What are the requirements for staffing levels at a Petro Stopping Center?
Petro_Stopping_Center Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
ortion of the Managing Owner's interest in you that would reduce the Managing Owner's equity interest or voting rights in you to less than 20% of the total is deemed a "transfer" of an interest and is subject to the terms and conditions of Section 16 hereof; and any failure to comply with such terms and conditions is a default by you under this Agreement. The initial Managing Owner is listed at Exhibit "A". Notwithstanding the foregoing, if you or your Affiliates are developing and operating multiple Petro Centers, you need designate only one Managing Owner for your or your Affiliates' operation, not one for each Petro Center.
- 7.12 Personnel; Managers. The Petro Center must, at all times be under the direct dayto-day supervision and control of managers, as specified in the Manuals. All managers must complete training regarding the Petro System and Petro System Standards (as set forth in Section 6) and be approved by us. If you change manager(s), you must immediately notify us and ensure that the new manager(s) promptly completes all training regarding the Petro System and Petro System Standards. All Personnel must meet every requirement imposed by applicable federal, state and local law and those required by us as a condition to their employment. All Persons you employ that have access to any of the Confidential Information, including your managers, must sign a Confidentiality Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit "F". You are responsible to have such Confidentiality Agreement signed and sent to us before such Person is granted any access to Confidential Information.
Source: Item 14 — Other investments (FDD pages 131–208)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Petro Stopping Center's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, staffing levels are determined by Petro System Standards. The Petro Center must be under the direct, day-to-day supervision and control of managers, as specified in the manuals.
All managers must complete training regarding the Petro System and Petro System Standards and be approved by Petro Stopping Center. If a franchisee changes managers, they must immediately notify Petro Stopping Center and ensure that the new managers promptly complete all required training. All personnel must meet every requirement imposed by applicable federal, state, and local law and those required by Petro Stopping Center as a condition of their employment.
Furthermore, all personnel with access to confidential information, including managers, must sign a Confidentiality Agreement. The franchisee is responsible for ensuring this agreement is signed and sent to Petro Stopping Center before access to confidential information is granted. A Managing Owner is required who owns at least 20% equity interest. The Managing Owner must complete initial and additional training regarding the Petro System and Petro System Standards.