card fees. General and administrative expenses decreased
12.0% to $16.9 million compared to $19.2 million in the prior year primarily due
to lower employee-related costs and the discontinuance of management fees
formerly paid to certain partners prior to the consummation of the
Recapitalization in July 1999.

     Fuel. Revenues increased 46.7% to $763.4 million for the year ended
December 31, 2000 from $520.5 million in the prior year, primarily due to a
30.5% increase in our average retail-selling price stemming from higher fuel
costs compared to prior year. The increase in fuel revenues was also due to a
12.4% or 59.7 million gallon increase in fuel volumes, primarily due to the
success of our various marketing programs, our continued commitment to customer
service, as well as the addition of our new sites. Gross profits increased by
10.4% to $43.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2000 compared to $39.0
million for the prior year. On a comparable unit basis, fuel revenues increased
40.0% primarily due to a 31.6% increase in our average retail-selling price and
a 6.4% increase in fuel volumes compared to prior year. Gross profits increased
by 8.9% or $3.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2000 compared to the
prior year.

     Non-Fuel (excluding restaurant). Revenues increased 9.4% to $157.0 million
for the year ended December 31, 2000 from $143.5 million in the prior year. The
increase in non-fuel revenues is primarily due to a 10.5% or $11.4 million
increase in sales at our retail stores and lube facilities due in part to the
addition of our new sites. Gross profits increased 4.8% to $82.6 million for the
year ended December 31, 2000 from $78.8 million in the prior year. In addition
to the increase in sales, we believe the improved margins reflect the results of
improved product procurement and continued focus on margin management. On a
comparable unit basis, non-fuel revenues increased 4.2% or $6.0 million compared
to the prior year and gross profits increased 0.3% or $213,000 compared to the
prior year.

     Restaurant. Revenues increased 8.3% to $60.4 million for the year ended
December 31, 2000 from $55.8 million in the prior year. We believe revenues
increased due to the addition of our new sites, increased customer traffic, and
previous changes in the core menu and featured meal specials, resulting in an
average ticket price increase of 5.2%. Gross profits in the restaurants improved
by 7.8% or $3.1 million compared to the prior year. On a comparable unit basis,
restaurant revenues increased 2.5% or $1.4 million compared to the prior year,
while gross profits increased by 2.2% or $884,000.

     Costs and Expenses. Total costs and expenses increased 37.4% to $953.5
million for the year ended December 31, 2000 compared to $694.2 million in the
prior year. Cost of sales increased $250.1 million or 44.5% from the prior year
due mainly to significantly higher fuel costs in the current year. Operating
expenses increased 8.4% or $8.4 million to $108.4 million for the year ended
December 31, 2000 compared to the prior year. The increase was primarily due to
increases in employee-related costs due in part to the opening of five new truck
stop locations (including the Jackson, Mississippi site which opened in November
1999), credit card fees, and new site pre-opening expenses, all of which were
partially offset by a decrease in system project costs. On a comparable unit
basis, total costs and expenses increased 30.2% or $202.5 million compared to
the prior year. On a comparable unit basis, operating expenses increased 1.1% or
$1.1 million to $99.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2000 compared to
the prior year. The increase was primarily due to an increase in credit card
fees, most of which was offset by a decrease in system project costs. General
and administrative expenses decreased 12.0% or $2.3 million to $16.9 million
compared to the prior year primarily due to lower employee-related costs and the
discontinuance of management fees formerly paid to certain partners prior to the
consummation of the Recapitalization in July 1999.

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     Equity in Income (Loss) of Affiliate. We recognized a $307,000 loss for the
year ended December 31, 2000 related to our investment in the Wheeler Ridge
facility in Southern California compared to a $593,000 loss in the prior year,
which is typical in the early stages of operation of a new Stopping Center. This
Stopping Center began operations in June 1999.

     Interest Expense, net. Interest expense, net, increased $603,000 to $20.9
million for the year ended December 31, 2000 compared to the prior year
primarily due to increased interest expense of $585,000 resulting from increased
borrowings in 2000 compared to the prior year.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

     In July 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets"
("SFAS No. 142"). SFAS No. 142 requires goodwill and intangible assets with
indefinite useful lives to no longer be amortized, but instead be tested for
impairment at least annually in accordance with its provisions. SFAS No. 142
also requires that intangible assets with finite useful lives be amortized over
their respective estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values, and
reviewed for impairment in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 121, "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for
Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of" ("SFAS No. 121") which is superceded by
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, "Accounting for the
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets" ("SFAS No. 144"). We are currently
required to adopt SFAS No. 142 as of January 1, 2002. We do not believe that the
adoption of this statement will have a significant impact on our financial
statements or results of operations.

     In July 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 143, "Accounting for Asset Retirement
Obligations" ("SFAS No. 143"). SFAS No. 143 provides accounting guidance for
retirement obligations, for which there is a legal obligation to settle,
associated with tangible long-lived assets. SFAS No. 143 requires that asset
retirement costs be capitalized as part of the cost of the related long-lived
asset and such costs should be allocated to expense by using a systematic and
rational method. The statement requires that the initial measurement of the
asset retirement obligation be recorded at fair value and the use of an
allocation approach for subsequent changes in the measurement of the liability.
Upon adoption of SFAS No. 143, an entity will use a cumulative-effect approach
to recognize transition amounts for any existing asset retirement obligation
liability, asset retirement costs and accumulated depreciation. SFAS No. 143 is
effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2002. We have not yet
assessed the impact of adopting SFAS No. 143 on our financial statements.

     In October 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No.
144. While SFAS No. 144 supersedes SFAS No. 121, it retains many of the
fundamental provisions of that Statement. We are currently required to adopt
SFAS No. 144 as of January 1, 2002. We do not believe that the adoption of this
statement will have a significant impact on our financial statements or results
of operations.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

     Historically, we have not entered into significant long-term contracts with
fuel suppliers other than the two ten-year supply agreements with ExxonMobil
entered in July 1999 and have engaged in only limited hedging activities. Under
the terms of one of these agreements, ExxonMobil will supply the
company-operated Petro Stopping Centers' diesel fuel and gasoline requirements,
in those markets in which Mobil branded diesel and gasoline are available for
sale, and under the other of these agreements, we purchase lubricants, based
upon minimum purchase commitments at the prices set forth in the agreements. See
Note 8 to notes to consolidated financial statements for the year ended December
31, 2001. Both supply agreements with ExxonMobil qualify as normal purchasing
derivative instruments. As of and for the years ended December 31, 2000 and
2001, we were not party to any futures or option contracts.

     As of December 31, 2000 and 2001, the carrying amounts of certain financial
instruments, employed by us, including cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts
receivable, trade accounts payable, and amounts due from/to affiliates are
representative of fair value because of the short-term maturity of these
instruments. The carrying amounts of the 2001 amended senior credit facility
approximate fair value

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due to the floating nature of the interest rate. Our principal market risk as it
relates to long term debt is exposure to changes in interest rates. The fair
value of both series of Senior Notes has been estimated based on quoted market
prices for the same or similar issues or by discounting the future cash flows
using rates currently available for debt of similar terms and maturity. The fair
value of all derivative financial instruments is the amount at which they could
be settled, based on quoted market prices or estimates obtained from dealers.

     The following table reflects the carrying amount and estimated fair value
of our financial instruments, as of December 31:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                              2000                    2001
                                      Carrying                Carrying
                                       Amount    Fair Value    Amount    Fair Value
                                      --------   ----------   --------   ----------
                                                     (in thousands)
<S>                                   <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>
Balance sheet financial instruments
   Long-term debt                     $208,580    $184,854    $208,997    $187,890
Other financial instruments
   Interest rate swap agreements            --          --          --         164
</TABLE>

     We have only limited involvement with derivative financial instruments and
do not use them for trading purposes. We use derivatives to manage well-defined
interest rate risks. At December 31, 2000 and 2001, we were party to an interest
rate swap agreement which was a cash flow hedge and qualifies for the shortcut
method under the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133,
"Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities". At December 31,
2001, the swap agreement had a notional amount of $19.3 million. Under this
agreement, we pay a fixed rate of 6.395% in exchange for a floating rate based
on LIBOR on the notional amount as determined in three-month intervals. The
transaction effectively changes a portion of our interest rate exposure from a
floating rate to a fixed rate basis. For the year ended December 31, 1999, the
effect of the swap was to increase the rate we were required to pay by 0.66%,
which resulted in an increase in interest expense of approximately $264,000. For
the year ended December 31, 2000, the effect of the swap was to decrease the
rate we were required to pay by 0.11%, which resulted in a reduction in interest
expense of approximately $7,000. For the year ended December 31, 2001, the
effect of the swap was to increase the rate we were required to pay by 2.0%,
which resulted in an increase in interest expense of approximately $397,000. As
of December 31, 2001, the interest rate swap had a negative fair value of
$164,000 which has been recorded in other liabilities and accumulated other
comprehensive loss.

     The primary risks associated with swaps are the exposure to movements in
interest rates and the ability of the counterparties to meet the terms of the
contracts. Based on review and assessment of counterparty risk, we do not
anticipate non-performance by the other party. We do not obtain collateral or
other security to support financial instruments subject to credit risk, but
monitor the credit standing of counterparties.

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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

                          PETRO STOPPING CENTERS, L.P.
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                 (in thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          December 31,   December 31,
                                                                             2000           2001
                                                                          ------------   ------------
<S>                                                                         <C>           <C>
                                      Assets
Current assets:
    Cash and cash equivalents                                               $  8,653      $  3,680
    Trade accounts receivable, net                                             8,252         3,909
    Inventories, net                                                          23,022        24,741
    Other current assets                                                       2,070         1,393
    Due from affiliates                                                        3,545         2,794
                                                                            --------      --------
        Total current assets                                                  45,542        36,517

    Property and equipment, net                                              218,318       224,172
    Deferred debt issuance costs, net                                          8,681         7,623
    Other assets                                                              14,088        11,953
                                                                            --------      --------
        Total assets                                                        $286,629      $280,265
                                                                            ========      ========

             Liabilities and Partners' Capital and Comprehensive Loss

Current liabilities:
    Current portion of long-term debt                                       $  1,264      $ 14,640
    Trade accounts payable                                                     5,685         8,157
    Accrued expenses and other liabilities                                    21,838        25,526
    Due to affiliates                                                         29,902        17,529
                                                                            --------      --------
        Total current liabilities                                             58,689        65,852

    Long-term debt, excluding current portion                                207,316       194,357
                                                                            --------      --------
         Total liabilities                                                   266,005       260,209
                                                                            --------      --------

    Commitments and contingencies

    Partners' capital (deficit) and comprehensive loss:
      General partners'                                                         (249)         (250)
      Limited partners'                                                       20,873        20,470
      Accumulated other comprehensive loss                                        --          (164)
                                                                            --------      --------
         Total partners' capital and comprehensive loss                       20,624        20,056
                                                                            --------      --------
         Total liabilities and partners' capital and comprehensive loss     $286,629      $280,265
                                                                            ========      ========
</TABLE>

           See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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                          PETRO STOPPING CENTERS, L.P.
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                 (in thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended
                                                       December 31,   December 31,   December 31,
                                                          1999           2000           2001
                                                       ------------   ------------   ------------
<S>                                                      <C>            <C>            <C>
Net revenues:
  Fuel (including motor fuel taxes)                      $520,512       $763,413       $684,262
  Non-fuel                                                199,235        217,384        229,881
                                                         --------       --------       --------
      Total net revenues                                  719,747        980,797        914,143

Costs and expenses:
  Cost of sales
     Fuel (including motor fuel taxes)                    481,483        720,335        643,162
     Non-fuel                                              80,491         91,771         95,014
  Operating expenses                                       99,978        108,367        116,535
  General and administrative                               19,154         16,856         18,751
  Depreciation and amortization                            13,951         16,270         17,683
  Gain on disposition of fixed assets                        (836)           (59)           (63)
                                                         --------       --------       --------

    Total costs and expenses                              694,221        953,540        891,082
                                                         --------       --------       --------

    Operating income                                       25,526         27,257         23,061

Recapitalization costs                                     (1,163)            --             --
Equity in income (loss) of affiliate                         (593)          (307)           122
Interest income                                               596            317            174
Interest expense, net                                     (20,250)       (20,853)       (23,856)
                                                         --------       --------       --------

    Income (loss) before extraordinary item                 4,116          6,414           (499)

Extraordinary item - write-off of debt restructuring
       costs associated with retired debt                  (2,016)            --             --
                                                         --------       --------       --------
Net income (loss)                                        $  2,100       $  6,414       $   (499)
                                                         ========       ========       ========
</TABLE>

           See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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                          PETRO STOPPING CENTERS, L.P.
        CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS' CAPITAL (DEFICIT)
                             AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
                                 (in thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                     General     Limited    Accumulated     Total
                                                    Partners'   Partners'      Other       Partners'
                                                    Capital     Capital     Comprehenive   Capital
                                                    (Deficit)   (Deficit)      Loss        (Deficit)
                                                    ---------   ---------   ------------   ---------
<S>                                                  <C>        <C>            <C>         <C>
Balances, December 31, 1998                          $(915)     $(19,007)      $  --       $(19,922)
   Net income                                           57         2,043          --          2,100
   Accrual of preferred return on mandatorily
     redeemable preferred partnership interests        (25)       (1,134)         --         (1,159)
   Assignment of mandatorily redeemable preferred
     partnership interests and accrued but unpaid
     preferred returns to partners' capital             --        24,331          --         24,331
   Partners' minimum tax distributions                  (8)         (972)         --           (980)
   Conversion of interest                              637          (637)         --             --
   Cash contributions                                   --        10,759          --         10,759
   Non-cash contributions                               --           954          --            954
                                                     -----      --------       -----       --------

Balances, December 31, 1999                           (254)       16,337          --         16,083
   Net income                                           17         6,397          --          6,414
   Partners' minimum tax distributions                 (12)       (1,861)         --         (1,873)
                                                     -----      --------       -----       --------

Balances, December 31, 2000                           (249)       20,873                     20,624
   Net loss                                             (1)         (498)         --           (499)
   Net unrealized changes in cash flow hedging
     derivitive                                         --            --        (164)          (164)
                                                                                           --------
 Comprehensive Loss                                                                            (663)
                                                                                           --------
   Partners' minimum tax distributions                  --           (10)         --            (10)
   Partners' tax refund                                 --           105          --            105
                                                     -----      --------       -----       --------
Balances, December 31, 2001                          $(250)     $ 20,470       $(164)      $ 20,056
                                                     =====      ========       =====       ========
</TABLE>

           See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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                          PETRO STOPPING CENTERS, L.P.
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (in thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                             Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended
                                                                            December 31,   December 31,   December 31,
                                                                                1999           2000           2001
                                                                            ------------   ------------   ------------
<S>                                                                           <C>            <C>            <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net income (loss)                                                           $  2,100       $  6,414       $   (499)
  Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by
       operating activities:
    Depreciation and amortization                                               13,951         16,270         17,683
    Extraordinary item - write-off of debt restructuring costs associated
       with retired debt                                                         2,016             --             --
    Deferred debt issuance cost amortization                                     1,501          1,422          2,222
    Bad debt expense                                                               246            307            267
    Equity in (income) loss of affiliate                                           593            307           (122)
    Gain on disposition of fixed assets                                           (836)           (59)           (63)
  Increase (decrease) from changes in:
    Trade accounts receivable                                                    3,379         (1,031)         4,076
    Inventories                                                                 (5,530)        (1,033)        (1,719)
    Other current assets                                                             2            820            677
    Due from affiliates                                                         (1,774)          (608)           751
    Due to affiliates                                                            9,889          4,365        (12,373)
    Trade accounts payable                                                       6,553         (5,082)         2,472
    Accrued expenses and other liabilities                                      (1,163)         1,701          3,717
                                                                              --------       --------       --------
        Net cash provided by operating activities                               30,927         23,793         17,089
                                                                              --------       --------       --------

  Cash flows from investing activities:
    Proceeds from disposition of fixed assets                                    1,425            126            113
    Purchases of property and equipment                                        (36,564)       (50,241)       (21,411)
    Increase in other assets, net                                               (3,098)        (2,976)          (112)
                                                                              --------       --------       --------
        Net cash used in investing activities                                  (38,237)       (53,091)       (21,410)
                                                                              --------       --------       --------

  Cash flows from financing activities:
    Repayments of bank debt                                                     (1,400)       (25,800)       (26,500)
    Proceeds from bank debt                                                      1,400         54,000         28,100
    Repayments of long-term debt and capital lease                             (39,374)        (1,001)        (1,263)
    Proceeds from long-term debt                                                40,000             --             --
    Partners' minimum tax distributions                                         (2,100)        (1,873)           (10)
    Partners' tax refund                                                            --             --            105
    Capital contributions                                                       10,759             --             --
    Payment of debt issuance and modification costs                             (1,963)           (48)        (1,084)
                                                                              --------       --------       --------
         Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities                     7,322         25,278           (652)
                                                                              --------       --------       --------

  Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                              12         (4,020)        (4,973)
  Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period                                12,661         12,673          8,653
                                                                              --------       --------       --------
  Cash and cash equivalents, end of period                                    $ 12,673       $  8,653       $  3,680
                                                                              ========       ========       ========
</TABLE>

           See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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                          PETRO STOPPING CENTERS, L.P.
                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (continued)
                                 (in thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                               Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended
                                                                               December 31,   December 31,   December 31,
                                                                                  1999           2000           2001
                                                                               ------------   ------------   ------------
<S>                                                                              <C>            <C>            <C>
Supplemental cash flow information -
  Interest paid during the period, net of capitalized interest of $299,
    $957, and $95 in 1999, 2000, and 2001                                       $18,461        $19,304        $21,854
Non-cash activities -
  Preferred return on mandatorily redeemable preferred partnership interests      1,159             --             --
  Assignment of mandatorily redeemable preferred partnership interests
    and accrued but unpaid preferred returns                                     24,331             --             --
  Non-cash contributions                                                            954             --             --
  Accrual of fair value cash flow hedging activities                                 --             --            164
</TABLE>

           See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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                          PETRO STOPPING CENTERS, L.P.
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(1) Company Formation and Description of Business

Company Formation

     Petro Stopping Centers, L.P. (the "Company"), a Delaware limited
partnership, was formed on April 30, 1992, for the ownership, operation,
management, and development of the Petro Stopping Centers network. The partners
of the Company are as follows:

         General Partner
            Petro, Inc.

