What was the total operating charge for Petro Stopping Center in 2024?
Petro_Stopping_Center Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
tem Installation Fee**. You must pay us a Fifty Thousand Dollar ($50,000) Computer System Installation Fee in connection with the assistance we provide you with installing and setting up certain aspects of your Computer System. The Computer System Installation Fee is due on or before the second Payment Day after the Opening Date. If we, in our sole discretion, allow you to open your TA Truck Service Shop after the Opening Date, then you must pay Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000) on or before the second Payment Day after the Opening Date and the remaining Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000) on or before the first Payment Day after your TA Truck Service shop opens.
- 9.9 IT Security Fee. Beginning on the first full calendar month after the Opening Date, you must pay to us an IT Security Fee (the "IT Security Fee") of One Hundred Dollars ($100) per month. On January 1 of each calendar year the IT Security Fee shall be increased by using the CPI Adjustment. In no event shall the IT Security Fee be less than the then-current IT Security Fee, including upon a renewal under Section 17 of this Agreement or otherwise in connection with a successor Franchise Agreement. In exchange for payment of the IT Security Fee, you will be granted access to certain software and data security technology that we provide to you. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we may required to pay additional amounts to us or third parties in connection with Computer Systems (which may include other data security measures not covered by the IT Security Fee).
- 9.10 Electronic Funds Transfer. You must pay any amounts due us by ACH electronic funds transfer (or such other method as we may specify from time to time) on the due date. You must comply with the procedures we specify in our Manuals and perform such acts and sign and deliver such documents as may be necessary to accomplish payment by this method. On the Report Day designated in the Manuals, you must report to us by electronic means or in written form, as we direct in the Manuals, the Petro Center's true and correct Gross Sales for the immediately preceding Accounting Period, and such other information we require. We may require you to give us authorization, in a form that we designate, to initiate debit entries or credit correction entries to the Petro Center's bank operating account (the "Account") for payments of Royalties and all other amounts due under this Agreement, including any applicable interest charges. If so, you must make the funds available in the Account for withdrawal by electronic transfer no later than the Payment Day. The amount actually transferred from the Account to pay Royalties will be based on the Petro Center's Gross Sales reported to us on the Report Day. If you have not reported the Petro Center's Gross Sales to us for any reporting period, we may transfer from the Account an amount calculated in accordance with our reasonable estimate of the Petro Center's Gross Sales during any such reporting period. If we determine at any time that you have under-reported Gross Sales or underpaid Royalties or other amounts due to us, we will be authorized to immediately initiate a transfer from the Account in the appropriate amount in accordance with the foregoing procedures, including applicable interest and late charges.
Source: Item 14 — Other investments (FDD pages 131–208)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
Based on the 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the document does not explicitly state the 'total operating charge' for Petro Stopping Center in 2024. However, it does mention several fees and expenses that franchisees can expect to pay.
The FDD mentions a monthly IT Security Fee of $100, which is subject to CPI adjustment annually, beginning the first full calendar month after the opening date. Additionally, the franchisee is responsible for royalty fees, advertising fees, and potential interest on late payments, set at an annual rate of 18% or the highest contract rate permitted by law. Franchisees are also responsible for any expenses incurred during the operation of the Petro Center.
Prospective franchisees should inquire about a comprehensive list of all potential operating charges, including but not limited to, insurance, utilities, repairs and maintenance, and local advertising costs. Understanding these costs is crucial for developing an accurate financial projection and assessing the overall profitability of a Petro Stopping Center franchise.