TA Express Center
The total investment to open a TA Express Center franchise ranges from $1.1M to $8.0M. The initial franchise fee is $125,000. Ongoing royalties are 4.5%.
What is the TA Express Center franchise?
TA Express Center is a roadside stop where motorists and professional drivers can buy fuel and convenience items. The 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document lists an estimated total initial investment of $1,117,000 to $7,985,000 and an initial franchise fee of $125,000.
The royalty is 4.5 percent of sales, and the franchise agreement lasts 10 years.
TA Express Center is headquartered in Westlake, OH, and was founded in 1972.
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, TA Express Center has 50 locations. Cost figures are based on the 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. To correct a figure, email the current FDD and the differing item numbers to info@peersense.com, and this page will be updated.
Franchising since 1972 · 50 locations
$1.1M to $8.0M
$125,000
50
SBA Lending Activity for TA Express Center
Loan Activity Score
This franchise has not yet been scored by the Franchise Performance Index. Scores are calculated based on public FDD data, SBA loan performance, and system level metrics.
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Key performance metrics for TA Express Center based on SBA lending data
Investment Tier
Premium investment
$1,117,000 to $7,985,000 total
Why TA Express Center Doesn't Appear in Public SBA Data
The SBA 7(a) program publishes loan level data for every approved franchise borrower. TA Express Center does not currently appear in those public records, and that absence carries useful information for prospective franchisees evaluating this brand.
Likely explanations for the absence
- Established brands often rely on internal franchisee financing networks, conventional bank lines, or franchisor provided lease guarantees rather than SBA 7(a), keeping them out of the public SBA dataset.
- Total initial investment exceeds the SBA 7(a) statutory ceiling of $5M. Operators in this brand typically finance through conventional bank, CMBS, or commercial real estate debt rather than 7(a).
Absence from SBA records does not mean a brand is un fundable. It typically means the franchise system uses alternative capital sources, or that current franchisees self fund, secure conventional bank financing, or roll over equity from a prior business sale rather than going through an SBA guaranteed 7(a) loan. For prospective TA Express Center franchisees, the practical question is which financing path actually closes for this brand's profile.
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$11,563
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Reviewed by Edward L. Freeman, Founder and Managing Director, PeerSense
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- He is a Registered Franchise Consultant with Business Alliance, Inc., a credential issued in March 2022, and worked as a franchise consultant there from March 2022 to May 2023.
- His recorded experience includes a $22 million SBA construction loan, with about $16 million funded on the deal.
- In the 12 months through September 30, 2026, PeerSense tracked 912 publicly announced financings with a disclosed size of $361.32 billion. PeerSense Capital Data Report · Methodology page
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