         Limited Partners
            James A. Cardwell, Jr.
            Petro Stopping Centers Holdings, L.P.
            Petro Holdings G.P., LLC

     Petro, Inc. and various individuals and entities affiliated with Petro,
Inc. are controlled by the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and
are collectively referred to as the Cardwell Group. Petro, Inc. is a retailer of
truck and passenger car tires and also holds investments that include the
general partner interest and a limited partner interest in Petro Stopping
Centers Holdings, L.P. ("Holdings"), a general partner interest in the Company,
and a portion of Holdings' mandatorily redeemable preferred partnership
interests.

     On July 23, 1999, the Company, certain of its partners and an affiliate of
Volvo Trucks North America, Inc. ("Volvo") consummated a transaction pursuant to
which Holdings was formed, and substantially all of the owners in the Company at
that time (other than Petro Holdings G.P. Corp. and Petro Holdings L.P. Corp.,
each of which were affiliates of Chartwell Investments, Inc. (collectively,
"Chartwell") and Kirschner Investments ("Kirschner"), a company franchisee),
including Petro, Inc. (together with J.A. Cardwell Sr., James A. Cardwell Jr.,
and JAJCO II, Inc. ("JAJCO"), collectively, the "Cardwell Group"), exchanged
their interests in the Company for identical interests in Holdings and became
owners in Holdings. Petro Holdings Financial Corporation ("Financial Holdings")
was formed for the purpose of serving as co-issuer of Holdings' 15.0% senior
discount notes due 2008 (as defined below). Financial Holdings, the Company and
its subsidiary, Petro Financial Corporation, became subsidiaries of Holdings.
Petro Warrant Holdings Corporation ("Warrant Holdings") was formed for the
purpose of owning a common limited partnership interest in Holdings and issuing
the warrants (see below) that are exchangeable into all of the common stock of
Warrant Holdings. In addition, Volvo Petro Holdings L.L.C. ("Volvo Trucks"), the
affiliate of Volvo, invested $30.0 million to acquire a 28.7% limited common
partnership interest in Holdings while Mobil Long Haul, Inc. ("Mobil Long
Haul"), an affiliate of Mobil Oil Corporation (predecessor in interest to Exxon
Mobil Corporation) ("ExxonMobil"), invested an additional $5.0 million in Class
B convertible preferred partnership interests in Holdings. Holdings purchased
50.8% of common interest in the Company owned by affiliates of Chartwell for
aggregate consideration of approximately $69.8 million, which consisted of a
$55.0 million cash payment and the issuance to Chartwell of approximately $14.8
million in accreted value ($11.2 million net of an imputed market rate of
interest discount) of Holdings' 15.0% senior discount notes due 2008 (as defined
below), without warrants. Holdings also purchased the 2.0% common interests in
the Company owned by Kirschner for cash consideration of $2.8 million. The
foregoing is referred to as the "Recapitalization". The acquisition of
Chartwell's and Kirschner's interests was accounted for by Holdings under the
purchase method.

     As part of the Recapitalization, Holdings issued 82,707 units, each
consisting of $1,000 principal amount at stated maturity of Holdings' 15.0%
senior discount notes due 2008 (the "15% Notes") and one warrant (collectively,
all such warrants are defined herein as the "Warrants"). The Warrants are
exchangeable into all of the common stock of Warrant Holdings. As consideration
for the 15% Notes and the Warrants, Holdings received cash proceeds of $40.0
million, of which $30.3 million was allocated to the 15% Notes and $9.7 million
was allocated to the Warrants. Holdings acquired the Warrants from

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                          PETRO STOPPING CENTERS, L.P.
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Warrant Holdings for $9.7 million. Warrant Holdings, in turn, invested the $9.7
million to acquire a 10.0% common limited partnership interest in Holdings.

     As a result of the Recapitalization, Holdings is the owner of approximately
99.5% of the common partnership interests in the Company with the remaining 0.5%
owned by affiliates of the Cardwell Group. The common limited partnership
interests of Holdings are owned by:

Cardwell Group:
    General partnership interest ............      1.1%
    Limited partnership interest ............     50.5%
Volvo Trucks.................................     28.7%
Mobil Long Haul .............................      9.7%
Petro Warrant Holdings Corporation ..........     10.0%

      Holdings conducts substantially all of its operations through the Company
where its operating assets are held. Holdings currently has no operations of its
own and is, therefore, dependent upon the Company's earnings and cash flows to
satisfy its obligations under the 15% Notes and Warrants.

Effect of Recapitalization on the Company

     In connection with the exchange of interests referred to above, the Company
and its partners (Holdings and various individuals and affiliates of the
Cardwell Group) agreed to restate the Company's partnership agreement. Among
other things, the parties agreed to convert the outstanding amount of
mandatorily redeemable preferred partnership interests ($24.3 million, including
accrued but unpaid preferred returns) into common limited partnership interests
of the Company.

     Holdings raised funds from the capital contributions of Volvo Trucks and
Mobil Long Haul and the offering of the units exceeding the amounts necessary to
purchase the interests in the Company owned by Chartwell and Kirschner. As a
consequence, Holdings made a cash contribution to the Company in the amount of
approximately $10.8 million.

     As part of the Recapitalization, the Company also amended its senior credit
facility to provide for an $85.0 million revolving credit facility and a $40.0
million original principal term loan. The proceeds of the term loan were used to
repay principal amounts due under the previous senior credit facility of
approximately $38.1 million, plus accrued interest.

     As of December 31, 1999, the Company capitalized debt issuance and other
costs of approximately $2.2 million and expensed legal, accounting, and other
professional fees of $1.2 million incurred in connection with the
Recapitalization. Holdings incurred approximately $279,000 of these costs on
behalf of the Company and that amount has been reflected as a non-cash capital
contribution in the accompanying financial statements.

     Effective May 14, 2001 the Company obtained approval from its lenders of an
amendment to its senior credit facility which, among other things, amended
certain of its financial covenants, established new covenants on its senior
secured leverage and capital expenditures, reduced the size of its revolver
commitment from $85.0 million to $60.0 million, and adjusted the pricing spread
on both the revolver and $40.0 million original principal Term B loans to
current market levels. The Company is currently in compliance with all financial
covenants under the 2001 amended senior credit facility and management believes
that the 2001 amended senior credit facility provides the Company with the
flexibility to continue to maximize its business in light of the current
economic environment. As of December 31, 2001 the fees and expenses related to
this amendment approximated $1.3 million, most of which were capitalized as
deferred financing costs and are being amortized over the remaining life of the
2001 amended senior credit facility. The 2001 amended senior credit facility is
collateralized by substantially all of the Company's assets and contains certain
covenants as described in Note (6).

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                          PETRO STOPPING CENTERS, L.P.
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     Other than described above, the Recapitalization had no effect on the
historical book values of the Company's assets and liabilities.

Description of Business

     The Company operates large, multi-service truck stops known as Petro
Stopping Centers(R) ("Stopping Centers"), that are located along interstate
highways and typically offer diesel fuel, gasoline, home-style restaurants
("Iron Skillet(R)"), truck preventative maintenance centers ("Petro:Lube(R)"),
travel and convenience stores and a range of other products, services, and
amenities to professional truck drivers, other highway motorists, and local
residents. At December 31, 2001, the Company's network consisted of 55 Stopping
Centers located in 30 states, of which 35 were company-operated and 20 were
franchised.

(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

     The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of
the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Petro Financial Corporation and
Petro Distributing, Inc. All significant intercompany balances have been
eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates

     The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the
reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

     As of January 1, 2001, the Company adopted Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging
Activities" ("SFAS No. 133"), as amended, which is fully described in Note (13).
SFAS No. 133 established accounting and reporting standards requiring that every
derivative instrument (including derivative instruments embedded in other
contracts) be recorded in the balance sheet as either an asset or liability
measured at its fair value. SFAS No. 133 requires that changes in a derivative's
fair value be recognized currently in earnings unless specific hedge accounting
criteria are met. Special accounting for qualifying hedges allows a derivative's
gain or loss to offset related results on the hedged item in the income
statement and requires that a company must formally document, designate, and
assess the effectiveness of transactions that receive hedge accounting.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

     The Company considers as cash equivalents all highly liquid investments
with an original maturity of three months or less.

Concentration of Credit Risk

     Financial instruments which potentially subject the Company to
concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and accounts
receivable, including accounts receivable purchased for a fee from franchisees.
The Company has an accounts receivable billing and collection program that is
managed by a third-party billing company. The Company's maximum exposure to
off-balance sheet credit risk is represented by recourse liability for the
outstanding balance of accounts receivable, which totaled approximately $10.2
million and $4.7 million at December 31, 2000 and 2001, respectively. A majority
of the receivables are not collateralized. The risk, however, is limited due to
the large number of entities comprising the customer base and their dispersion
across geographic regions. At December 31, 2000 and 2001, the Company had no
significant concentrations of credit risk. Management believes that the Company
is adequately reserved to cover potential credit risks.

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                          PETRO STOPPING CENTERS, L.P.
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts

     Accounts receivable are reviewed on a regular basis and the allowance for
uncollectible accounts is established to reserve for specific accounts believed
to be uncollectible. In addition, the allowance provides a reserve for the
remaining accounts not specifically identified. At December 31, 2000 and 2001,
the allowance for uncollectible accounts totaled $763,000 and $726,000,
respectively.

Inventories

     Inventories are primarily stated at the lower of average cost or market.

Land Held for Sale

     Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 121, "Accounting for the
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of"
("SFAS No. 121"), requires that long-lived assets held for sale be reported at
the lower of carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell. At December 31,
2000 and 2001, the Company reported land held for sale at its carrying value of
$6.1 million. The land held for sale consists of several parcels of undeveloped
land considered by management as excess and no longer necessary for the
operations of the Company. All of the 2000 and 2001 balances are included in
other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

Property and Equipment

     Property and equipment are recorded at historical cost. Depreciation and
amortization are generally provided using the straight-line method over the
estimated useful lives of the respective assets. Repairs and maintenance are
charged to expense as incurred, and amounted to $4.2 million, $4.2 million, and
$4.8 million for the years ended December 31, 1999, 2000, and 2001,
respectively. Renewals and betterments are capitalized. Gains or losses on
disposal of property and equipment are credited or charged to income.

     Leased equipment meeting certain criteria is capitalized and the present
value of the related lease payments is recorded as a liability. Amortization of
capitalized leased assets is computed on the straight-line method over the term
of the lease.

     Facilities under development are recorded at cost, and include capitalized
interest costs associated with the development of a project. These costs are
classified as facilities under development until the project is completed, at
which time the costs are transferred to the appropriate property and equipment
accounts.

Debt Issuance Costs

     Costs incurred in obtaining long-term financing are amortized over the life
of the related debt using a method that approximates the interest method. At
December 31, 2000 and 2001, accumulated amortization of debt issuance costs were
$2.8 million and $4.4 million, respectively.

Partial Self-Insurance

     The Company is partially self-insured, paying for its own employment
practices, general liability, workers' compensation, and group health benefit
claims, up to stop-loss amounts ranging from $50,000 to $250,000 on a
per-occurrence basis. For the years ended December 31, 1999, 2000, and 2001, the
Company paid $6.6 million, $6.2 million, and $6.9 million, respectively, on
claims related to these partial self-insurance programs. Provisions established
under these partial self-insurance programs are made for both estimated losses
on known claims and claims incurred but not reported, based on claims history.
For the years ended December 31, 1999, 2000, and 2001, aggregated provisions
amounted to approximately $6.3 million, $6.5 million, and $9.4 million,
respectively. At December 31, 2000 and 2001, the aggregated accrual amounted to
approximately $4.6 million and $7.1 million, respectively, which the Company
believes is adequate to cover both reported and incurred but not reported
claims.

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                          PETRO STOPPING CENTERS, L.P.
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Loyalty Program

     The Company utilizes establishes in accounting for its Petro Passport
loyalty program. The Company records a liability for the estimated redemption of
Petro points. Management must make an assumption about the future redemption
rate of Petro points outstanding. A change to these estimates could have an
impact on the Company's liability in the year of change as well as future years.

     The Emerging Issues Task Force of the Financial Accounting Standards Board
is currently reviewing the accounting of volume-based sales incentive offers,
but has not yet reached a consensus that would apply to the Company's Petro
Passport loyalty program. The issuance of new accounting standards could have an
impact on the Company's liability in the year of change as well as future years.

Environmental Liabilities and Expenditures

     Accruals for environmental matters are recorded in operating expenses when
it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the
liability can be reasonably estimated. The measurement of environmental
liabilities is based on an evaluation of currently available facts with respect
to each individual site and considers factors such as existing technology,
presently enacted laws and regulations, and prior experience in remediation of
contaminated sites. At December 31, 2000 and 2001, no accrual was deemed
necessary based on existing facts and circumstances. Any such liabilities would
be exclusive of claims against third parties and are not discounted.

Revenue Recognition

     The Company recognizes revenue from the sale of fuel and non-fuel products
and services at the time delivery has occurred and services have been performed.

Franchise Revenues

     The Company recognizes net revenue from initial franchise and training fees
from individual franchisees when substantially all significant services to be
provided by the Company have been performed. Continuing franchise fees, which
are based generally upon a percentage of the franchisees' sales, are recognized
monthly as earned. Given the insignificance of initial franchise fees and other
revenue types, the Company reports a total combined revenue amount. Revenues
from franchise operations aggregated $5.0 million, $5.5 million, and $10.0
million during the years ended December 31, 1999, 2000, and 2001, respectively.
There were 23, 22, and 20 franchise locations in operation during the years
ended December 31, 1999, 2000, and 2001, respectively. The increase in franchise
revenue for the year ended December 31, 2001 is due to the $5.0 million payment
for the early termination of four franchise agreements. The Company does not
allocate any expenses or assets in measuring its franchise segment's profit and
loss, nor does it believe there are any significant commitments or obligations
resulting from these franchise agreements.

Advertising and Promotion

     Costs incurred in connection with advertising and promotion are expensed as
incurred, net of reimbursements from franchisees. Net advertising and promotion
expenses of $4.9 million, $4.4 million, and $3.7 million were incurred for the
years ended December 31, 1999, 2000, and 2001, respectively, and are included in
operating expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
Advertising and promotion reimbursements from franchisees totaled $432,000 for
the year ended December 31, 1999 and $544,000 for each of the years ended
December 31, 2000, and 2001.

Motor Fuel Taxes

     Certain motor fuel taxes are collected from consumers and remitted to
governmental agencies by the Company. Such taxes were $211.6 million, $234.1
million, and $227.1 million for the years ended December 31, 1999, 2000, and
2001, respectively, and are included in net revenues and cost of sales in the
accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

Income Taxes

     The Company is not subject to federal or state income taxes. Results of
operations are allocated to the partners in accordance with the provisions of
the Company's Partnership Agreement and reported by each partner on their
respective federal and state income tax returns. The taxable income or loss
allocated to the partners in any one year generally varies substantially from
income or loss for financial reporting purposes due to differences between the
periods in which such items are reported for financial reporting and income tax
purposes.

