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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.10

                     AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT dated as of May 26, 2000, by and
among TA Operating Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),
TravelCenters of America, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Holdings"),
and Timothy L. Doane (the "Employee").

              WHEREAS, the Company, Holdings and the Employee are parties to an
Employment Agreement dated as of January 1, 2000 (the "Employment Agreement");
and

              WHEREAS, in light of the proposed merger between Holdings and TCA
Acquisition Corporation and to ensure the success of such transaction, the
parties to the Employment Agreement desire to modify such Employment Agreement
as hereinafter set forth.

              NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the parties' mutual desire to
modify the Employment Agreement and the mutual covenants herein contained, the
parties agree as follows effective May 26, 2000:

     1. Section 3.2 of the Employment Agreement shall be amended by the addition
of the following at the end thereof:

              "Notwithstanding any provision of this Section 3.2 to the
contrary, the Employee shall be deemed to have fully satisfied his individual
MBO target for the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2000, if a Change of Control
shall occur on or before December 31, 2000."

     2. Section 9 to the Employment Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety,
and the following Section 9 shall be substituted therefor:

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     "9. Senior Management Incentive Program. The Employee shall be a
participant in the Company's Senior Management Incentive Program. Under the
Program, the Employee may become entitled to an Incentive Bonus as hereinafter
described:

     9.1 Incentive Bonus. In the event of a Change of Control on or before
December 31, 2000, the Employee shall receive as an Incentive Bonus a single sum
cash payment at the closing of the Change of Control transaction in an amount
equal to twice the sum of one year's Base Salary at the annual rate in effect on
the date of the Change of Control plus the Employee's Target Bonus for the
Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2000; provided, however, that upon the
occurrence of a Change of Control, the Employee shall have no right to an
Incentive Bonus for any subsequent Change of Control transaction."

     3. The remaining terms and provisions of the Employment Agreement shall not
be modified hereby and shall remain in full force and effect.

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              IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment No. 1
to Employment Agreement as of the date first above written.

                              TRAVELCENTERS OF AMERICA, INC.

                              ("Holdings")

                              By:   /s/ Rolf H. Towe
                                    ----------------------------------
                              Name: Rolf H. Towe
                                    ----------------------------------
                              Title: Chairman, Compensation Committee
                                                        Of the Board
                                    ----------------------------------

                              TA OPERATING CORPORATION

                              ("Company")

                              By: /s/ Rolf H. Towe
                                  -------------------------------------
                              Name: Rolf H. Towe
                                    -----------------------------------

                              Title: Chairman, Compensation Committee
                                                        Of the Board
                                    -----------------------------------

                                    /s/ Timothy L. Doane
                                    -----------------------------------
                                    Timothy L. Doane
                                    ("Employee")

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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.11

                     AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
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     AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT dated as of December 14, 2004, by
and among TA Operating Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),
TravelCenters of America, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Holdings"),
and Timothy L. Doane (the "Employee").

                  WHEREAS, the Company, Holdings and the Employee are parties to
an Employment Agreement dated as of January 1, 2000, which agreement was amended
by Amendment No. 1 dated as of May 26, 2000 (the "Employment Agreement"); and

                  WHEREAS, in connection with the promotion of Employee to Chief
Executive Officer of the Company and Holdings, the parties desire to amend
further the Employment Agreement as hereinafter set forth; and

                  NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the parties' mutual desire
to modify the Employment Agreement and the mutual covenants herein contained,
the parties agree as follows effective January 1, 2005:

                  1. Section 2.1 of the Employment Agreement shall be deleted in
its entirety, and the following Section 2.1 shall be substituted therefore:

                  "Subject to Section 5 hereof, during the Term the Employee
         will serve as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company
         and Holdings, in accordance with the Certificates of Incorporation and
         By-Laws of the Company and Holdings, respectively, and subject to the
         direction of, and in accordance with the authority delegated to the
         Employee by, the Boards of Directors of the Company and Holdings".

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                  2. The Base Salary amount set forth in Section 3.1 of the
Employment Agreement shall be changed to Four Hundred Thousand Dollars
($400,000).

                  3. The remaining terms and provisions of the Employment
Agreement shall not be modified hereby and shall remain in full force and
effect.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment No. 2 to
Employment Agreement as of the date first above written.

                                    TRAVELCENTERS OF AMERICA, INC.

                                  ("Holdings")

                                    By:     /s/ Edwin P. Kuhn
                                      --------------------------------

                                    Title:  Chairman & CEO
                                         -----------------------------

                                    TA OPERATING CORPORATION

                                   ("Company")

                                    By:     /s/ Edwin P. Kuhn
                                      --------------------------------

                                    Title:  Chairman & CEO
                                         -----------------------------

                                            /s/ Timothy L. Doane
                                         -----------------------------
                                                 Timothy L. Doane
                                                   ("Employee")

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.12

                    AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

    AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT dated as of March 30, 2006, by and
among TA Operating Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),
TravelCenters of America, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Holdings"), and Timothy
L. Doane (the "Employee").

    WHEREAS, the Company, Holdings and the Employee are parties to an Employment
Agreement dated as of January 1, 2000, which agreement was previously amended by
that certain Amendment No. 1 dated as of May 26, 2000, and that certain
Amendment No. 2 dated as of December 14, 2004 (the "Employment Agreement"); and

    WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend further the Employment Agreement as
hereinafter set forth; and

    NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the parties' mutual desire to modify the
Employment Agreement and the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties
agree as follows effective March 1, 2006:

    1. The Base Salary amount set forth in Section 3.1 of the Employment
Agreement shall be changed to Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($700,000).

    2. The Target Bonus percentage set forth in the second sentence of Section
3.2 of the Employment Agreement shall be changed from seventy-five percent (75%)
to one hundred percent (100%).

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    3. The remaining terms and provisions of the Employment Agreement shall not
be modified hereby and shall remain in full force and effect.

    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment No. 3 to
Employment Agreement as of the date first above written.

                                                  TRAVELCENTERS OF AMERICA, INC.

                                                  ("Holdings")

                                            By:      /s/    Steven B. Gruber
                                                  ------------------------------

                                            Name:           Steven B. Gruber
                                                  ------------------------------

                                            Title:  Chairman of the Compensation
                                                    Committee of the Board
                                                  ------------------------------

                                                  TA OPERATING CORPORATION

                                                  ("Company")

                                            By:      /s/    Steven B. Gruber
                                                  ------------------------------

                                            Name:           Steven B. Gruber
                                                  ------------------------------

                                            Title:  Chairman of the Compensation
                                                    Committee of the Board
                                                  ------------------------------

                                                     /s/    Timothy L. Doane
                                                  ------------------------------

                                                            Timothy L. Doane

                                                            ("Employee")

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