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    Thursday, November 20, 2008

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Pilot Travel Centers, LLC Selects TelaPoint’s Petroleum Supply Chain Solution

Largest U.S. Travel Center Corporation will use TelaFuel to improve management of fuel inventory and transportation scheduling operations

LOUISVILLE, KY — March 30, 2004 — TelaPoint, Inc., a leading Internet supply chain software provider for the Convenience Store and Petroleum industry, today announced that Pilot Travel Centers, LLC has selected its TelaFuelTM Internet software solution to streamline and manage its fuel replenishment operation.  Pilot Travel Centers will use TelaFuel, a browser-based application suite, to improve management of fuel inventory and transportation scheduling operations across its more than 260 travel center locations in 39 states and its 67 regional convenience stores in Tennessee and Virginia.  With TelaFuel, Pilot Travel Centers will achieve significant benefits including the ability to optimize fuel inventory and transportation scheduling operations, and improve the efficiency of its centralized dispatch team.

“Implementing TelaFuel at Pilot Travel Centers supports our strategy to build a highly efficient central dispatch operation in Knoxville, Tennessee,” said Alan Wright, Vice President of Supply and Distribution for Pilot Travel Centers, LLC. “We have been working closely with TelaPoint to assist them in evolving their supply chain offering to meet the needs of our high volume diesel operation that can require the delivery of over 1200 transport loads on peak days.”

“TelaPoint is extremely proud to work with Pilot Travel Centers, LLC and is committed to assisting Pilot in achieving their retail petroleum and fleet management objectives.” said TelaPoint’s President, Mike Dahlem.  “Pilot’s selection of TelaFuel is further evidence that our Internet petroleum supply chain vision is being embraced across the industry.”

TelaFuel is an Internet supply chain software solution that includes Smart ReplenishmentTM, Smart BuyingTM and Smart InvoicingTM.  The TelaFuel solution helps companies realize fewer communication errors with transportation partners, lower fuel inventory and replenishment costs, make better fuel purchasing and pricing decisions, and streamline fuel invoice reconciliation.

All TelaPointTM customers have secure access through browser-based software applications allowing for timely and accurate communication with their authorized trading partners.  TelaPoint’s Internet services extend and redefine interaction and collaboration between trading partners in the Convenience Store and Petroleum supply chains.

About Pilot Travel Centers, LLC

Pilot Travel Centers, LLC is a joint venture with 50 percent ownership by Findlay, Ohio based Marathon Ashland Petroleum, LLC and 50% by Knoxville, Tennessee based Pilot Corporation.  Pilot Travel Centers, LLC operates the country’s largest travel center network with more than 260 locations in 39 states.  In addition to its ownership in Pilot Travel Centers, LLC, Pilot Corporation operates 67 convenience stores in Tennessee and Virginia.  Pilot Travel Centers, LLC distributes nearly 18 percent of all over-the-road diesel sold in the United States and has annual revenues in excess of $5.0 billion.

About TelaPoint

TelaPoint, Inc. is the first Internet platform software company to provide business-to-business applications focused exclusively on the Convenience Store and Petroleum industry.  The TelaPoint application suite enables convenience stores and fuel outlets to improve the efficiency of their fuel replenishment, buying and administrative operations.  Founded in February 1999, TelaPoint is a privately held company headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.

Additional information on TelaPoint is available via the Internet at www.telapoint.com or through email at media@telapoint.com.   TelaPoint, TelaFuel, Smart Replenishment, Smart Buying, Smart Invoicing, and the TelaPoint logo are trademarks of TelaPoint, Incorporated.  All rights reserved.  All other company and product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated and are acknowledged.


For More Information Contact:
Mike Dahlem
President
TelaPoint, Incorporated
200 Distillery Commons, Suite 445
Louisville, KY 40206
Phone: 502.569.7500 ext.230
Fax: 502.569.7505

E-mail: mdahlem@telapoint.com