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                          PETRO STOPPING CENTERS, L.P.
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Reclassifications

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

(3)  Inventories

     The following is a summary of inventories at December 31, 2000 and 2001:

                                                       2000      2001
                                                     -------   -------
                                                       (in thousands)
Motor fuels and lubricants                           $ 6,043   $ 5,879
Tires and tubes                                        5,385     5,655
Merchandise and accessories                           11,024    12,429
Restaurant and other                                   1,004     1,011
Less reserve for obsolescence                           (434)     (233)
                                                     -------   -------
    Inventories, net                                 $23,022   $24,741
                                                     =======   =======

(4) Property and Equipment

     Property and equipment is summarized at December 31, 2000 and 2001, as
follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 Estimated
                                                  Useful
                                                   Lives
                                                  (years)      2000       2001
                                                 ---------   --------   --------
                                                           (in thousands)
<S>                                                <C>       <C>        <C>
Land and improvements                                10      $ 38,622   $ 46,404
Buildings and improvements                           30       146,373    166,081
Furniture and equipment                            3-10        80,332     89,949
Leasehold improvements                             7-30        19,838     20,020
Facilities under development                         --        14,107         --
                                                             --------   --------
                                                              299,272    322,454
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization                (80,954)   (98,282)
                                                             --------   --------
   Property and equipment, net                               $218,318   $224,172
                                                             ========   ========
</TABLE>

     Furniture and equipment includes equipment purchased under a capital lease.
Facilities under development include costs associated with new facilities and
major renovations of existing facilities.

(5) Operating Leases

     The Company has entered into various operating leases. The operating leases
are related to three Stopping Center locations, three land leases, an office
building, and various equipment. The leases contain renewal options varying from
automatic annual renewals to multiple five-year options.

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                          PETRO STOPPING CENTERS, L.P.
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     A summary of future minimum rental payments on operating leases which have
initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year as of
December 31, 2001, is as follows:

                                  Related          Third
Fiscal Year Ending                 Party           Party           Total
------------------                -------         -------         -------
                                               (in thousands)
2002                              $ 2,236         $   691         $ 2,927
2003                                2,235             691           2,926
2004                                2,235             660           2,895
2005                                2,179             567           2,746
2006                                1,189             689           1,878
Later years                         3,411          13,709          17,120
                                  -------         -------         -------
Total minimum lease payments      $13,485         $17,007         $30,492
                                  =======         =======         =======

     Rent expense under all operating leases was $2.3 million, $2.5 million,
and $2.8 million for the years ended December 31, 1999, 2000, and 2001,
respectively. Of these rentals, amounts of $1.5 million for the
year ended December 31, 1999, and $1.6 million for each of the years
ended December 31, 2000 and 2001 was paid to related-parties. The related-party
operating lease transactions, which are more fully described in Note (8), are:

     .    The lease by the Company of a facility in El Paso, Texas, from a trust
          in which J.A. Cardwell, Sr. is a 50.0% beneficiary, to operate the
          Company's retread plant and made lease payments of $72,000 and
          $107,000 for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 2000, respectively.
          Subsequent to the sale of the Company's retread plant in 1999, the
          lease agreement was terminated.

     .    The lease by the Company of an office building in which the Company's
          principal executive offices are located, from J.A. Cardwell, Sr. The
          Company made annual rent payments of $336,000 for each of the years
          ended December 31, 1999, 2000, and 2001.

     .    The lease by the Company of the Stopping Center located in Effingham,
          Illinois, from Truck Stop Property Owners, Inc., which is partially
          owned by Travis Roberts, a current officer of the Company. The Company
          made rental payments of $1.1 million for the year ended December 31,
          1999, and $1.2 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2000
          and 2001.

     .    The lease by the Company of the Stopping Center located in North
          Baltimore, Ohio, which was purchased from our previous lessor by TSP
          Holdings, LLC, a company wholly owned by James A. Cardwell, Jr., a
          current officer of the Company. Effective January 2002, the Company
          began leasing the site from TSP Holdings, LLC.

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                          PETRO STOPPING CENTERS, L.P.
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


(6) Long-Term Debt

         Long-term debt at December 31, 2000 and 2001, is presented below.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                           2000                2001
                                                                                           ----                ----
                                                                                              (in thousands)
<S>                                                                                    <C>               <C>
Five-year revolving credit facility in an original aggregate principal amount of
$85.0 million, with a commitment reduction to $60.0 million per the 2001 amended
senior credit facility, which includes a $10.0 million sublimit for stand-by
letters of credit. Interest at either the bank's prime rate or the Eurodollar
rate plus an applicable margin is payable as draws mature. The weighted average
interest rate was 5.4% at December 31, 2001. Any principal amount outstanding up
to $35.0 million at July 23, 2002, will automatically convert to a term loan A.
Following conversion, $25.0 million will be available on a revolving basis until
maturing July 23, 2004. The term loan A is payable in 8 equal quarterly
installments. Interest at either the bank's base rate plus 2.0% or the
Eurodollar rate plus 3.5% is payable quarterly. Commitment fees of 0.5% on
undrawn funds are paid quarterly. Borrowings are collateralized by substantially
all of the Company's assets.                                                           $    28,200       $    29,800

Seven-year term note under the 2001 amended senior credit facilty in an original
amount of $40.0 million maturing July 23, 2006. The note is payable in 24
consecutive quarterly installments varying from $250,000 to $6.0 million
commencing September 30, 2000. Interest at either the bank's prime rate plus
2.25% or the Eurodollar rate plus 3.75% is payable quarterly. The weighted
average interest rate was 10.1% at December 31, 2001, as a result of the partial
Swap with the lender as required under the loan agreement. The Swap expired on
December 31, 2001 and was renewed as of that date with an expiration date of
December 31, 2003, which is more fully described in Note (7). The note is
collateralized by substantially all of the Company's
assets.                                                                                     39,500            38,500

10 1/2% Senior Notes due 2007 (the "10 1/2 Notes") in an original aggregate
principal amount of $135.0 million, net of unamortized discount of $574,000 and
$493,000 as of December 31, 2000 and 2001, respectively. Interest on the 10 1/2
Notes payable on February 1 and August 1 of each year. The 10 1/2 Notes are
effectively subordinate to the loans outstanding under the 2001 amended senior
credit facility to the extent of the value of the assets securing such loans.              134,426           134,507

12 1/2% Senior Notes due June 2002 (the "12 1/2 Notes") in an original aggregate
principal amount of $100.0 million. As part of the 1997 recapitalization,
approximately 94.0% of the 12 1/2 Notes were retired. Interest on the 12 1/2
Notes is payable on June 1 and December 1 of each year beginning December 1,
1994. The 12 1/2 Notes may be redeemed at 100%, at any time.                                 6,190             6,190


Obligation under equipment capital lease                                                       264                 -
                                                                                       -----------       -----------
Total long-term debt                                                                       208,580           208,997

Less current portion                                                                         1,264            14,640
                                                                                       -----------       -----------
Long-term debt, excluding current portion                                              $   207,316       $   194,357
                                                                                       ===========       ===========
</TABLE>



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                          PETRO STOPPING CENTERS, L.P.
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     The Company had standby letters of credit outstanding under the respective
revolving credit facilities at December 31, 2000 and 2001. For each of the years
ended December 31, 2000 and 2001, the standby letters of credit, principally
related to unfunded insurance claims were $2.3 million and $6.0 million,
respectively. Various other standby letters of credit totaled $298,000 and
$721,000 for the years ended December 31, 2000 and 2001, respectively.

     The 10 1/2 Notes may be redeemed at the option of the Company, in whole or
in part, at any time on or after February 1, 2002, upon not less than 30 and no
more than 60 days notice at the following prices (expressed as percentages of
the principal amount to be redeemed) as set forth below, plus accrued interest:

                         Redemption
        Year               Price
-------------------      ----------
        2002               105.2%
        2003               103.5%
        2004               101.7%
2005 and thereafter        100.0%

     Since the Recapitalization, the Company has made significant investment in
network expansion through the purchase and construction of new Stopping Centers
funded primarily with draws on the senior credit facility as well as internally
generated cash. Through December 31, 2001, these new site expenditures totaled
approximately $72.2 million. New Stopping Centers typically take approximately
three years before reaching initial earnings maturity, thus limiting the
immediate cash flow provided by these new operations. These factors, coupled
with current economic trends such as a slowdown in freight and a decrease in
diesel demand and related customer traffic at the sites, required the Company to
obtain a waiver of certain March 31, 2001 financial covenants through May 14,
2001.

     Effective May 14, 2001 the Company obtained approval from its lenders of an
amendment to its senior credit facility which, among other things, amended
certain of its financial covenants, established new covenants on its senior
secured leverage and capital expenditures, reduced the size of its revolver
commitment from $85.0 million to $60.0 million, and adjusted the pricing spread
on both the revolver and its $40.0 million original principal Term B loans to
current market levels. The Company is currently in compliance with all financial
covenants under the 2001 senior credit facility and management believes that the
2001 amended senior credit facility provides the Company with the flexibility to
continue to maximize its business in light of the current economic environment
discussed above. The fees and expenses related to this amendment totaled
approximately $1.3 million, most of which were capitalized as deferred financing
costs and are being amortized over the remaining life of the 2001 amended senior
credit facility.

     The Indentures for the long-term debt and the 2001 amended senior credit
facility agreement each contain certain covenants, including without limitation,
covenants with respect to the following matters: (i) limitation on indebtedness;
(ii) limitation on restricted payments; (iii) limitation on sales of restricted
subsidiary stock; (iv) limitation on transactions with affiliates; (v)
limitation on liens; (vi) limitation on disposition of proceeds of asset sales;
(vii) limitation on distributions and other payment restrictions affecting
restricted subsidiaries; (viii) restrictions on mergers and certain transfers of
assets and (ix) in the case of the 2001 amended senior credit facility financial
covenants covering leverage, cash flows, capital expenditures, EBITDA (as
defined), interest coverage, and minimum net worth.

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                          PETRO STOPPING CENTERS, L.P.
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     Estimated principal payment requirements on long-term debt are as follows:

Fiscal Year Ending                       (in thousands)
------------------                       --------------
2002                                        $ 14,640
2003                                          15,900
2004                                          13,950
2005                                          18,000
2006                                          12,000
Thereafter                                   135,000
Less unamortized discount                       (493)
                                            --------
   Total                                    $208,997
                                            ========

(7) Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities

     The following is a summary of accrued expenses and other liabilities at
December 31, 2000 and 2001:

                                                    2000      2001
                                                   -------   -------
                                                     (in thousands)
Accrued expenses:
  Employee related expenses                        $ 5,140   $ 8,558
  Taxes payable-sales, fuel and property             3,541     3,926
  Interest expense                                   6,229     6,023
  Other                                              6,928     7,019
                                                   -------   -------
   Total                                           $21,838   $25,526
                                                   =======   =======

(8) Related-Party Transactions

     Amounts due to and from affiliates as of December 31, 2000 and 2001,
consist of the following:

                                                    2000      2001
                                                   -------   -------
                                                    (in thousands)
Due from affiliates:
   El Paso Amusement Company                       $   275   $   231
   C&R Distributing, Inc.                               78       143
   Petro Truckstops, Inc.                              875       443
   Petro Travel Plaza, LLC                           1,166       570
   Cardwell Group                                      647       647
   Petro Stopping Centers Holdings, L.P.               229       374
   Volvo                                                --       172
   Other                                               275       214
                                                   -------   -------
       Total                                       $ 3,545   $ 2,794
                                                   =======   =======

Due to affiliates:
   El Paso Amusement Company                       $   225   $   197
   C&R Distributing, Inc.                              314       203
   Mobil Diesel Supply Corporation                  25,247    14,399
   ExxonMobil                                        4,067     2,583
   Petro Travel Plaza, LLC                              --       144
   Volvo                                                33        --
   Other                                                16         3
                                                   -------   -------
       Total                                       $29,902   $17,529
                                                   =======   =======

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                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     Many of the relationships described below between the Company and entities
affiliated with the Cardwell Group were entered into prior to 1992, when the
Cardwell Group or their affiliates owned 100% of the Company. Prior to 1997,
other than Board of Director approval, there was no formal procedure to ensure
that related-party contracts contained arms-length terms and competitive
pricing. Management believes that all of its existing related-party transactions
are on terms comparable to those which could have been received in an
arms-length transaction.

     Since 1997, all new related-party transactions or the renewal of existing
related-party transactions have been subject to a process whereby the project is
competitively bid, and, if awarded to a related-party, is reviewed by a member
of senior management not affiliated with the Cardwell Group, ExxonMobil, Volvo,
Volvo Trucks, or the LLC to ensure that the contracts contain arms-length terms
and competitive pricing. Management believes this process ensures that its
current affiliated transactions are on arms-length terms.

     In July 1999, the Company entered into two ten-year supply agreements with
ExxonMobil. Under the terms of one of these agreements, ExxonMobil will supply
the company-operated Stopping Centers' diesel fuel and gasoline requirements in
those markets in which Mobil branded diesel fuel and gasoline is available for
sale, and under the other of these agreements, the Company purchases lubricants,
based upon minimum purchase commitments at the prices set forth in the
agreement.

     Under a Consent Decree issued by the Federal Trade Commission in connection
with the merger of Mobil Oil Corporation and Exxon Corporation, ExxonMobil is
unable to sell direct branded fuel products in certain markets. There are two
Stopping Centers in these markets. The Company does not believe that the loss of
the Mobil diesel brand in these markets has had a material adverse effect on
either its volumes or results of operations.

     The diesel fuel sold at all but two company-operated Stopping Centers and
some of the Company's franchise operated Stopping Centers is branded Mobil
Diesel, and all of the company-operated Petro:Lubes(R) feature Mobil Delvac
lubricants. Under the fuel supply agreement and the agreement for the resale of
oils and greases with ExxonMobil, both dated July 23, 1999, the Company agreed
to purchase Mobil branded lubricant products and Mobil branded diesel fuel for
sale and distribution under Mobil's trademarks at the company-operated Stopping
Centers and five of the Company's franchise operated truck stops and Mobil
branded gasoline for sites as selected by ExxonMobil, as limited however, by
existing contractual obligations to purchase gasoline from other suppliers. The
ExxonMobil Supply Agreements require that the Company purchase from
ExxonMobil-specified distribution terminals, a minimum number of gallons of
diesel fuel on an annual basis, as adjusted based upon product availability and
other circumstances therein described. For 2001, the Company's annual volume
commitment was 187.6 million gallons of Mobil diesel under the fuel supply
agreement and 1.4 million gallons of Mobil lubricants under the lubricant supply
agreement. This constitutes approximately 37.1% of the Company's current diesel
fuel requirements and approximately 72.7% of the Company's lubricant
requirements.

     If the Company does not purchase any diesel fuel from ExxonMobil under the
ExxonMobil Supply Agreements, the maximum penalties in any year would be $0.0035
per gallon, multiplied by the annual volume commitment as provided for in the
ExxonMobil Supply Agreements, plus additional amounts for each new Stopping
Center opened and which ExxonMobil agrees to supply. As a result of the
ExxonMobil Supply Agreements and to comply with the laws governing the branding
of diesel fuel, if ExxonMobil is unable to supply 100% of the Company's diesel
fuel demand due to limited product availability, Mobil Diesel Supply Corporation
("MDS"), a wholly owned subsidiary of ExxonMobil, purchases additional diesel
fuel from third-party suppliers and then sells it to the Company. Under the
terms of the ExxonMobil Supply Agreements, the Company may continue to negotiate
with third-parties regarding price and other terms, and then designate them to
MDS. Third-party suppliers are approved by ExxonMobil if the fuel to be supplied
by the third-party meets all federal, state, and local diesel requirements. The
Company's fuel purchase arrangement with MDS enables the Company to meet its
diesel fuel needs and to comply with branding laws, which require ExxonMobil to
first take possession of the fuel before it can be branded as Mobil diesel.

     The ExxonMobil Supply Agreements allow the Company to negotiate for the
purchase of diesel fuel with third-party suppliers approved by MDS. If the
Company is able to obtain a lower diesel fuel price from a third-party supplier
approved by MDS in a particular market area, the Company may request that
ExxonMobil meet the lower price or allow a portion of its diesel fuel
requirements to be supplied from the MDS approved third-party supplier, in which
case MDS would purchase the diesel fuel from the supplier and resell the product
to the Company. Any change in supply source, other than a change resulting from
ExxonMobil's inability to supply, does not affect the Company's requirement to
purchase the annual minimum number of gallons from ExxonMobil-specified
distribution terminals as provided in the ExxonMobil Supply Agreements. The
ExxonMobil Supply Agreements also place a limit on the maximum number of gallons
of diesel fuel that the Company may lift monthly from ExxonMobil-specified
distribution terminals. Prices to be charged for fuel sold to the Company under
the ExxonMobil Supply Agreements are based on referenced prices minus discounts
and plus delivery costs. Upon the expiration of the ten-year initial term, the
ExxonMobil Supply Agreements are renewable for another five-year term at

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                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

the option of ExxonMobil; however, the Company has the ability to terminate the
agreements at the end of the ten-year term at a price based on a formula
provided for in the ExxonMobil Supply Agreements.

