FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   KLEIFGES MARK LAWRENCE 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/26/2007 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TRAVELCENTERS OF AMERICA LLC [AMEX: TA] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES TRUST, 400 CENTRE STREET 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Treasurer 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NEWTON, MA 02458 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Shares 0 (1) D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
KLEIFGES MARK LAWRENCE C/O HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES TRUST 400 CENTRE STREET NEWTON, MA 02458	Â	Â	  Treasurer	Â

Signatures

/s/ Mark L. Kleifges		01/26/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	TA is currently a wholly owned subsidiary of HPT TA Properties Trust (HPT TA Properties), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hospitality Properties Trust (HPT). HPT TA Properties will own all of the equity interests in TA at the time this Form 3 is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. None of the officers or directors of TA own any shares of TA at that time. Following the closing of the acquisition of TravelCenters of America, Inc. by HPT, HPT TA Properties plans to distribute all of its equity interest in TA to HPT. HPT has announced that it intends to spin off all of its shares of TA. If the spinoff takes place, the reporting person intends to file a Form 4 or 5, if and as applicable, reflecting his ownership, if any, of shares of TA.

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