From the filings
The 2026 Petro Stopping Centers Franchise Disclosure Document does not name specific software decision-makers at its Ohio headquarters, nor does it mandate a particular technology stack. For software vendors, this means the addressable market size and purchasing process remain opaque based solely on the FDD. The document provides no unit counts, no average unit volume, and no royalty or term figures, making direct qualification difficult without further research.
For software vendors selling into US franchise brands.
Franchisor behaviours
18 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 1 explicit no; 15 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.
Accounting
Must the franchisee use an accounting or bookkeeping system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You must report Gross Sales and other business information to us using the format, reporting system and accounting system (the “Accounting System”) that we require from time to time.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You agree to furnish to us on such forms that we prescribe from time to time: (a) on the Report Day, a report on your Gross Sales during the preceding Accounting Period; (b) within 30 days after the end of each Accounting Period, a profit and loss statement and supporting documents for the Petro Center for the…
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesFranchise agreement
We may establish supply facilities or servicing capabilities owned by us or our Affiliates which we may designate as an Approved Supplier or Preferred Vendor.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesFranchise agreement
We may periodically change the Accounting System and the suppliers of accounting services.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesFranchise agreement
We and our Affiliates may retain all revenue and other remuneration we receive from Approved Suppliers or Preferred Vendors without restriction (unless the supplier or vendor requires otherwise).
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesFranchise agreement
A charge not to exceed the reasonable cost of the inspection and the actual cost of the test will be paid by you or the supplier.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesFranchise agreement
If you desire to purchase or lease any unapproved product, supplies, service or equipment or purchase or lease any approved product, supplies, service or equipment from an unapproved supplier, you must notify us in writing and request approval.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
authorize the transfer of such numbers and directory listings to us or at our direction and/or instruct the telephone company to forward all calls made to your telephone numbers to numbers we specify
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You must be Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) compliant and remain compliant at all times.
Franchise management
Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?
YesFranchise agreement
You agree to present to your customers such evaluation forms that we periodically prescribe and to participate and/or request your customers to participate in any surveys performed by us or on our behalf.
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
To determine whether you and the Petro Center are complying with this Agreement and all Petro System Standards, we and our designated agents have the right at any time during your regular business hours, and without prior notice to you, to: (a) inspect the Petro Center and any other aspect of or facility used by the…
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
You agree to comply with our Petro System Standards prescribed from time to time in the Manuals, or otherwise communicated to you in writing or other tangible form.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesFranchise agreement
You may not commence operations at any Site unless and until we have approved the Site.
Operations
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesFranchise agreement
We may require that you purchase from us, or Approved Suppliers, Products, the Proprietary Supplies, Motor Fuel and/or DEF.
Payments
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesFranchise agreement
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.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Computer Systems The software, hardware equipment, technology, and related services we specify that you must utilize in the operation of your Petro Center, which may include internet, fuel desk systems, inventory systems, shower systems, loyalty systems, point of sale systems and such other computer systems we…
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesFranchise agreement
We have the right as often as we deem appropriate (including on a daily basis) to access all computer registers and other Computer Systems that you are required to maintain in connection with the operation of the Petro Center and to retrieve all information relating to the Petro Center’s operations.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesFranchise agreement
Our grant of a Renewal Term is also conditioned on the satisfactory completion by you (or your Owners) of any new training and refresher programs regarding the Petro System or Petro System Standards as we may reasonably require.
Petro Stopping Centers operates in the automotive services segment, with its headquarters in Ohio. For software vendors evaluating whether to pitch this franchise system, the 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document presents a sparse picture. The FDD does not disclose the total number of units, the split between franchised and company-owned locations, or any year-over-year unit growth rate. Without these figures, the addressable market size remains unknown. Average unit volume (AUV) is also not provided, making it difficult to model the financial capacity of individual locations to invest in new software.
The absence of these metrics means vendors must rely on external research or direct outreach to gauge the opportunity. The FDD’s silence on unit economics and scale is itself a signal: this is not a franchise system that publicly telegraphs its footprint through the disclosure document.
The 2026 FDD does not list any executives in Item 1. No CEO, CIO, CTO, or VP of Operations is named. This leaves the software purchasing authority entirely undefined from the document’s perspective. In franchise systems where the franchisor exerts strong central control, the buying center typically sits at HQ. Where the franchisor is hands-off, multi-unit operators or individual franchisees may hold purchasing power. For Petro Stopping Centers, the FDD provides no clues either way. Vendors should assume a mixed or unknown decision-maker landscape until they can confirm otherwise through direct engagement.
Item 11 of the 2026 FDD, which typically outlines required or recommended technology systems, contains no mandates or vendor names. There is no mention of a point-of-sale system, back-office platform, inventory management tool, or any other operational software. This does not necessarily mean the franchisees operate without technology; it means the franchisor does not impose a standardized stack through the franchise agreement. For a software vendor, this can be a double-edged sword: no incumbent to displace, but also no centralized procurement lever to pull.
Item 8 of the FDD, which often describes purchasing requirements and designated suppliers, yields no extract. This suggests the franchisor does not compel franchisees to buy from specific vendors, or at least does not disclose such arrangements in the FDD. Similarly, Item 17, which covers renewal, termination, and transfer terms, provides no extract that would hint at contract cycles or windows when franchisees might revisit their software choices. The initial franchise term length is also not disclosed. Without these data points, vendors cannot time their outreach around renewal periods or contract expirations.
The 2026 Petro Stopping Centers FDD is embedded below for direct review. Filed with state franchise regulators, this document is the primary legal disclosure provided to prospective franchisees. For software vendors, it serves a different purpose: a baseline intelligence artifact. While this FDD lacks the unit counts, executive names, and tech mandates that make other filings actionable, it still establishes the legal and operational framework within which any software sale would occur. Read it to confirm what is not mandated, and use that absence to shape your discovery questions when you engage the brand.
For a ranked target list of franchise systems with clearer technology signals and known decision-makers, FranCloud can help you prioritize your pipeline.
Questions vendors ask
Every number on this page traces back to this document. Read it in full, page by page. Buy the original PDF to download, search, and annotate it.
View only A one-time purchase: the original filing, yours to keep.
FDD alert
We’ll email you the moment Petro Stopping Centers files a new annual FDD, usually the freshest signal of a vendor change.
Operator footprint
No franchisee network yet. Petro Stopping Centers’s latest FDD reports no franchised locations.
Related Automotive services brands
Primary franchise filings · updated June 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.