     The Company purchases diesel fuel and gasoline for each of its
company-operated Stopping Centers on a daily basis. Each location typically
maintains a one to three day inventory of fuel. During 2001, the Company
purchased 94.2% of its diesel fuel and gasoline through ExxonMobil or MDS,
approximately 78.3% of which was third-party fuel purchased through this
arrangement, which includes fuel purchases lifted at a third-party terminal but
sold by ExxonMobil under an exchange or purchase arrangement. The approximate
aggregate amount purchased under the ExxonMobil Supply Agreements for the year
ended December 31, 2001 totaled $696.9 million.

     The office building in which the Company's principal executive offices are
located is owned by J.A. Cardwell, Sr., the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
of the Company. The Company leases the entire building under a lease expiring on
December 31, 2005. Under the lease, the Company pays rent totaling $336,000 per
year, which was paid for each of the years ended December 31, 1999, 2000, and
2001. In addition to rent, the Company is required to pay all taxes,
maintenance, and other operating expenses related to the leased building.

     The Stopping Center located in Effingham, Illinois, is owned by Truck Stop
Property Owners, Inc. ("Truck Stop"), a corporation partially owned by Travis
Roberts, and five former employees of the Company. Mr. Roberts is a current
officer of the Company and owns 22.0% of the stock of Truck Stop. The Company
leases the Effingham site under a lease expiring in May 2006, which provides for
adjustable base rent payments tied to interest rates, plus taxes, and operating
expenses. The Company has three consecutive options to renew the lease for terms
of five years each at rental rates equal to the base rent, plus certain
adjustments at the time of renewal. The Company also has the right of first
refusal to purchase the Stopping Center at any purchase price agreed upon
between Truck Stop and a third-party. The Company made rental payments to Truck
Stop of $1.1 million on this property in the year ended December 31, 1999, and
$1.2 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2000 and 2001.

     The Stopping Center located in North Baltimore, Ohio, was purchased from
the previous lessor by TSP Holdings, LLC, a company which is wholly owned by
James A. Cardwell, Jr., a current officer of the Company. Effective January 8,
2002, the Company leased the North Baltimore site under a lease, with an initial
ten year term and two consecutive renewal options of five years each. Pursuant
to the terms of the lease agreement, the Company has the option to purchase the
Stopping Center at a purchase price of $5.6 million anytime during the lease.
Under the lease terms the Company pays rent totaling $682,080 per annum.

     Under the terms of an agreement with C&R Distributing, Inc. ("C&R"), the
Company currently purchases Chevron branded gasoline and motor oils at cost for
three of its facilities from C&R. The sole shareholder of C&R is Nevada Trio,
Inc., a Nevada Corporation, which is 100% owned by the Cardwell Group. The C&R
fuel agreement requires the Company to keep Chevron unleaded gasoline, regular
gasoline, and motor oils continuously stocked and offered for sale in quantities
sufficient to meet demand. In 1997, the Company entered into a product services
agreement with C&R which terminates in December 2004, under which C&R provides
the Company with fuel hauling and fuel pump maintenance and services within the
El Paso, Texas, metropolitan area. In 2000, the Company entered into a fuel
carrier agreement with C&R which terminates in March 2003, under which C&R
provides the Company with fuel hauling within various specified markets
designated by the company. The C&R agreement provide that C&R will charge the
Company for these services at the lowest rates charged by C&R for similar
services and, in any event, at rates that wills not exceed rates available from
unrelated parties providing similar services. The C&R fuel agreement is
exclusive but allows the Company to cancel the agreement with 30 days prior
notice. The C&R services agreement is non-exclusive and allows the Company to
enter into similar agreements with other parties. The C&R fuel carrier agreement
is exclusive with respect to the Stopping Centers as defined per the agreement.
C&R sales of fuel and lubricants and truck hauling fees, aggregating $3.7
million, $6.2 million, and $7.1 million for the years ended December 31, 1999,
2000, and 2001, respectively, were charged to the Company. Additionally, the
Company sells diesel fuel to C&R, at the Company's cost, which aggregated to
$100,000, $87,000, and $2.4 million for the years ended December 31, 1999, 2000
and 2001 respectively.

     On July 23, 1999, Volvo and the Company entered into an Operating Agreement
related to the warranty, maintenance, and service work the Company will provide
to Volvo managed vehicles, the sale by the Company of Volvo truck parts, joint
advertising and marketing initiatives, and the co-development of

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                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Stopping Centers by Volvo and the Company to utilize truck stop space for Volvo
truck sales and marketing.

     Highway Service Ventures, Inc., a corporation in which J.A. Cardwell, Sr.
owns a 32.5% interest, operates four franchised Stopping Centers located in
Elkton, Maryland; Ruther Glen, Virginia; Florence, South Carolina; and
Carnesville, Georgia pursuan franchise agreements with the Company. None of
these franchise agreements contain terms that are any more favorable to the
franchisee than the terms in any of the Company's other franchise agreements.

     In May 1992, the Company leased a facility in El Paso, Texas, from a trust
in which J.A. Cardwell, Sr. is a 50.0% beneficiary, to operate the Company's
retread plant, which produced retread tires for sale at Stopping Centers
(including franchisees) and to others. The Company made lease payments of
$72,000 and $107,000 for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 2000,
respectively. In addition, the Company sold retread tires to El Paso Tire
Center, Inc., a corporation owned 100% by J.A. Cardwell, Sr. Such sales amounted
to $33,000 for the year ended December 31, 1999. Subsequent to the sale of the
Company's retread plant in 1999, the lease agreement was terminated.

     Pursuant to the terms of that certain Limited Liability Company Operating
Agreement dated as of December 5, 1997, (the "Agreement") the Company formed a
limited liability corporation, Petro Travel Plaza LLC ("LLC"), with Tejon
Development Corporation ("Tejon") to build and operate a Petro Stopping Center
branded location in Southern California. Under the terms of the Agreement among
the Company, Tejon, and Tejon Ranch Company, as guarantor, the Company made an
initial capital contribution of $2.0 million for working capital and inventory,
which is its basis for the investment in this venture. Pursuant to the
Agreement, the LLC financed construction of the location with a non-recourse
credit facility, the Company receives a management fee of $250,000 per annum,
and as a 40.0% member of the LLC, the Company receives 40.0% of the location's
operating earnings which is accounted for using the equity method. This Stopping
Center location began operations in June 1999.

     Concurrently with the formation of the Company in May 1992, J.A. Cardwell,
Sr., James A. Cardwell, Jr., and officers and directors of the Company, executed
an Option and Right of First Refusal Agreement which granted to the Company and
other parties the options, which expire in December 2006, to purchase certain
properties owned by the Cardwell Group or their affiliates that are located near
or adjacent to certain of the Company's Stopping Centers, and a right of first
refusal on these properties. The price at which an option property may be
purchased will be equal to the fair market value of the property when the option
is exercised as determined by an appraisal.

     J.A. Cardwell, Sr., James A. Cardwell, Jr., and Mrs. J.A. Cardwell, Sr. own
60.0%, 30.0%, and 10.0%, respectively, of the stock of C&PPR, Inc. ("C&PPR").
James A. Cardwell, Jr. is the sole shareholder of Petro Truckstops, Inc. ("Petro
Truckstops") and Petro Beverage, Inc. The Company entered into agreements with
C&PPR, Petro Truckstops, and Petro Beverage, Inc. to engage in retail sales of
beer, wine or wine coolers at a limited number of its facilities. The agreements
continue in effect until terminated by either party. Under the agreements with
C&PPR, Petro Truckstops, and Petro Beverage, Inc., the Company agreed to operate
the alcohol sales business at these locations in exchange for 15.0% of the gross
receipts generated from alcoholic beverage sales of which 5.0% is the Company's
reimbursement of all related operating expenses as defined under the agreements.
In each of the agreements, the net payments to the Company are intended to be
approximately equal to the gross profit received by the above entities. The
Company's revenues in connection with the C&PPR agreement were $74,000, $69,000,
and $72,000 for the years ended December 31, 1999, 2000, and 2001, respectively.
The Company's revenues in connection with the Petro Beverage, Inc. agreement
were $5,600, $4,400, and $6,800 for the years ended December 31, 1999, 2000, and
2001, respectively. The Company's revenues in connection with the Petro
Truckstops agreement were $29,000, $31,000, and $40,000 for the years ended
December 31, 1999, 2000, and 2001, respectively.

     Concurrently with the formation of the Company in May 1992, Motor Media,
Inc. ("Motor Media"), which is owned 100% by James A. Cardwell, Jr., entered
into a five-year agreement with the Company (the "Motor Media Agreement"), under
which Motor Media leases floor and wall space at all Stopping Centers operated
by the Company and sells space for in-store advertising to third parties. Under

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                          PETRO STOPPING CENTERS, L.P.
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

the Motor Media Agreement, the Company and Motor Media are entitled to 25.0% and
75.0%, respectively, of the gross revenues generated. Motor Media received
$177,000, $149,000, and $69,000, before its selling, maintenance, and
administrative expenses, for the years ended December 31, 1999, 2000, and 2001,
respectively, representing its share of the gross receipts generated. Motor
Media has entered into similar floor and wall space leases with other truck
stops nationwide. The term of the Motor Media Agreement is through April 2002,
after which will be automatically extended until canceled by either party with
60 days written notice.

     Under an existing agreement (the "Amusement Agreement") between El Paso
Vending and Amusement Company ("EPAC"), of which J.A. Cardwell, Sr. and James A.
Cardwell, Jr. own 99.0% and 1.0%, respectively, and the Company, EPAC originally
furnished video and other games to four of the company-operated Stopping Centers
and serviced these games. Pursuant to the Amusement Agreement, which expires in
May 2002 (unless earlier terminated by either party), the Company paid 40.0% of
the revenues generated by the games to EPAC and retained the remaining 60.0%.
Beginning November 1994, the arrangement was modified to pay 50.0% of the
revenue generated by the games to EPAC and 50.0% to the Company. The Amusement
Agreement has been further amended to cover a total of 31 of the
company-operated Stopping Centers. Under the amended Amusement Agreement, EPAC
guarantees a minimum annual revenue to the Company of $180,000 with respect to
one site and with respect to two other of the sites, the Company pays 40.0% of
the revenues generated by the games to EPAC and retains the remaining 60.0%.
EPAC received $2.7 million, $2.5 million, and $2.5 million in revenues generated
from the furnishing and servicing games located at the Stopping Centers for the
years ended December 31, 1999, 2000, and 2001, respectively.

     Since June 1993 the two Stopping Centers located in Louisiana featured
video poker games housed in a separate on-site facility and operated by a
third-party, Petro Truckstops, Inc., an affiliate, who, under terms of a
contract, pays 95.0% of revenue collected to the Company and retains 5.0% for
operating expenses in accordance with a lease agreement. The Amusement Agreement
has been amended to extend its term through May 2002. Payments to the Company
under this arrangement aggregated $1.7 million and $102,000 for the years ended
December 31, 1999 and 2000, respectively. The Company was required to and did
phase out video poker operations at the Hammond facility at the end of June
1999. During the year ended December 31, 1999, the Hammond location generated
approximately $603,000 of revenue from video poker. In order to satisfy state
law requirements, the Company leased the Shreveport fuel island operation to
Petro Truckstops, Inc., in February 2000 which operates the video poker
offering. Pursuant to the terms of that certain Property Lease Agreement, dated
November 12, 1998, ("Property Agreement") between the Company and Petro
Truckstops, Inc., the Company receives rental income of $1.3 million. Total
rental income for the years ended December 31, 2000 and 2001 amounted to $1.1
million and $1.2 million, respectively. The Company also receives a management
fee of $250,000 per annum. For the years ended December 31, 2000 and 2001, total
management fees received totaled $229,000 and $250,000, respectively.
Additionally, the Company sells diesel fuel to the Shreveport location. For the
years ended December 31, 2000 and 2001, total gallons sold approximated 15.6
million and 17.9 million, respectively.

     Management fees of $175,000 were earned by ExxonMobil, for the year ended
December 31, 1999, in accordance with the terms of the Company's Partnership
Agreement. Subsequent to the Recapitalization discussed in Note (1), these fees
were discontinued.

     The Company entered into a management consulting agreement with Chartwell,
commencing January 30, 1997, pursuant to which Chartwell provided the Company
with certain management, advisory, and consulting services for a fee of $600,000
per year during the term of the agreement, plus reimbursement of certain
expenses. For the year ended December 31, 1999, the Company paid Chartwell
$408,000 under this agreement. Subsequent to the Recapitalization discussed in
Note (1), these fees were discontinued.

     Concurrently with the Recapitalization, and in compliance with applicable
Internal Revenue Code and Treasury Regulation provisions dealing with recourse
debt, J.A. Cardwell, Sr., James A. Cardwell, Jr., and Petro, Inc. each entered
into an indemnity agreement under which each agreed to indemnify the

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                          PETRO STOPPING CENTERS, L.P.
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Company, and the general and limited partners thereof in the event that the
indemnified parties are required to pay any current indebtedness or any other
liabilities of the Company after a default, acceleration by the creditor and
exhaustion of any collateral securing the credit facility. No payments have been
made under these agreements.

     Each of the related parties and/or affiliates of the Company included in
the transactions described in this section, with the exception of MDS,
ExxonMobil, Chartwell, Volvo, Volvo Trucks, Truck Stop, and the LLC is owned or
controlled to some degree by a member or members of the Cardwell Group.
Related-party transactions, other than those specifically discussed above,
generally arise in the ordinary course of business as a result of the Company's
purchase of trade accounts receivable or receipt of franchisee fees from Highway
Service Ventures, Inc. For the years ended December 31, 1999, 2000, and 2001,
the Company purchased receivables from an affiliated franchisee in the amounts
of $17.1 million, $20.3 million, and $14.2 million, respectively and received
franchise fees from an affiliated franchisee of approximately $1.0 million in
each of the years ended December 31, 1999 and 2000, and $1.2 million for the
year ended December 31, 2001.

(9)  Partners' Capital (Deficit)

Ownership

     Under the Company's partnership agreement (the "Agreement"), the partners
delegated management authority to a seven member Board of Directors. The
Cardwell Group, Volvo Trucks, and Mobil Long Haul have the right to appoint two
persons each to the Board of Directors. These three partners also have the right
to veto certain major partnership decisions. The seventh member of the Board of
Directors is Mr. Larry Zine, who served as the Company's executive vice
president and chief financial officer from December 1996 to July 1999, and also
as its president from January 1999 to July 1999.

Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Partnership Interests

     As part of the Recapitalization, Holdings and various individuals and
affiliates of the Cardwell Group agreed to restate the Agreement. Among other
things, the parties agreed to convert the outstanding amount of mandatorily
redeemable preferred partnership interests ($24.3 million, including accrued but
unpaid preferred returns) into common limited partnership interests of the
Company.

Distributions

     Under the terms of the Agreement, the Company is required to make
distributions to each of its partners in an amount sufficient to allow each
partner to pay federal, state, and local taxes with respect to allocation of
taxable income to such partner by the Company. Tax distributions to partners are
based on separate allocations of taxable income of the Company. Distributions
for the years ended December 31, 1999, 2000, and 2001, were $980,000, $1.9
million, and $10,000, respectively. In addition to the tax distribution for the
year ended December 31, 2001, the partners received a tax refund in the amount
of $105,000.

     As of December 31, 2001, the historical net book value of assets and
liabilities was approximately $32.0 million greater than the associated net tax
basis of those assets and liabilities.

Allocations of Income

     In any fiscal year, the Company's profits shall be allocated first to those
partners to which losses have previously been allocated, then pro rata among the
common limited partners. Losses for any fiscal year shall be allocated to the
common partners.

     Upon liquidation of the Company, the proceeds will be distributed first to
creditors; next, pro rata, to partners who have distribution shortfalls; then to
common partnership interests to the extent of

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                          PETRO STOPPING CENTERS, L.P.
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

unrecovered capital, and lastly, pro rata, to the partners in accordance with
their positive capital account balances.

(10) Employee Benefits

     The Company sponsors a defined contribution retirement plan under Internal
Revenue Code Section 401(k) covering substantially all of its employees (the
"Plan"). Company contributions equal 50.0% of the participants' contributions up
to 4.0% of the participants' annual salary and aggregated approximately
$350,000, $327,000, and $372,000 for the years ended December 31, 1999, 2000,
and 2001, respectively. Other than those discussed below, there were no other
post employment or retirement plans at December 31, 1999, 2000, and 2001.

