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May 13,
2008
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(Date
of Event Which Requires Filing of this
Statement)
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CUSIP
NO. 894174101
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Page 2 of
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1
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NAMES
OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S.
IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (Entities Only)
Michael
A. Roth and Brian J. Stark, as joint filers pursuant to Rule
13d-1(k)
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2
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CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
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(a)
þ
(b)
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3
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SEC
USE ONLY
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4
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CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United
States of America
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NUMBER
OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
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5
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SOLE
VOTING POWER
0
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6
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SHARED
VOTING POWER
734,500
shares of Common Stock (See Item 4)
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7
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SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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8
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SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
734,500
shares of Common Stock (See Item 4)
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9
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AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
734,500
shares of Common Stock (See Item 4)
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10
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CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES
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¨
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11
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PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
5.1%
(See Item 4)
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12
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TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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CUSIP
NO. 894174101
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Page 3 of
6
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Item
1(a).
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Name
of Issuer:
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TravelCenters
of America LLC (the “Issuer”).
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Item
1(b).
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Address
of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:
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24601
Center Ridge Road
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Suite
200
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Westlake,
OH 44145-5639
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Items
2(a),
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Name of Persons Filing,
Address of Principal
Business Office and
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(b)
and (c).
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Citizenship:
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This
Schedule 13G is being filed on behalf of Michael A. Roth and Brian J.
Stark, as joint filers (collectively, the “Reporting
Persons”).
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The
Reporting Persons have entered into a Joint Filing Agreement, a copy of
which is filed with this Schedule 13G as Exhibit 1, pursuant to which the
Reporting Persons have agreed to file this Schedule 13G jointly in
accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).
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The
principal business office of the Reporting Persons is 3600 South Lake
Drive, St. Francis, WI 53235. The Reporting Persons are
citizens of the United States of America.
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Item
2(d).
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Title
of Class of Securities:
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Common
Stock, no par value per share (the “Common Stock”)
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Item
2(e).
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CUSIP
Number:
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894174101
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Item
3.
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Not
applicable.
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Item
4.
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Ownership.
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(a)
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Amount beneficially
owned:
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734,500
shares of Common Stock*
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NO. 894174101
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(b)
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Percent of
class:
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Based
on 14,489,265 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of May 12, 2008 as
indicated in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly
period ended March 31, 2008, the Reporting Persons hold approximately
5.1%* of the issued and outstanding Common Stock of the
Issuer.
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(c)
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Number of shares to which such person
has:
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(i)
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Sole
power to vote or direct the vote: 0
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(ii)
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Shared
power to vote or direct the vote: 734,500 shares of Common
Stock*
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(iii)
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Sole
power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0
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(iv)
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Shared
power to dispose of or direct the disposition of: 734,500 shares of Common
Stock*
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*The
Reporting Persons beneficially own an aggregate of 734,500 shares of
Common Stock. The foregoing amount of Common Stock and
percentage ownership represent the combined indirect holdings of Michael
A. Roth and Brian J. Stark.
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All
of the foregoing represents an aggregate of 734,500 shares of Common Stock
held directly by Stark Master Fund Ltd. (“Stark Master”), Stark Global
Opportunities Master Fund Ltd. ("Stark Global") and Stark Criterion Master
Fund Ltd (“Stark Criterion”). The Reporting Persons direct the
management of Stark Offshore Management LLC (“Stark Offshore”), which acts
as the investment manager and has sole power to direct the management of
Stark Master. The Reporting Persons direct the management of
Stark Global Opportunities Management LLC (“Stark Management”), which acts
as the investment manager and has sole power to direct the management of
Stark Global. The Reporting Persons direct the management of
Stark Criterion Management LLC (“Stark Criterion Management”), which acts
as the investment manager and has sole power to direct the management of
Stark Criterion. As the Managing Members of Stark Offshore,
Stark Management, and Stark Criterion Management, the Reporting Persons
possess voting and dispositive power over all of the foregoing
shares. Therefore, for the purposes of Rule 13d-3 under the
Exchange Act, the Reporting Persons may be deemed to be the beneficial
owners of, but hereby disclaim such beneficial ownership of, the foregoing
shares.
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CUSIP
NO. 894174101
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Page 5 of
6
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Item
5.
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Ownership
of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
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Not
applicable
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Item
6.
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Ownership
of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
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Not
applicable
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Item
7.
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Identification
and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being
Reported By the Parent Holding Company.
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Not
applicable
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Item
8.
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Identification
and Classification of Members of the Group.
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Not
applicable
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Item
9.
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Notice
of Dissolution of a Group.
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Not
applicable
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Item
10.
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Certification.
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By
signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the
securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the
purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of
the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in
connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose
or effect.
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CUSIP
NO. 894174101
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Page 6 of
6
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Dated: May
23, 2008
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/s/
Michael A. Roth
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Michael
A. Roth
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/s/
Brian J. Stark
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Brian
J. Stark
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