You own a branded truck stop with an unbranded diesel island. The harsh reality is you’re losing money every time a truck passes because your stop isn’t able to process Over The Road (OTR) fleet cards with your current point of sale system.
Word gets out. Then, not only are truckers not stopping to buy your diesel, they’re talking among themselves about it. More of them are avoiding your stop. This results in lost revenue.
For many truck stop owners, this operational misstep isn’t purposeful. You’re simply too overwhelmed with day-to-day operations. The Financial Fuel Services team specializes in negotiating the set-up, merchant interfacing, and installation of new processing systems for truck stops.
Here’s why it’s important to make the switch, what it entails, and how we can help you do it.
Why It’s Critical to Change Processing at Your Stop’s Unbranded Diesel Island
If your truck stop’s diesel island isn’t accepting OTR fleet cards, then it’s losing money. Truckers can’t use their OTR fleet cards. As a result, they go somewhere else. Your reputation as a stop that doesn’t accept OTR fleet cards grows. It’s hard to come back from.
You want to tap into that market as early as possible in your business ownership tenure, even if you’re only getting trucker overflow from larger, nearby stops.
The Benefits of Adding a New Point of Sale System (POS)
Point of sale system represent an investment. The upfront capital notwithstanding, Comdata’s SmartDesq system provides an opportunity to streamline your payment processing while adding increased revenue. Comdata’s SmartSite POS provides payment processing for unattended fueling locations.
For Truck Stops Who Accept OTR Cards Already
The trucking credit card world is distressing, especially for new truck stop owners. There are so many things to consider. Financial Fuel Services works with truck stop owners to facilitate Comdata payment solutions in four stress-free steps.
- We Serve as the Liaison For Comdata.
Our company maintains and excellent partnership with Comdata. A member of our team will reach out to a Comdata sales representatives on your behalf. We’ll discuss what equipment your truck stop will need. Your Comdata sales rep will provide pricing quote. - We Set Up Payment Processing.
Next, our team ensures your retail and OTR cards are set up properly. On the retail side, this would include Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express, Debit, Voyager and Wright Express. On the OTR side, it would include Comdata, EFS, TCH, T-Chek, Fleet One, Multi-Service and Fuelman. Once set up, FFS will continue to provide support for ALL payment processing. - We Facilitate the Implementation of all MID’s into Comdata POS Systems.
FFS will work closely with the Comdata implementation team to ensure all of the retail card and OTR card MID’s are correctly inputted into SmartDesq POS. - We Coordinate Installation with Comdata.
Our team will reach out to Comdata to schedule the Point of sale system installation at your truck stop. Specifically, WHEN the installation will take place and WHO will be handling the installation. FFS will then be available to act on your behalf for any questions that may arise during the installation.
To get started, contact us today. We’re happy to answer any questions or address any concerns you may have.