     The Plan failed to correctly perform the requirements under Section
401(k)(3)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"),
Section 401(m) of the Code and the underlying Treasury Regulations (hereinafter
referred to as the ADP/ACP Test) for the Plan years 1992-1996. In addition, the
Plan failed to allocate forfeitures of employee contributions in accordance with
the terms of the Plan since its inception and prior to 1997. Management of the
Company believes it has identified all operational defects of the Plan, and has
taken corrective actions to ensure future compliance. In April 1999, the
Internal Revenue Service issued a ruling allowing the Company to take corrective
action with regards to the Plan pursuant to the IRS Walk in Closing Agreement
Program ("Walk in Cap"). Under the approved Walk in Cap settlement, the Company
paid $250,000 in contributions and $35,000 in penalties. The Company completed
this settlement in March 2000.

     During 1998, the Company established the Petro Stopping Centers Deferred
Compensation Plan (the "Comp Plan") for key employees. Under the Comp Plan, the
participants may defer base compensation and earn interest on their deferred
amounts. The program is not qualified under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue
Code. The Company will credit matching deferrals for each participant equal to
50.0% of the first 4.0% of the participant's compensation up to $9,500 per year.
Company matched deferrals will vest at 20.0% after one year of service and an
additional 20.0% for each year thereafter. The Plan Trustee will invest each
participant's account balance in a separate account. The participants are
general creditors of the Company with respect to these benefits. The total of
participant deferrals, which is reflected in accrued expenses and other
liabilities, was $463,000, $702,000, and $765,000 at December 31, 1999, 2000,
and 2001, respectively. The Company's matched deferral expenses for the years
ended December 31, 1999, 2000, and 2001, totaled $27,000, $31,200, and $25,300
respectively.

(11) Partnership Interests Option Plan

     The Company has established an equity incentive plan ("Option Plan") to
attract and retain key personnel, including senior management, and to enhance
their interest in the Company's continued success. The Company applies
Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 in accounting for its plan.
Accordingly, compensation costs for partnership interest options are measured as
the excess, if any, of the market price of the partnership interests at the date
of grant over the amount an employee must pay to exercise the option. The
Company provides the disclosures required by SFAS No. 123.

     Effective upon the consummation of the Recapitalization, all options,
pursuant to their terms, became sponsored by Holdings, and all then outstanding
options granted under the Option Plan and Mr. Zine's options were converted on
an equivalent economic basis to options for equity interests in Holdings on the
same terms and conditions, including their vesting schedule. Accordingly, all
historical amounts and percentages have been restated to reflect this
conversion.

     Options are granted at an exercise price not less than market price at the
date of grant. As an entity without publicly traded equity securities, the Board
of Directors must determine in good faith the market price of the option at the
date of grant. In the event of very recent transactions involving Holdings'
partnership interests, the market price of the option is based on the value of
the interests determined in those transactions. In the absence of very recent
transactions, the plan provides a formula for determining an approximation of
market price based on a multiple of Holdings' latest four quarters of EBITDA,
less

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                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

indebtedness, and the mandatorily redeemable preferred partnership interests.
The 1997 grants were made at or about the time of the 1997 recapitalization and,
therefore, the market price ($2,814 per .01% interest) was based on the
valuation of the Company's common partners' capital determined in connection
with the 1997 recapitalization. The 1998 market price ($3,010 per .01% interest)
and the 2000 market price ($3,086 per .01% interest) were determined by the
provisions of the plan since there were no recent transactions. Based on facts
and circumstances at the time, the Board of Directors concluded the amount as
determined by the provisions of the plan was a reasonable determination of
market price.

     Vesting occurs over four years at 25.0% per year. At December 31, 2001,
approximately 8.92% of the partnership interests were exercisable, all at an
exercise price of $2,943, and all of which expire in 2007. Participants become
fully vested upon the occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined in the
plan), upon a sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, upon the
liquidation of the Company, upon the Company's consummation or adoption of a
plan to make an Extraordinary Distribution of Redemption (as defined in the
plan) or a closing of an initial public offering of equity securities. Options
may be exercised at any time, to the extent that such options are exercisable.
All options expire on the earlier to occur of (i) the tenth anniversary of the
date the option was granted, (ii) one year after the participant ceases to be an
employee of the Company due to retirement, death or disability, (iii)
immediately, if the participant ceases to be an employee of the Company for
cause, or (iv) ninety days after the occurrence of the termination of the
participant's employment with the Company, for any reason other than (ii) or
(iii) above. A participant, as defined in the plan, shall have no rights as a
limited partner until the date the participant is duly admitted into the
partnership. In general, a Class B Common Limited Partner may not participate in
partnership profits, losses or gains, or participate in distributions from
operations or receive tax distributions; however, a participant may participate
in liquidating distributions. Additionally, a Class B Common Limited Partner
shall not have any voting rights.

     The Company has awarded options to Mr. Larry Zine to purchase 3.91% of the
common limited partnership interests of Holdings at a price of $2,814 per each
0.01 (one hundredth) percent granted pursuant to the terms of Mr. Zine's
employment agreement. As a result of the purchase of Chartwell's interests
described in Note (1), these options became fully exercisable.

     A summary of the status of Holdings' outstanding partnership interest
options are as of December 31, 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001, and changes during
the years then ended is as follows:

                                                      Percentage   Exercise
                                                      Interests    Price (1)
                                                      ----------   ---------

Options outstanding at December 31, 1998...........     13.57       $3,010
     Granted.......................................        --       $   --
     Exercised.....................................        --       $   --
     Expired/Cancelled/Forfeited...................     (1.82)      $3,089
                                                        -----       ------
Options outstanding at December 31, 1999...........     11.75       $2,998
     Granted.......................................       .90       $4,221
     Exercised.....................................        --           --
     Expired/Cancelled/Forfeited...................      (.30)      $3,015
                                                        -----       ------
Options outstanding at December 31, 2000...........     12.35       $3,086
     Granted.......................................        --       $   --
     Exercised.....................................        --       $   --
     Expired/Cancelled/Forfeited...................     (2.74)      $3,266
                                                        -----       ------
Options outstanding at December 31, 2001...........      9.61       $3,035

     (1)  Weighted average per .01% interest

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                          PETRO STOPPING CENTERS, L.P.
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     Had compensation expense been determined consistent with SFAS No. 123, the
Company's net income for the years ended December 31, 1999, 2000, and 2001 (no
options were granted in 1999 or 2001) would have been recorded in the following
pro forma amounts:

                                                1999     2000    2001
                                               ------   ------   -----
                                                    (in thousands)
Net income (loss) - as reported ............   $2,100   $6,414   $(499)
Net income (loss) - pro forma ..............   $1,815   $6,264   $(657)

     The fair value of the option granted, $4,192 per .01% interest in 2000, for
the purpose of the pro forma disclosure is estimated using the minimum value
method with the following assumptions used for grants of all options:

                                               2000
                                               ----
Risk-free interest rate.....................   5.66%
Dividend yield..............................     --
Expected lives in years.....................     10

(12) Commitments and Contingencies

     From time to time the Company is involved in ordinary routine litigation
incidental to the business for which estimates of losses have been accrued, when
appropriate. In the opinion of management, such proceedings will not have a
material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position or results of
operations.

(13) Financial Instruments

     Historically, the Company has not entered into significant long-term
contracts with fuel suppliers other than the two ten-year supply agreements with
ExxonMobil entered in July 1999 and has engaged in only limited hedging
activities. Under the terms of one of these agreements, ExxonMobil will supply
the company-operated Stopping Centers' diesel fuel and gasoline requirements in
those markets in which Mobil branded diesel and gasoline are available for sale,
and under the other of these agreements, the Company purchases lubricants, based
upon minimum purchase commitments at the prices set forth in the agreements, see
Note (8). Both supply agreements with ExxonMobil qualify as normal purchasing
derivative instruments. As of and for the years ended December 31, 2000 and
2001, the Company was not a party to any futures or option contracts.

     As of December 31, 2000 and 2001, the carrying amounts of certain financial
instruments employed by the Company, including cash and cash equivalents, trade
accounts receivable, trade accounts payable, and amounts due from/to affiliates
are representative of fair value because of the short-term maturity of these
instruments. The carrying amounts of the 2001 amended senior credit facility
approximate fair value due to the floating nature of the interest rate. The
Company's principal market risk as it relates to long term debt is its exposure
to changes in interest rates. The fair value of both series of Senior Notes has
been estimated based on quoted market prices for the same or similar issues or
by discounting the future cash flows using rates currently available for debt of
similar terms and maturity. The fair value of all

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                          PETRO STOPPING CENTERS, L.P.
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

derivative financial instruments is the amount at which they could be settled,
based on quoted market prices or estimates obtained from dealers.

     The following table reflects the carrying amount and estimated fair value
of the Company's financial instruments, as of December 31:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               2000                    2001
                                       Carrying                Carrying
                                        Amount    Fair Value    Amount    Fair Value
                                       --------   ----------   --------   ----------
                                                      (in thousands)
<S>                                    <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>
Balance sheet financial instruments-
   Long-term debt                      $208,580    $184,854    $208,997    $187,890
Other financial instruments
   Interest rate swap agreements             --          --          --        (164)
</TABLE>

     The Company has only limited involvement with derivative financial
instruments and does not use them for trading purposes. The Company uses
derivatives to manage well-defined interest rate risks. At December 31, 2000 and
2001, the Company was party to an interest rate swap agreement which was a cash
flow hedge and qualifies for the shortcut method under SFAS No. 133. At December
31, 2001, the swap agreement had a notional amount of $19.3 million. Under this
agreement, the Company pays a fixed rate of 6.395% in exchange for a floating
rate based on LIBOR on the notional amount as determined in three-month
intervals. The transaction effectively changes a portion of the Company's
interest rate exposure from a floating rate to a fixed rate basis. For the year
ended December 31, 1999, the effect of the swap was to increase the rate the
Company was required to pay by 0.66%, which resulted in an increase in interest
expense of approximately $264,000. For the year ended December 31, 2000, the
effect of the swap was to decrease the rate the Company was required to pay by
0.11%, which resulted in a reduction in interest expense of approximately
$7,000. For the year ended December 31, 2001, the effect of the swap was to
increase the rate the Company was required to pay by 2.0%, which resulted in an
increase in interest expense of approximately $397,000. As of December 31, 2001,
the interest rate swap had a negative fair value of $164,000 which has been
recorded in other liabilities and accumulated other comprehensive loss.

     The primary risks associated with swaps are the exposure to movements in
interest rates and the ability of the counterparties to meet the terms of the
contracts. Based on review and assessment of counterparty risk, the Company does
not anticipate non-performance by the other party. The Company does not obtain
collateral or other security to support financial instruments subject to credit
risk, but monitors the credit standing of counterparties.

(14) Environmental Matters

     The Company`s operations and properties are subject to extensive federal
and state legislation, regulations, and requirements relating to environmental
matters. The Company uses underground and above ground storage tanks (each a
"UST") to store petroleum products and waste oils. Statutory and regulatory
requirements for UST systems include requirements for tank construction,
integrity testing, leak detection and monitoring, overfill and spill control,
and mandate corrective action in case of a release from a UST into the
environment. The Company is also subject to regulation in certain locations
relating to vapor recovery and discharges into the water. As a result of work
done in 1999 to upgrade the Company's USTs as required by state and federal law,
the Company anticipates some site remediation will be required in Corning,
California. The Company has incurred approximately $61,000 in remediation costs
as of December 31, 2001 related to Corning, California. Management does not
believe any additional required remediation will have a material adverse effect
on the Company's consolidated financial condition or results of operations.
Management believes that all of the Company's USTs are currently in compliance
in all material respects with applicable environmental legislation, regulations,
and requirements.

     In connection with its ownership of the properties and operation of its
business, the Company may be subject to liability under various federal, state,
and local environmental laws, ordinances, and regulations relating to cleanup
and removal of hazardous substances (which may include petroleum and

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                          PETRO STOPPING CENTERS, L.P.
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

petroleum products) on, under, or in such property. Certain laws typically
impose liability whether or not the owner or operator knew of, or was
responsible for, the presence of such hazardous or toxic substances. Persons who
arrange, or are deemed to have arranged, for the disposal or treatment of
hazardous or toxic substances may also be liable for the costs of removal or
remediation of such substances at the disposal or treatment site, regardless of
whether such site is owned or operated by such person.

     The Company was a party to a proceeding with the United States
Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") regarding a waste oil storage and
recycling plant located in Patterson, Stanislaus County, California (the
"Patterson Site"). In the ordinary course of Company operations, waste oil
products are generated which are required to be transported to off-site
facilities for treatment and disposal. Between June 1991 and February 1995 the
Company arranged for the transportation of waste oil products from the Corning
location to the Patterson Site. Sometime in 1997 the owners of the Patterson
Site abandoned operation of the site, the condition of the site began to
deteriorate, and in October 1997 the EPA responded to a request for assistance
from the California Department of Toxic Substances Control. Notwithstanding that
the Company's activities with regard to the use of the Patterson Site were
lawfully conducted and have not been challenged by the EPA, by EPA Order issued
on August 12, 1998 ("Order"), the Company and numerous other companies were
identified by the EPA as "generators, transporters or arrangers for disposal of
hazardous substances" as those terms are defined under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C.,
Section 9601 to 9675, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization
Act of 1986 ("CERCLA"), and thus was named in the Order as potentially
responsible parties, strictly liable under CERCLA for removal activities
associated with the Patterson Site. The Company and approximately 20 of the
other companies identified by the EPA have worked together to develop and carry
out a plan of action for completion of the removal activities required by the
EPA pursuant to the Order (the "Patterson Response Group"). The Patterson
Response Group has completed all of the work mandated by the EPA at the
Patterson Site and has received a final settlement and release from the EPA.

     Where required or believed by the Company to be warranted, the Company
takes action at its locations to correct the effects on the environment of prior
disposal practices or releases of chemical or petroleum substances by the
Company or other parties. In light of the Company's business and the quantity of
petroleum products that it handles, there can be no assurance that hazardous
substance contamination does not exist or that material liability will not be
imposed in the future. For the years ended December 31, 1999, 2000, and 2001,
the Company's expenditures for environmental matters were $156,000, $143,000,
and $128,000, respectively. See Note (2) for a discussion of its accounting
policies relating to environmental matters.

     The Company accrues liabilities for certain environmental remediation
activities consistent with the policy set forth in Note (2). In management's
opinion, at December 31, 2000 and 2001, no accrual was deemed necessary based on
existing facts and circumstances. The Company's accrual for environmental
remediation expenses is based upon initial estimates obtained from contractors
engaged to perform the remediation work as required by local, state, and federal
authorities. It is often difficult to predict the extent and the cost of
environmental remediation until work has commenced and the full scope of the
contamination determined. Accruals are periodically evaluated and updated as
information regarding the nature of the clean up work is obtained. In the event
that future remediation expenditures are in excess of amounts accrued,
management does not anticipate that they will have a material adverse effect on
the consolidated financial position or results of operations of the Company.
Actual results, however, could differ from estimated amounts and those
differences could be material. At December 31, 2000 and 2001, the Company has
recognized approximately $161,000 and $250,000, respectively, in the
consolidated balance sheet related to recoveries of certain remediation costs
from third parties.

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                          PETRO STOPPING CENTERS, L.P.
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(15) Segments

     The Company has two reportable operating segments, company-operated truck
stops and franchise truck stop operations.

     The Company operates 35 multi-service truck stops in the United States. The
Company's facilities, which are known as Petro Stopping Centers, offer a broad
range of products, services, and amenities, including diesel fuel, gasoline,
home-style restaurants, truck preventive maintenance centers, and retail
merchandise stores primarily to professional truck drivers and other highway
motorists. The Company has aggregated its company-operated truck stops into one
reportable operating segment based on the distribution of products and services
under one common site facility, classified as a multi-service truck stop. During
the years ended December 31, 1999, 2000, and 2001, the revenues generated from
the company-operated truck stops were $714.7 million, $975.3 million, and $904.1
million, respectively.

     As of December 31, 1999, 2000, and 2001, the Company was a franchisor to
23, 22, and 20 Stopping Center locations, respectively. The Company collects
royalties and fees in exchange for the use of its tradenames and trademarks and
for certain services provided to the franchisees. Franchise fees are based
generally upon a percentage of the franchisee's sales. For the years ended
December 31, 1999, 2000, and 2001, the revenues generated from the Company's
franchise truck stop operations were $5.0 million, $5.5 million, and $10.0
million, respectively. The increase in franchise revenue for the year ended
December 31, 2001 is due to a $5.0 million payment for the early termination of
four franchise agreements. Franchise revenues include initial franchise fees and
other revenue types, are combined in net revenues reported on the accompanying
consolidated statements of operations. The Company does not allocate any
expenses or assets in measuring this segment's profit and loss, nor does it
believe there are any significant commitments or obligations resulting from
these franchise agreements.

