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                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-1 of our
report dated March 10, 2000 relating to the financial statements of
TravelCenters of America Inc., which appears in such Registration Statement. We
also consent to the references to us under the headings "Experts" and "Selected
Financial Data" in such Registration Statement.

                                        /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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Cleveland, Ohio
December 19, 2000



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