Does Petro Stopping Center charge for on-site evaluations, and if so, what expenses are included?
Petro_Stopping_Center Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Provide on-site evaluations in response to your reasonable request for site approval. We will not provide on-site evaluations for any proposed site before we receive the required information and materials concerning the proposed site. We may charge you for our reasonable expenses incurred with on-site evaluations, including the cost of travel, lodging, meal per diem and wages (Franchise Agreement, Section 4.1).
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 44–53)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Petro Stopping Center's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, they may charge franchisees for on-site evaluations. These evaluations are provided in response to a franchisee's reasonable request for site approval, but only after Petro Stopping Center receives the necessary information and materials about the proposed site.
Petro Stopping Center may charge franchisees for reasonable expenses incurred during these on-site evaluations. These expenses specifically include the cost of travel, lodging, meal per diem, and wages for the personnel conducting the evaluation.
This means that a prospective Petro Stopping Center franchisee should factor in these potential costs when budgeting for site selection and pre-opening expenses. The franchisee will need to cover these costs in addition to other expenses like those for a licensed architect to adapt the Development Plans for the site.