(16) Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

     In July 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets"
("SFAS No. 142"). SFAS No. 142 requires goodwill and intangible assets with
indefinite useful lives to no longer be amortized, but instead be tested for
impairment at least annually in accordance with its provisions. SFAS No. 142
also requires that intangible assets with finite useful lives be amortized over
their respective estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values, and
reviewed for impairment in accordance with SFAS No. 121 which is superceded by
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, "Accounting for the
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets" ("SFAS No. 144"). We are currently
require to adopt SFAS No. 142 as of January 1, 2002. We do not believe that the
adoption of this statement will have a significant impact on our financial
statements or results of operations.

     In July 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 143, "Accounting for Asset Retirement
Obligations" ("SFAS No. 143"). SFAS No. 143 provides accounting guidance for
retirement obligations, for which there is a legal obligation to settle,
associated with tangible long-lived assets. SFAS No. 143 requires that asset
retirement costs be capitalized as part of the cost of the related long-lived
asset and such costs should be allocated to expense by using a systematic and
rational method. The statement requires that the initial measurement of the
asset retirement obligation be recorded at fair value and the use of an
allocation approach for subsequent changes in the measurement of the liability.
Upon adoption of SFAS No. 143, an entity will use a cumulative-effect approach
to recognize transition amounts for any existing asset retirement obligation
liability, asset retirement costs and accumulated depreciation. SFAS No. 143 is
effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2002. We have not yet
assessed the impact of adopting SFAS No. 143 on our financial statements.

     In October 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No.
144. While SFAS No. 144 supersedes SFAS No. 121, it retains many of the
fundamental provisions of that Statement. We are currently required to adopt
SFAS No. 144 as of January 1, 2002. We do not believe that the adoption of this
statement will have a significant impact on our financial statements or result
operations.

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                          PETRO STOPPING CENTERS, L.P.
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(17) Selected Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited)

                               First     Second      Third     Fourth
2000                          Quarter    Quarter    Quarter    Quarter
----                          --------   --------   --------   ---------
                                          (in thousands)
Net revenues ..............   $223,964   $230,603   $256,234   $ 269,996
Operating income ..........      6,092      8,292      8,060       4,813 (a)
Net income (loss) .........      1,048      3,461      2,693        (788)(a)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                               First        Second        Third         Fourth
2001                          Quarter       Quarter       Quarter       Quarter
----                          --------      --------      --------      --------
                                              (in thousands)
<S>                           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
Net revenues ..............   $236,214      $238,678      $236,727      $202,524
Operating income ..........      2,781         5,466        10,360(b)      4,454
Net income (loss) .........     (3,130)         (899)        4,513(b)       (983)
</TABLE>

(a)  The significant decrease in operating income and net income (loss) for the
     fourth quarter of 2000 is mostly due to reduced volumes and margins on
     fuel.

(b)  The significant increase in operating income and net income (loss) for the
     third quarter of 2001 is mostly due to the $5.0 million payment for the
     early termination of four franchise agreements previously disclosed.

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                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT

The Board of Directors and Partners
Petro Stopping Centers, L.P.:

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Petro Stopping
Centers, L.P. (a Delaware limited partnership) and subsidiaries as of December
31, 2000 and 2001 and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes
in partners' capital (deficit) and comprehensive loss, and cash flows for the
years then ended. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility
of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on
these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted
in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Petro Stopping
Centers, L.P. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2000 and 2001, and the results
of their operations and their cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Our audits were made for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic
consolidated financial statements taken as a whole. The schedule titled
"Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts" is presented for purposes of
additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic consolidated
financial statements. Such information has been subjected to the auditing
procedures applied in the audit of the basic consolidated financial statements
and, in our opinion, the information as of and for the years ended December 31,
2000 and 2001 are fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the
basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole.

                                                                        KPMG LLP

El Paso, Texas
February 22, 2002

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                    REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
                    ----------------------------------------

The Board of Directors and Partners
Petro Stopping Centers, L.P.

     We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of operations,
changes in partners' capital (deficit) and comprehensive loss and cash flows of
Petro Stopping Centers, L.P. (a Delaware limited partnership) and subsidiaries
for the year ended December 31, 1999. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

     We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

     In our opinion, the statements of operations, changes in partners' capital
(deficit) and comprehensive loss and cash flows referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the results of operations of Petro Stopping
Centers, L.P. and subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 1999.

     Our audit was made for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic
financial statements taken as a whole. The schedule listed in the index to
consolidated financial statements is presented for the purposes of complying
with the Securities and Exchange Commissions rules and is not part of the basic
financial statements. This schedule has been subjected to the auditing
procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and, in our
opinion, fairly states in all material respects the financial data required to
be set forth therein in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a
whole.

                                                             ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Dallas, Texas,
February 16, 2000

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                          PETRO STOPPING CENTERS, L.P.

                 Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

                  Years Ended December 31, 1999, 2000, and 2001
                                 (in thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                       Balance at    Charged to
                                      beginning of   costs and    Write-off,   Balance at
               Description                year        expenses       net       end of year
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                     <C>             <C>          <C>        <C>
Year Ended December 31, 1999:
    Allowance for doubtful accounts     $    627        246          131        $    742
    Inventory Reserve                        457         --           --             457

Year Ended December 31, 2000:
    Allowance for doubtful accounts     $    742        307          286        $    763
    Inventory Reserve                        457         --           23             434

Year Ended December 31, 2001:
    Allowance for doubtful accounts     $    763        267          304        $    726
    Inventory Reserve                        434         --          201             233

</TABLE>

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Item 9. Change in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial
        Disclosure

     Not  applicable

                                    PART III

Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant

     The following sets forth certain information with respect to the persons
who are members of the Board of Directors and senior management team of the
Company as of February 1, 2002.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Name                         Age            Position
----                         ---            --------
<S>                          <C>            <C>
J.A. Cardwell, Sr.           69             Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and Member of the Executive Committee
James A. Cardwell, Jr.       41             Chief Operating Officer and Director
Edward Escudero              31             Treasurer, Vice President of Finance, and Assistant Secretary
Nancy C. Santana             45             Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary
Travis R. Roberts            66             Vice President of Real Estate Acquisitions
David Latimer                43             Vice President of Petro:Lube(R)
Timothy M. Hinchman          37             Director and Member of the Audit Committee and Executive
                                            Committee
Joseph R. Berkel             44             Director and Member of the Audit Committee
Eddie H. Brailsford          47             Director and Member of the Audit Committee
Bjorn Ahlstrom               67             Director and Member of the Executive Committee
Larry J. Zine                47             Director
</TABLE>

     J.A. Cardwell, Sr. - J.A. Cardwell, Sr. opened the first Petro Stopping
Center in 1975 and has been serving as our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of the Company since May 1992. Mr. Cardwell, Sr. has responsibility for our
overall performance, defining our image in the marketplace, identifying growth
opportunities and overseeing employee and customer retention. Mr. Cardwell, Sr.
served as the Chairman of the National Association of Truck Stop Operators in
1983 and 1984 and has worked on various committees of the association since that
time. Mr. Cardwell, Sr. currently serves as a director of State National
Bancshares, Inc. J.A. Cardwell, Sr. is the father of James A. Cardwell, Jr.

     James A. Cardwell, Jr. - James A. Cardwell, Jr. was named our Chief
Operating Officer in January 2001 and is a director of the Company. Mr. Cardwell
is responsible for our operations overseeing, the diesel fuel islands, Iron
Skillet(R)Restaurants, travel and convenience stores and Petro:Lubes(R). Mr.
Cardwell also oversees the marketing and fleet sales departments. Mr. Cardwell
has been involved full time with the Company for over 19 years and has held
various positions including most recently Sr. Vice President of Marketing and
Planning. James A. Cardwell, Jr. is the son of J.A. Cardwell, Sr.

     Edward Escudero - Edward Escudero has been the Treasurer and Vice President
of Finance of the Company since January 2002 and is responsible for all the
financial, accounting, treasury and credit operations, in addition to acting as
Assistant Secretary since June 2001. Prior to assuming this position, Mr.
Escudero was the Executive Director of Finance and Treasurer of the Company, a
position he held from June 2001 until January 2002. Additionally, Mr. Escudero
served as Controller for the Company from March 1999 until June 2001. Prior to
his position with the Company, Mr. Escudero held various financial positions at
Yazaki North America from 1993 to 1999, with his last position held as
Controller. He received a B.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Texas at
El Paso and is a Certified Public Accountant.

     Nancy C. Santana - Nancy Santana joined the Company effective July 1, 1998
in the capacity of Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, after a 16
year legal career in private practice. Prior to joining us, Ms. Santana was the
Chairman of the Real Estate, Banking and Lending section at Kemp, Smith, Duncan
& Hammond, P.C., in El Paso, Texas. Ms. Santana is responsible for coordination
of all our legal matters, real estate acquisitions, human resources, and risk
management.

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     Travis R. Roberts - Travis Roberts is Vice President of Real Estate
Acquisitions. Mr. Roberts oversees new site selections. Mr. Roberts has been
involved with the Company since 1975 and prior to his current position, he
served as Vice President of Engineering from 1992 to 1998.

     David Latimer - David Latimer joined the Company in 1983, and has been
serving as Vice President of Petro:Lube(R) since April 1995. Mr. Latimer also
serves as our representative to the National Tire Dealers and Retreaders
Association and The Maintenance Council.

     Timothy M. Hinchman - Timothy Hinchman has been a director of the Company
since June 2001. Mr. Hinchman currently serves as the U.S. Distributor Business
Manager for Exxon Mobil Corporation. Prior to his current position, Mr. Hinchman
served as the Western States Business Manager for Exxon Mobil Corporation. Over
his 15 years with Exxon Mobil Corporation, Mr. Hinchman has served in various
marketing, engineering, real estate and financial positions. He received a BSME
degree from Bucknell University.

     Joseph R. Berkel - Joseph Berkel has been a director of the Company since
December 2000. Mr. Berkel currently serves as the Manager of Commercial Vehicle
Lubricants of ExxonMobil's North American Lubricants and Petroleum Specialties
division. Over his 22 years with Exxon Mobil Corporation, Mr. Berkel has served
in various marketing, plant operating, and financial positions. He received a
B.B.A. degree from the University of Massachusetts and a M.B.A. from Babson
College.

     Eddie H. Brailsford - Eddie Brailsford has been a director of the Company
since July 2001. Mr. Brailsford is employed by Volvo Trucks North America, Inc.
as the Director of Financial Planning. Mr. Brailsford has been with Volvo for
over 15 years and has held various financial positions. Prior to joining Volvo,
Mr. Brailsford was employed by Union Carbide Corporation and Miller Brewing
Company where he also held various financial positions. Mr. Brailsford is a
Certified Public Accountant.

     Bjorn Ahlstrom - Bjorn Ahlstrom has been a director of the Company since
June 2001. Mr. Ahlstrom currently owns and operates his private business
consulting firm. Prior to his consulting firm, Mr. Ahlstrom was President and
Chief Executive Officer of Volvo North America Corporation ("VNAC") from 1971
until 1991. During this term, Volvo North America Corporation owned and operated
Volvo's businesses in the United States and Canada. Under Mr. Ahlstrom's
leadership, VNAC grew from a $75 million car importer in the early 1970's to a
$4 billion company with manufacturing and marketing operations for cars, trucks,
marine engines, and financial services. Mr. Ahlstrom began his career with IBM
in 1958, holding various marketing and executive positions with increasing
responsibilities in Europe, until he left to join Volvo as head of worldwide
sales and marketing in 1968. Mr. Ahlstrom has been awarded honorary Doctor of
Law degrees from St. John's University, NY, and Ramapo College, NJ.

     Larry J. Zine - Larry Zine has been a director of the Company since January
1999. Mr. Zine served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
the Company from December 1996 until January 1999 when he was elected President.
Mr. Zine resigned from the Company as President effective upon the consummation
of the Recapitalization. Mr. Zine currently serves as Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer of Blockbuster, Inc. since April 1999. Prior to
joining the Company, Mr. Zine was the Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer for The Circle K Corporation, the second largest chain of
convenience stores in the United States, from 1988 to 1996. He was educated at
the University of North Dakota and holds a M.S. degree in Accounting and a
B.B.S. in Marketing.

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Item 11. Executive Compensation

Executive Compensation

     The following tables present information concerning the compensation paid
for services rendered to the Company for the years ended December 31, 2001,
2000, and 1999, to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the four other
most highly paid executive officers employed by the Company at the end of 2001,
collectively, the "Named Executive Officers".

                           Summary Compensation Table

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                         Long-Term
                                                                                        Compensation
                                                Annual Compensation                        Awards
Name and                                       -----------------------   Other Annual     Options        All Other
Principal Position                      Year    Salary         Bonus     Compensation   (% Interest)   Compensation
------------------                      ----   --------      ---------   ------------   ------------   ------------
<S>                                     <C>    <C>           <C>           <C>               <C>        <C>
J.A. Cardwell, Sr ................      2001   $420,000      $      --     $     --          --         $251,940(1)
Chief Executive Officer                 2000    420,000             --           --          --          253,608(1)
                                        1999    417,154         83,431           --          --          253,508(1)

Larry Zine .......................      2001     30,000(2)          --           --          --               --
Former President & Chief                2000     30,000(2)          --           --          --               --
Financial Officer                       1999    224,077             --           --          --            8,807(3)

Evan Brudahl .....................      2001      7,292(4)          --           --          --          437,395(4)(5)
Former Senior Vice                      2000    189,600             --           --          --            4,551(5)
President - Operations                  1999    171,655         37,920           --          --           40,811(6)

James A. Cardwell, Jr ............      2001    187,115         60,000           --          --            3,742(7)
Chief Operating Officer                 2000    180,000             --           --          --            3,824(7)
                                        1999    177,154         35,431           --          --            5,601(7)

Nancy Santana ....................      2001    158,845         60,000           --          --            2,100(8)
Vice President-                         2000    142,631         20,000           --          --            1,950(9)
General Counsel                         1999    134,843         13,484           --          --              825(9)

David Latimer ....................      2001    143,048          5,000           --          --            1,950(10)
Vice President-                         2000    138,885             --           --          --            2,004(10)
Lube Operations                         1999    134,793         36,124           --          --            2,591(10)
</TABLE>

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(1)  Represents employer contributions to a 401(k) Plan of $3,468, $5,034, and
     $4,200, for the years ended December 31, 1999, 2000, and 2001,
     respectively, and life insurance premiums paid for the benefit of J.A.
     Cardwell, Sr. in the amount of $243,540 annually for the years ended
     December 31, 1999, 2000, and 2001. Additionally, 1999, 2000, and 2001
     includes $6,500, $5,034, and $4,200, respectively, related to employer
     contributions to a Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan.

(2)  Mr. Zine resigned his position from the Company effective upon the
     consummation of the Recapitalization in July 1999. He remains employed by
     the Company on a very limited basis receiving an annual salary of $30,000.

(3)  Represents employer contributions to a 401(k) Plan and a Nonqualified
     Deferred Compensation Plan of $5,000 and $3,807, respectively for 1999.

(4)  Mr. Brudahl tendered his resignation from the Company and terminated his
     employment agreement effective January 5, 2001. Other compensation
     represents payments in the amount of $435,000 to Mr. Brudahl in accordance
     with such agreement.

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(5)  Represents employer contributions to a 401(k) Plan and a Nonqualified
     Deferred Compensation Plan of $912 and $3,639, respectively for 2000, and
     $2,322 and $73, respectively for 2001.

(6)  Mr. Brudahl received a one-time signing bonus of $38,000 upon execution of
     his employment which became effective April 1, 1999. In addition, he
     received $2,811 of employer contributions to a Nonqualified Deferred
     Compensation Plan.

(7)  Represents employer contributions to a 401(k) Plan and a Nonqualified
     Deferred Compensation Plan of $2,225 and $3,376, respectively for 1999,
     $2,154 and $1,670, respectively for 2000, and $1,871 and $1,871,
     respectively for 2001.

(8)  Represents employer contributions to a 401(k) Plan and a Nonqualified
     Deferred Compensation Plan of $2,025 and $75, respectively for 2001.

(9)  Represents employer contributions to a 401(k) Plan.

(10) Represents employer contributions to a 401(k) Plan and a Nonqualified
     Deferred Compensation Plan of $1,348 and $1,243, respectively for 1999,
     $1,750 and $254, respectively for 2000, and $1,430 and $519, respectively
     for 2001.

