Here’s a plug-and-play paid-membership model for a luxury drivers’ rest & lifestyle hub that fits a rural distribution gateway like Tiller. It’s built to monetize daily essentials (fuel/charging, showers, secure parking, meals) while upselling high-margin wellness/entertainment.
1) Customer segments (and what they value)
- Pro drivers (CDL, owner-ops, fleets): secure parking, showers, laundry, cheap fuel/DEF, fast meals, quiet sleep, quick wellness (15–30 min massage/stretch), dispatch-friendly amenities.
- Vanlife/RV & road-trippers: EV charging, family showers, kids zone, groceries, activities, day passes.
- Local/regional residents & staff at nearby sites: fitness, spa/beauty, concerts, dining, co-work, social club.
- Corporate/Fleet buyers: fuel/charging & parking at scale, predictable driver amenities → safety & retention.
2) Membership tiers (monthly; annual = 10% off)
Day Pass (non-member): $15
- Lounge, showers, Wi-Fi, lockers (single use). Pays for itself vs truck stops.
Road Silver: $15/mo
- Fuel discount: $0.05/gal (or 5% off kWh).
- 2 free showers/mo (+$5 extras), Wi-Fi, basic lounge & nap pods (30 min/day).
- 10% off hot meals & coffee.
- Same-day EV supercharger queue priority.
Road Gold: $39/mo
- Fuel $0.10/gal off (or 8% off kWh), 2 hrs secure parking/night included.
- 1 laundry cycle/wk, premium nap pods (2× 45 min/wk).
- Wellness credit $15/mo (chair massage, stretch, sauna).
- 15% off meals, retail, showers unlimited.
- 1 guest pass/mo.
Road Platinum: $99/mo
- Fuel $0.15/gal off (or 12% off kWh), overnight parking 10 nights/mo.
- Wellness credit $60/mo (can combine); beauty services 10% off.
- Priority EV/DCFC slots (10% price cut), car wash ext. included 2×/mo.
- Club access: cinema, live events access line; 2 guest passes/mo.
- Luggage storage & parcel pickup.
Elite+ (Driver & Family/Lifestyle): $199/mo
- Fuel $0.20/gal off (or 15% off kWh), unlimited standard parking, tractor/trailer slot discount.
- Wellness credit $150/mo (spa, PT, cryo, IV—where permitted).
- Beauty/hair 15% off; gym/sauna/steam unlimited.
- Concierge booking (golf, biking, tours), premium lounge, shower suite reservations.
- 4 guest passes/mo; VIP event seating presale.
Fleet & Corporate plans
- Fleet Lite: $12/driver/mo (min 50) → Silver benefits + invoice billing.
- Fleet Pro: $29/driver/mo → near-Platinum perks (no family benefits), dedicated parking quota, driver performance rewards.
- Depot Add-On: dedicated yard/charger allocations, per-driver wellness stipend.
Founders Lifetime (crowdfunding perk): $1,500–$3,000 one-time; maps to Platinum/Elite+, limited 500–1,000 units. Great for seed Capital Expense.
3) Discounts & credits
- Fuel: price-protected via wholesale program; target –$0.05 to –$0.20/gal for members. Gross margin kept by blend of interchange on embedded payments + food/retail basket uplift.
- EV/DC fast charging: 8–15% member discount off posted tariff; margin protected with dynamic pricing (time-of-day).
- Wellness credits: prepaid breakage lifts margin. Typical services 60–75% gross margin (after labor share).
- Food & beverage: members get 10–15% off; aim for 58–65% gross margin on coffee & quick-serve.
4) Facilities & access (what’s gated to members)
- Members-only quiet lounge, reserved shower suites, nap pods, laundry, parcel lockers, co-work.
- Secure truck/RV parking with LPR/RFID access (Platinum+ allocations).
- Wellness: chair massage bars (15 min), stretch stations, express facial/hair; full spa for higher tiers.
- Entertainment: cinema, live music, dance floor; ticketing with member presales & seat blocks.
- Activities: bike rentals, skills loop; kart/racing track if permitted; scenic shuttles/tours.
- Golfing: sim bays initially; partner with nearby courses for tee-time blocks.
5) Unit economics (starter targets)
- ARPU (monthly)
- Silver: $26 (subs 15 + avg $11 margin on fuel/food upsell)
- Gold: $72 (39 + 33 ancillary)
- Platinum: $165 (99 + 66 ancillary)
- Elite+: $320 (199 + 121 ancillary)
- Fleet Pro: $45/driver
- COGS & opex (steady-state)
- Fuel gross margin: $0.12–$0.20/gal (blended after discounts).
- EV charging gross margin: 20–35% (after demand charges; optimize with off-peak fills).
- Food/coffee: 35–42% COGS.
- Wellness labor share: 40–55% of service price (move some to contractors/rev-share).
- Contribution margin goal: >35% at site level by month 18 with 4–6k members.
- Breakeven sketch: 2,500–3,000 members (mixed tiers) + weekday average 45% EV/fuel bay utilization + 60% nightly parking.
6) Pricing psychology & benefits design
- “Credits + Status”: monthly credits (burn or roll 1 month) + visible status (queue priority, reserved parking, presales).
- Founder pins & plaques: visible recognition in lounge, priority seating forever.
- Dynamic bundles: weather or event-based pop-ups (e.g., “Snow Day Pack”: soup + sauna + laundry for 1 credit).
- Family add-on: $9–$19/mo per adult; kids free for cinema & pool.
7) Partnerships that lower CapEx and boost appeal
- Fuel/EV: co-brand with a major for wholesale & marketing fund; vendor-finance DC fast chargers.
- Wellness/beauty: rev-share with local practitioners; bookable through your app.
- Food hall: anchor QSR + local chef stalls; cloud kitchen for late night.
- Entertainment: touring promoter for monthly live shows; cinema distributor for second-run films.
- Golf/biking/outdoors: nearby course & trail operators—bundle tee times and rentals.
- Payments/financing: embedded wallet with fleet invoicing; offer buy-now-pay-later only for large repair bills (not meals).
8) Crowd-funding & crowd-sourcing hooks
- Membership pre-sale: target $500k–$1.5M cash from 2,000–4,000 pre-purchased annuals + 500 Lifetime Founders.
- Name-a-thing: bays, showers, massage, sauna rooms, concert seats; $2–10k each.
- Community shifts: a vetted on-call pool for event nights (paid via app wallet).
- Local equity: Reg CF/A+ revenue-share notes tied to site EBITDA (work with securities counsel).
10) KPI dashboard (what you watch weekly)
- Members (total/active), ARPU, tier mix, churn (<3%/mo retail; <1%/mo fleet).
- Fuel/EV throughput & bay utilization by hour.
- Parking occupancy (day/night) & violation rate.
- Wellness utilization (credits breakage >20%, wait times <10 min).
- Food attach rate (ratio of F&B transactions to visits) → goal 0.6–0.8.
- Event ROI (ticket revenue + F&B uplift – talent costs).
- NPS by segment (pro drivers vs locals vs families).
11) 120-day rollout (scrappy to premium)
- Days 0–30: Membership tech (app + LPR/RFID), founding offer, corporate fleet outreach, soft-open café, day-pass ops, 20 EV stalls online.
- Days 31–60: Launch Silver/Gold; showers, laundry, nap pods; start chair-massage bar; weekend movie nights.
- Days 61–90: Add Platinum/Elite+, secure overnight parking, spa rooms, beauty express, gym/sauna. First live concert.
- Days 91–120: Open golf sim bays, bike rentals; finalize fleet contracts; founders event; refine pricing from usage data.