               Aggregated Option/SAR Exercises in Last Fiscal Year
                      and Fiscal Year-end Option/SAR Values

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                    Company
                                                              Interests Underlying         Value of Unexercised
                                                              Unexercised Options/SARs    In-The-Money-Options/SARs
                                                                   at Fiscal                   at Fiscal
                          Amount Acquired         Value          Year-end(%)(2)              Year-end($)(3)
Name                     on Exercise(%)(1)   Realized($)(1)   Exercisable/Unexercisable   Exercisable/Unexercisable
----                     -----------------   --------------   -------------------------   -------------------------
<S>                             <C>                <C>                       <C>                    <C>
J.A. Cardwell, Sr ....          --                 --                             --                             --
Larry J. Zine (4) ....          --                 --                         3.91/0(4)              $    561,353/0
James A. Cardwell, Jr           --                 --                         1.28/0                      183,716/0
David Latimer ........          --                 --                          .36/0                       51,032/0
Nancy Santana ........          --                 --                        .27/.09                  38,274/12,758
</TABLE>

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(1)  No options were exercised in 2001.

(2)  Options granted to the Named Executive Officers in the Company, expressed
     as a percent of Holdings' equity.

(3)  No market exists for the partnership interests option. Fair value for
     purposes of this table has been determined based on a method similar with
     that described in Note 11 to notes to consolidated financial statements for
     the year ended December 31, 2001.

(4)  Mr. Zine's options became 100% exercisable as a result of the
     Recapitalization.

Partnership Interests Option Plan

     We have established an equity incentive plan ("Option Plan") to attract and
retain key personnel, including senior management, and to enhance their interest
in our continued success. We apply Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 in
accounting for our equity incentive plan. Accordingly, compensation costs for
partnership interest options are measured as the excess, if any, of the market
price of the partnership interests at the date of grant over the amount an
employee must pay to exercise the option. We provide the disclosures required by
SFAS No. 123.

     Mr. Zine was granted options separate from the Option Plan to acquire an
ownership interest in the Company, which options became fully vested and
exercisable to purchase partnership interests in Holdings as a result of the
Recapitalization.

     Effective upon the consummation of the Recapitalization, all options,
pursuant to their terms, became sponsored by Holdings, and all then outstanding
options granted under the Option Plan and Mr. Zine's options were converted on
an equivalent economic basis to options for equity interests in Holdings on the
same terms and conditions, including their vesting schedules.

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Compensation Committee

     The Company does not maintain a formal Compensation Committee. Executive
level compensation is established by the Board of Directors while other levels
of compensation are established pursuant to established policies and procedures.
The officers administer any bonus plan adopted by the Board of Directors. The
Chief Executive Officer's salary is determined by the Executive Committee of the
Board of Directors. During the year ended December 31, 2001, the members of the
Executive Committee were J.A. Cardwell, Sr., Bjorn Ahlstom, and Timothy M.
Hinchman.

Employment Agreements

     The Company has entered into two employment agreements with company
executives: J.A. Cardwell, Sr. and James A. Cardwell, Jr.

     J.A. Cardwell, Sr.'s employment agreement commenced on February 10, 1999
and expired on February 10, 2002. J.A. Cardwell, Sr.'s employment agreement is
automatically renewed each year for one additional year, unless either party
gives at least three months prior written notice not to renew the agreement. No
notice of termination was given prior to the employment agreement's expiration
date. Under his employment agreement, J.A. Cardwell, Sr.'s annual base salary is
$420,000 and may be increased by the Company's Board of Directors or
compensation committee, if one is elected. J.A. Cardwell, Sr. is entitled to
receive an annual bonus of between 0%-120% of his annual base salary based on
our financial performance measured by EBITDA targets. The EBITDA targets are
mutually agreed upon between J.A. Cardwell, Sr. and the Company's Board of
Directors. Under the terms of his employment agreement, J.A. Cardwell, Sr. also
receives a car, life insurance, tax preparation advice, and a country club
membership, which, in the aggregate, costs the Company approximately $49,000 for
the year ended December 31, 2001.

     The employment of J.A. Cardwell, Sr. may be terminated either with cause,
which includes termination for felony conviction, misconduct or continued
failure to use reasonable best efforts, or without cause. He may elect to
terminate his employment agreement at any time with 60 days notice; and in any
of these cases, he will be entitled to receive his base salary and accrued
vacation pay. If the Company terminates J.A. Cardwell, Sr. because of a
disability, he will be entitled to his base salary and accrued vacation pay
through the date of termination, offset dollar for dollar by any disability
insurance benefits he receives from insurance the Company provides. J.A.
Cardwell, Sr.'s employment agreement contains customary non-solicitation
provisions upon termination of the agreement.

     James A. Cardwell, Jr.'s employment agreement commenced on February 10,
1999 and had an original expiration date of February 10, 2002. Effective
February 1, 2002, the Company's Board of Directors approved an amendment to
James A. Cardwell, Jr's employment agreement which, amended the agreement to
automatically renew each year for one additional year, unless either party gives
at least three months prior written notice not to renew the agreement.
Additionally, the amendment amended the annual base salary of James A. Cardwell,
Jr. to $189,900 which may continue to be increased by the Company's Board of
Directors or compensation committee, if one is elected. James A. Cardwell, Jr.
is entitled to receive an annual bonus of between 0%-120% of his annual base
salary based on our financial performance measured by EBITDA targets. The EBITDA
targets are determined at the sole discretion of the Company's Board of
Directors. Under the terms of his amended employment agreement, James A.
Cardwell, Jr. also receives life and disability insurance and a country club
membership, which, in the aggregate, costs the Company approximately $11,000 per
annum.

     Under his amended employment agreement, the Company may terminate James A.
Cardwell, Jr.'s employment with cause, which includes termination for felony
conviction, misconduct or continued failure to use reasonable best efforts,
without cause, or due to his disability. James A. Cardwell, Jr. may terminate
his employment either for good reason, which includes a reduction in base salary
or the Company's failure to provide the material benefits due to him, or without
good reason. Generally termination of the amended employment agreement by the
Company without cause or by James A. Cardwell, Jr. for good reason entitles him
to receive his base salary and accrued vacation pay through the date of
termination, a lump-sum payment equal to one times his then-current base salary,
specified benefits for twelve months following the date of termination, and his
annual bonus for the year his employment terminates which he would have
otherwise received, pro-rated to the date of termination. Termination of the
amended employment agreement by the Company with cause or by James A. Cardwell,
Jr. without good reason entitles him to receive only his base salary and accrued
vacation pay through the date of termination. If the Company terminates James A.
Cardwell, Jr. because of his disability, he will be entitled to his base salary
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accrued vacation pay through the date of termination, offset dollar for dollar
by any disability insurance benefits he receives from insurance the Company
provides. James A. Cardwell, Jr.'s employment agreement contains
non-solicitation provisions upon termination of the amended agreement.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

     Holdings is the owner of approximately 99.5% of the common partnership
interests of the Company with the remaining 0.5% owned by affiliates of the
Cardwell Group. The following table sets forth certain information regarding
beneficial ownership of the Company's common partnership interests by each
general partner, each limited partner who owns more than 5.0% of the Company's
common partnership interests, each director who beneficially owns partnership
interests, each executive officer who beneficially owns partnership interests,
and all directors and executive officers of the Company as a group. Except as
discussed in the footnotes to the table, each partner listed below has informed
us that it has (1) sole voting and investment power with respect to its
partnership interests, except to the extent that authority is shared by spouses
under applicable law and (2) record and beneficial ownership with respect to
such partner's partnership interests.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           Type of        Class of   Percentage
       Names                              Interest        Interest    of Class
       -----                              --------        --------    --------
<S>                                     <C>                <C>         <C>
J.A. Cardwell, Sr. (1)                  General Partner    Common       0.2537%(2)
  6080 Surety Drive
  El Paso, Texas 79905

Petro Stopping Centers Holdings, L.P.   Limited Partner    Common      99.4926%(3)
  6080 Surety Drive
  El Paso, Texas 79905

James A. Cardwell, Jr. (1)              Limited Partner    Common       0.2537%
  6080 Surety Drive
  El Paso, Texas 79905
</TABLE>

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1.   The Cardwell Group did not receive or invest any cash in the
     Recapitalization.

2.   Represents partnership interests owned of record by Petro, Inc. Petro, Inc.
     is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nevada Trio, Inc., a Nevada corporation,
     which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cardwell Partners, L.P., a Texas
     limited partnership of which J.A. Cardwell, Sr. and Mrs. J.A. Cardwell, Sr.
     are limited partners and of which Texas Mec, Inc., a Texas corporation, is
     the general partner. J.A. Cardwell, Sr. is the sole shareholder of Texas
     Mec, Inc. Accordingly, J.A. Cardwell, Sr. may be deemed to have beneficial
     ownership of the partnership interests owned by Petro, Inc.

3.   Petro Stopping Centers Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, was
     formed on July 23, 1999 as a holding partnership and conducts substantially
     all of its operations through the Company, which holds the operating assets
     of Holdings. The common limited partnership interests of Holdings are owned
     by the Cardwell Group (approximately 51.6%), Volvo Trucks (approximately
     28.7%), Mobil Long Haul (approximately 9.7%), and Warrant Holdings
     (approximately 10.0%).

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

     Many of the relationships described below between the Company and entities
affiliated with the Cardwell Group were entered into prior to 1992, when the
Cardwell Group or their affiliates owned 100% of the Company. Prior to 1997,
other than Board of Director approval, there was no formal procedure to ensure
that related-party contracts contained arms-length terms and competitive
pricing. We believe that all of our existing related-party transactions are on
terms comparable to those which could have been received in an arms-length
transaction.

     Since 1997, all new related-party transactions or the renewal of existing
related-party transactions have been subject to a process whereby the project is
competitively bid, and, if awarded to a related-party, is reviewed by a member
of senior management not affiliated with the Cardwell Group, ExxonMobil, Volvo,
Volvo Trucks, or the LLC to ensure that the contracts contain arms-length terms
and competitive pricing. We believe this process ensures that our current
affiliated transactions are on arms-length terms.

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Tax Reimbursements

     Under the terms of the Partnership Agreement, we are required to make
distributions to each of the Company's partners in an amount sufficient to allow
each partner to pay federal, state, and local taxes with respect to allocation
of taxable income to such partner by us. Tax distributions are based on separate
allocations of taxable income of the Company. Distributions for the years ended
December 31, 1999, 2000, and 2001 were $980,000, $1.9 million, and $10,000,
respectively. In addition to the tax distribution for the year ended December
31, 2001, the partners received a tax refund of $105,000.

Principal Executive Offices

     The office building in which our principal executive offices are located is
owned by J.A. Cardwell, Sr., the Chief Executive Officer and a Chairman of the
Company. We lease the entire building under a lease expiring on December 31,
2005. Under the lease, we pay rent totaling $336,000 per year which we paid for
each of the years ended December 31, 1999, 2000, and 2001. In addition to rent,
we are required to pay all taxes, maintenance, and other operating expenses
related to the leased building.

Effingham, Illinois Petro Stopping Center

     The Petro Stopping Center located in Effingham, Illinois is owned by Truck
Stop Property Owners, Inc. ("Truck Stop"), a corporation partially owned by
Travis Roberts, and five former employees of the Company. Mr. Roberts is a
current officer of the Company and owns 22.0% of the stock of Truck Stop. We
lease the Effingham site under a lease expiring in May 2006, which provides for
adjustable base rent payments tied to interest rates, plus taxes, and operating
expenses. We have three consecutive options to renew the lease for terms of five
years each at rental rates equal to the base rent, plus certain adjustments at
the time of renewal. We also have the right of first refusal to purchase the
Petro Stopping Center at any purchase price agreed upon between Truck Stop and a
third-party. We made rental payments to Truck Stop of $1.1 million on this
property for the year ended December 31, 1999, and $1.2 million for each of the
years ended December 31, 2000 and 2001.

North Baltimore, Ohio Petro Stopping Center

     The Petro Stopping Center located in North Baltimore, Ohio, was purchased
from our previous lessor by TSP Holdings, LLC, a company which is wholly owned
by James A. Cardwell, Jr., a current officer of the Company. Effective January
2002, we leased the North Baltimore site under a lease, with an initial ten year
term and two consecutive renewal options of five years each. Pursuant to the
terms of the lease agreement, we have the option to purchase the Petro Stopping
Center at a purchase price of $5.6 million any time during the lease. Under the
lease terms, we pay rent totaling $682,080 per annum.

Highway Service Ventures, Inc.

     Highway Service Ventures, Inc., a corporation in which J.A. Cardwell, Sr.
owns a 32.5% interest, operates four franchised Petro Stopping Centers located
in Elkton, Maryland; Ruther Glen, Virginia; Florence, South Carolina; and
Carnesville, Georgia pursuant to franchise agreements with us. None of these
franchise agreements contains terms that are any more favorable to the
franchisee than the terms in any of our other franchise agreements.

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Petro:Tread

     In May 1992, we leased a facility in El Paso, Texas, from a trust in which
J.A. Cardwell, Sr. is a 50.0% beneficiary, to operate our retread plant, which
produced retread tires for sale at Petro Stopping Centers (including
franchisees) and to others. We made lease payments of $72,000 and $107,000 for
the years ended December 31, 1999 and 2000, respectively. In addition, we sold
retread tires to El Paso Tire Center, Inc., a corporation owned 100% by J.A.
Cardwell, Sr. Such sales amounted to $33,000 for the year ended December 31,
1999. Subsequent to the sale of our retread plant in 1999, the lease agreement
was terminated.

Service Agreements and Fuel Sales Agreement

     Under the terms of an agreement with C&R Distributing, Inc. ("C&R"), we
currently purchase Chevron branded gasoline and motor oils at cost for three of
our facilities from C&R. The sole shareholder of C&R is Nevada Trio, Inc., a
Nevada Corporation, which is 100% owned by the Cardwell Group. The C&R fuel
agreement requires us to keep Chevron unleaded gasoline, regular gasoline, and
motor oils continuously stocked and offered for sale in quantities sufficient to
meet demand. In 1997, we entered into a product services agreement with C&R
which terminates in December 2004, under which C&R provides us with fuel hauling
and fuel pump maintenance and services within the El Paso, Texas, metropolitan
area. In 2000, we entered into a fuel carrier agreement with C&R which
terminates in March 2003, under which C&R provides us with fuel hauling within
various specified markets designated by us. The C&R agreements provide that C&R
will charge us for these services at the lowest rates charged by C&R for similar
services and, in any event, at rates that will not exceed rates available from
unrelated parties providing similar services. The C&R fuel agreement is
exclusive but allows us to cancel the agreement with 30 days prior notice. The
C&R services agreement is non-exclusive and allows us to enter into similar
agreements with other parties. The C&R fuel carrier agreement is exclusive with
respect to our Petro Stopping Centers as defined per the agreement. C&R sales of
fuel and lubricants and truck hauling fees, aggregating $3.7 million, $6.2
million, and $7.1 million for the years ended December 31, 1999, 2000, and 2001,
respectively, were charged to us. Additionally, we sell diesel fuel, to C&R, at
our cost, which aggregated to $100,000, $87,000, and $2.4 million for the years
ended December 31, 1999, 2000, and 2001, respectively.

Option and Right of First Refusal Agreement

     Concurrently with the formation of the Company in May 1992, James A.
Cardwell, Sr., James A. Cardwell, Jr., and officers and directors of the
Company, executed an Option and Right of First Refusal Agreement which granted
to the Company and other parties the options, which expire in December 2006, to
purchase certain properties owned by the Cardwell Group or their affiliates that
are located near or adjacent to certain of our Petro Stopping Centers, and a
right of first refusal on these properties. The price at which an option
property may be purchased will be equal to the fair market value of the property
when the option is exercised as determined by an appraisal.

Alcohol Sales and Servicing Agreements

     J.A. Cardwell, Sr., James A. Cardwell, Jr., and Mrs. J.A. Cardwell, Sr. own
60.0%, 30.0%, and 10.0%, respectively, of the stock of C&PPR, Inc. ("C&PPR").
James A. Cardwell, Jr. is the sole shareholder of Petro Truckstops, Inc. ("Petro
Truckstops") and Petro Beverage, Inc. We entered into agreements with C&PPR,
Petro Truckstops, and Petro Beverage, Inc. to engage in retail sales of beer,
wine or wine coolers at a limited number of its facilities. The agreements
continue in effect until terminated by either party. Under the agreements with
C&PPR, Petro Truckstops, and Petro Beverage, Inc., we agreed to operate the
alcohol sales business at these locations in exchange for 15.0% of the gross
receipts generated from alcoholic beverage sales of which 5.0% is our
reimbursement of all related operating expenses as defined under the agreements.
In each of the agreements, the net payments to us are intended to be
approximately equal to the gross profit received by the above entities. Our
revenues in connection with the C&PPR agreement were $74,000, $69,000, and
$72,000 for the years ended December 31, 1999, 2000, and 2001, respectively. Our
revenues in connection with the Petro Beverage, Inc. agreement were $5,600,
$4,400, and $6,800 for the years ended December 31, 1999, 2000, and 2001,
respectively. Our revenues in connection with the Petro Truckstops agreement
were $29,000, $31,000, and $40,000 for the years ended December 31, 1999, 2000,
and 2001, respectively.

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Motor Media Arrangements

     Concurrently with the formation of the Company in May 1992, Motor Media,
Inc. ("Motor Media"), which is owned 100% by James A. Cardwell, Jr., entered
into a five-year agreement with us (the "Motor Media Agreement"), under which
Motor Media leases floor and wall space at all Petro Stopping Centers operated
by us and sells space for in-store advertising to third parties. Under the Motor
Media Agreement, we and Motor Media are entitled to 25.0% and 75.0%,
respectively, of the gross revenues generated. Motor Media received $177,000,
$149,000, and $69,000, before its selling, maintenance, and administrative
expenses, for the years ended December 31, 1999, 2000, and 2001, respectively,
representing its share of the gross receipts generated. Motor Media has entered
into similar floor and wall space leases with other truck stops nationwide. The
term of the Motor Media Agreement is through April 2002, after which will be
automatically extended until canceled by either party with 60 days written
notice.

Amusement and Video Poker Games Agreements

     Under an existing agreement (the "Amusement Agreement") between El Paso
Vending and Amusement Company ("EPAC"), of which J.A. Cardwell, Sr. and James A.
Cardwell, Jr. own 99.0% and 1.0%, respectively, and us, EPAC originally
furnished video and other games to four of our company-operated Petro Stopping
Centers and serviced these games. Pursuant to the Amusement Agreement, which
expires in May 2002 (unless earlier terminated by either party), we paid 40.0%
of the revenues generated by the games to EPAC and retained the remaining 60.0%.
Beginning November 1994, the arrangement was modified to pay 50.0% of the
revenue generated by the games to EPAC and 50.0% to us. The Amusement Agreement
has been further amended to cover a total of 31 of our company-operated Petro
Stopping Centers. Under the amended Amusement Agreement, EPAC guarantees a
minimum annual revenue to us of $180,000 with respect to one site and with
respect to two other of the sites, we pay 40.0% of the revenues generated by the
games to EPAC and retain the remaining 60.0%. EPAC received $2.7 million, $2.5
million, and $2.5 million in revenues generated from the furnishing and
servicing games located at the Petro Stopping Centers for the years ended
December 31, 1999, 2000, and 2001, respectively.

     Since June 1993 the two Petro Stopping Centers located in Louisiana
featured video poker games housed in a separate on-site facility and operated by
a third-party, Petro Truckstops, Inc., an affiliate, who, under terms of a
contract, pays us 95.0% of revenue collected and retains 5.0% for operating
expenses in accordance with a lease agreement. The Amusement Agreement has been
amended to extend its term through May 2002. Payments to us under this
arrangement aggregated $1.7 million and $102,000 for the years ended December
31, 1999 and 2000, respectively. We were required to and did phase out video
poker operations at the Hammond facility at the end of June 1999. During the
year ended December 31, 1999, the Hammond location generated approximately
$603,000 of revenue from video poker. In order to satisfy state law
requirements, we leased the Shreveport fuel island operation to Petro
Truckstops, Inc., in February 2000 which operates the video poker offering.
Pursuant to the terms of that certain Property Lease Agreement, dated November
12, 1998, ("Property Agreement") between us and Petro Truckstops, Inc., we
receive rental income of $1.3 million. Total rental income for the years ended
December 31, 2000 and 2001 amounted to $1.1 million and $1.2 million,
respectively. We also receive a management fee of $250,000 per annum. For the
years ended December 31, 2000 and 2001, total management fees received totaled
$229,000 and $250,000, respectively. Additionally, we sell diesel fuel to the
Shreveport location. For the years ended December 31, 2000 and 2001, total
gallons sold approximated 15.6 million and 17.9 million, respectively.

Indemnity Agreements

     Concurrently with the Recapitalization, and in compliance with applicable
Internal Revenue Code and Treasury Regulation provisions dealing with recourse
debt, J.A. Cardwell, Sr., James A. Cardwell, Jr., and Petro, Inc. each entered
into an indemnity agreement under which each agreed to indemnify the Company,
and the general and limited partners thereof in the event that the indemnified
parties are required to pay any current indebtedness or any other liabilities of
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creditor and exhaustion of any collateral securing the credit facility. No
payments have been made under these agreements.

Agreement with Tejon

     Pursuant to the terms of that certain Limited Liability Company Operating
Agreement dated as of December 5, 1997, (the "Agreement") we formed a limited
liability corporation, Petro Travel Plaza LLC ("LLC"), with Tejon Development
Corporation ("Tejon") to build and operate a Petro Stopping Center branded
location in Southern California. Under the terms of the Agreement among our
company, Tejon, and Tejon Ranch Company, as guarantor, we made an initial
capital contribution of $2.0 million for working capital and inventory, which is
our basis for the investment in this venture. Pursuant to the Agreement, the LLC
financed construction of the location with a non-recourse credit facility, we
receive a management fee of $250,000 per annum, and as a 40.0% member of the
LLC, we receive 40.0% of the location's operating earnings which is accounted
for using the equity method. This Petro Stopping Center location began
operations in June 1999.

Motor Fuels Franchise Agreement

     On July 23, 1999, the Company and ExxonMobil entered into a ten-year fuel
supply agreement whereby we agreed to purchase Mobil branded diesel fuel and
gasoline for sale and distribution under Mobil's trademarks at our truck stops.
Under our fuel supply agreement with ExxonMobil, we purchased diesel fuel and
gasoline from ExxonMobil and MDS for the years ended December 31, 1999, 2000,
and 2001, totaling $418.9 million, $656.2 million, and $692.3 million,
respectively.

Master Supply Contract for Resale of Oils and Greases

     On July 23, 1999, the Company and ExxonMobil entered into a ten-year supply
agreement whereby we agree to purchase and feature Mobil branded oils and
lubricants under Mobil's trademarks at our truck stop locations operated by us.
Under our supply agreement with ExxonMobil, we purchased Mobil branded oils and
lubricants from ExxonMobil for the years ended December 31, 1999, 2000, and
2001, totaling $3.1 million, $4.1 million, and $4.6 million, respectively, which
includes fuel purchases lifted at a third-party terminal but sold by ExxonMobil
under an exchange or purchase arrangement.

Marketing Relationships

     On July 23, 1999, we and Volvo entered into an Operating Agreement related
to the warranty, maintenance, and service work we will provide to Volvo managed
vehicles, the sale by us of Volvo truck parts, joint advertising and marketing
initiatives, and the co-development of Petro Stopping Centers by the two of us
to utilize truck stop space for Volvo truck sales and marketing.

Relationships Between Related Parties, Affiliated Entities and the Cardwell
Group and their Affiliates

     Each of the related parties and/or affiliates of the Company involved in
the transactions described in this section, with the exception of MDS,
ExxonMobil, Chartwell, Volvo, Volvo Trucks, Truck Stop, and the LLC, is owned or
controlled to some degree by a member or members of the Cardwell Group.
Related-party transactions, other than those specifically discussed above,
generally arise in the ordinary course of business as a result of our purchase
of trade accounts receivable or receipt of franchisee fees from Highway Service
Ventures, Inc. For the years ended December 31, 1999, 2000, and 2001, we
purchased receivables from affiliated franchises in the amounts of $17.1
million, $20.3 million, and $14.2 million, respectively, and received franchise
fees from an affiliated franchise of approximately $1.0 million for each of the
years ended December 31, 1999 and 2000, and $1.2 million for the year ended
December 31, 2001.

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                                     PART IV

Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K

     (a)  The following documents are filed as a part of this report:

     1.   Financial statements

     The following consolidated financial statements of the Company are included
     in Part II, Item 8 of this report:

                                                                            Page
                                                                            ----
Consolidated Balance Sheets                                                   20
Consolidated Statements of Operations                                         21
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Partners' Capital (Deficit)
and Comprehensive Loss                                                        22
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows                                      23-24
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                                 25-46
Report of Independent Public Accountants                                   47-48

     2.   Financial statements schedule and supplementary information required
          to be submitted.

          Schedule II-Valuation and Qualifying Accounts                       49

          All other schedules are omitted because they are not applicable, or
          not required, or because the required information is included in the
          audited consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.

     3.   Exhibits

     Incorporated herein by reference is a list of Exhibits contained in the
     Exhibit Index on pages 62 through 64 of this Annual Report.

     (b)  Reports on Form 8-K:

          None

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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                  PETRO STOPPING CENTERS, L.P.
                                           (Registrant)


                                  By: /s/ J.A. Cardwell, Sr.
                                      -----------------------------

                                          J.A. Cardwell, Sr.
                                          Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
                                          (On behalf of the Registrant and as
                                          Registrant's Principal Executive
                                          Officer)

Date: March 28, 2002

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of Petro Stopping
Centers, L.P. and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
        Signature                        Title                                 Date
        ---------                        -----                                 ----
<S>                             <C>                                        <C>
/s/ J.A. Cardwell, Sr.          Chairman and Chief Executive Officer       March 28, 2002
----------------------------    (Principal Executive Officer)
   (J.A. Cardwell, Sr.)


/s/ Edward Escudero             Treasurer and Vice President of Finance    March 28, 2002
----------------------------    (Principal Financial and Chief
   (Edward Escudero)            Accounting Officer)


/s/ James A. Cardwell, Jr.      Chief Operating Officer and Director       March 28, 2002
----------------------------
   (James A. Cardwell, Jr.)


/s/ Timothy M. Hinchman         Director                                   March 28, 2002
----------------------------
   (Timothy M. Hinchman)


/s/ Joseph R. Berkel            Director                                   March 28, 2002
----------------------------
   (Joseph R. Berkel)


/s/ Eddie H. Brailsford         Director                                   March 28, 2002
----------------------------
   (Eddie H. Brailsford)


/s/ Bjorn Ahlstrom              Director                                   March 28, 2002
   (Bjorn Ahlstrom)


/s/ Larry J. Zine               Director                                   March 28, 2002
----------------------------
   (Larry J. Zine)
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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Exhibit
   No.    Exhibit Description
--------  -------------------
<S>        <C>
 3.1(aa)  Amended and Restated Certificate of Limited Partnership of Petro Stopping Centers, L.P.

 3.2(gg)  Fourth Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of Petro Stopping
          Centers, L.P., dated July 23, 1999, by and among Petro Inc., as a General
          Partner and Petro Stopping Centers Holdings, L.P., Petro Holdings GP,
          L.L.C. and James A. Cardwell, Jr., as Limited Partners.

 3.3(bb)  Certificate of Incorporation of Petro Financial Corporation.

 3.4(bb)  Bylaws of Petro Financial Corporation.

 4.1(hh)  Agreement with Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to
          Item 601 (b)(4)(iii)(a) of Regulation S-K to furnish certain
          documents relating to the 12 1/2% Senior Notes due 2002.

 4.2(aa)  Indenture, dated as of January 30, 1997 among Petro Stopping
          Centers, L.P., Petro Financial Corporation and State Street Bank
          and Trust Company, as trustee, relating to Petro Stopping Centers,
          L.P.'s $135.0 million principal amount 10 1/2% Senior Notes due
          2007.

 4.3(aa)  Form of 10 1/2% Senior Note due 2007.

 4.4(aa)  Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 29, 1997, by and
          among Petro Stopping Centers, L.P., Petro Financial Corporation
          and First Trust National Association, relating to Petro Stopping
          Centers, L.P.'s $100.0 million principal amount 12 1/2% Senior
          Notes due 2002.

 4.5(hh)  Supplemental Indenture, dated July 23, 1999, by and among
          Petro Stopping Centers, L.P., Petro Financial Corporation and
          State Street Bank and Trust Company, relating to Petro Stopping
          Centers, L.P.'s 10 1/2% Senior Notes due 2007.

 4.7(ll)  Third Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement, dated
          as of March 30, 2001, among Petro Stopping Centers, L.P., Fleet National
          Bank (formerly known as BankBoston, N.A.) and the other lending
          institutions listed on Schedule 1 hereto and Fleet National Bank (formerly
          known as BankBoston, N.A.), as Agent, First Union National Bank, as
          Documentation Agent and Fleet Securities, Inc., as Arranger.

10.1(bb)  Surety Drive lease agreement, dated April 30, 1992, between James A.
          Cardwell and Petro Stopping Centers, L.P.

10.2(cc)  Form of the Company's Franchise Agreement.
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<TABLE>
<S>       <C>
10.3(bb)  Lease relating to the Effingham, Illinois, Stopping Center, dated May 23,
          1990, between Truck Stop Property Owners, Inc. and Petro Inc.

10.4(bb)  Lease with Option to purchase, dated September 9, 1983, among Vaughn O.
          Seale, Francine S. Dodson, Hazel S. Darouse and Metro Hammond, Inc.

10.5(bb)  Profit Participation Agreement, dated March 1, 1993, between Pelican
          Gaming, Inc. and Petro Truckstops, Inc.

10.6(bb)  Amended and Restated Sublease and Services Agreement dated to
          be effective as of February 26, 1993, between the Company and
          Petro Truckstops, Inc.

10.7(aa)  Amended Split Dollar Life Insurance Agreement, dated as of May 1, 1995,
          among the Company, James A. Cardwell, Jr., Trustee of the James A., and
          Evonne Cardwell Trust Number Two and James A. Cardwell, Jr., Trustee of the
          James A. Cardwell Trust No. Three.

10.8(aa)  Product Services Agreement, dated January 30, 1997, by and between C&R
          Distributing, Inc., a Texas corporation, and Petro Stopping Centers, L.P.

10.9(aa)  Petro/El Paso Amusement Services Agreement, dated January 30,
          1997, by and between El Paso Vending and Amusement Company and
          Petro Stopping Centers, L.P.

10.10(aa) Display Space Agreement, dated January 30, 1997, by and between Motor
          Media, Inc. and Petro Stopping Centers, L.P.

10.11(dd) Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement of Petro Travel
          Plaza, LLC, dated as of December 5, 1997, among the Company, Tejon
          Ranch Company, as Guarantor.

10.12(ee) Petro Stopping Centers Deferred Compensation Plan Agreement, dated November 26, 1997.

10.13(ff) Employment Agreement, dated February 10, 1999, by and between James A.
          Cardwell, Sr. and Petro Stopping Centers, L.P.

10.14(ff) Employment Agreement, dated February 10, 1999, by and between James A.
          Cardwell, Jr. and Petro Stopping Centers, L.P.

10.16(gg) Amended and Restated PMPA Motor Fuels Franchise Agreement,
          dated July 23, 1999, by and between Exxon Mobil Corporation and
          Petro Stopping Centers, L.P.

10.17(gg) Master Supply Contract for Resale of Oils and Greases, dated
          July 23, 1999, by and between Exxon Mobil Corporation and Petro
          Stopping Centers, L.P.

10.18(ii) Property Lease Agreement, dated November 12, 1998, between Petro
          Stopping Centers, L.P. and Petro Truckstops, Inc.

10.19(jj) Fuel Carrier Agreement, dated March 1, 2000, between Petro Stopping
          Centers, L.P. and C&R Distributing, Inc.

10.20(jj) Petro Parts and Service Agreements, dated May 3, 2000, between Petro Stopping
          Centers, L.P. and Volvo Trucks North America, Inc.

10.21(kk) Lease agreement, dated October 25, 2000, between San Luis
          Partnership and Petro Stopping Centers, L.P.

10.22*    Lease agreement, dated January 8, 2002, between TSP Holdings, LLC and
          Petro Stopping Centers, L.P.
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<S>       <C>
21.1(aa)  Subsidiaries of the Company.

24.1*     Power of Attorney (included as part of the signature page of this Annual Report).
</TABLE>

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(aa) Incorporated by reference to Petro Stopping Centers, L.P.'s Annual Report
     on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996.

(bb) Incorporated by reference to Petro Stopping Centers, L.P.'s Registration
     Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 33-76154).

(cc) Incorporated by reference to Petro Stopping Centers, L.P.'s Annual Report
     on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997.

(dd) Incorporated by reference to Petro Stopping Centers, L.P.'s Quarterly
     Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1998.

(ee) Incorporated by reference to Petro Stopping Centers, L.P.'s Annual Report
     on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998.

(ff) Incorporated by reference to Petro Stopping Centers, L.P.'s Quarterly
     Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1999.

(gg) Incorporated by reference to Petro Stopping Centers, L.P.'s Current Report
     on Form 8-K, filed on August 6, 1999.

(hh) Incorporated by reference to Petro Stopping Centers Holdings, L.P.
     Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-87371).

(ii) Incorporated by reference to Petro Stopping Centers, L.P.'s Quarterly
     Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2000.

(jj) Incorporated by reference to Petro Stopping Centers, L.P.'s Quarterly
     Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2000.

(kk) Incorporated by reference to Petro Stopping Centers, L.P.'s Annual Report
     on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000.

(ll) Incorporated by reference to Petro Stopping Centers, L.P.'s Quarterly
     Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2001.

* Filed herewith

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