Bottom line
- Total investment $108K – $155K including a $55K franchise fee, 8.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $1.1M/year. Estimated payback in 0.3 years.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 60/100.
- Auditor disclosed a going-concern note — flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one DuraFleet unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
72%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 DuraFleet units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$683K
on $3.4M purchase
Total debt
$2.7M
SBA $1.7M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
DuraFleet franchisees operate fleet maintenance and management services, likely handling vehicle servicing, repairs, and logistics coordination for commercial customers. Day-to-day operations involve scheduling maintenance appointments, managing technician teams, tracking vehicle service history, and billing customers on a collected gross revenue basis.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 1 state reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
1
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Single-unit franchise with unprotected territory, aggressive fee structure, and no growth track record presents significant validation and competitive risk despite attractive unit economics.
Score breakdown · what drove the 60 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 1 unit in system with unknown growth trajectory — impossible to validate scalability or system viability
- 02MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk; franchisor can license competitors in your service area
- 03MINORRoyalty structure (8% on first $500k) is aggressive relative to 36% average net margin; combined with other fees, profitability compression likely
- 04HIGHNo disclosed litigation but single-unit system limits track record; cannot assess franchisee satisfaction or dispute patterns
- 05MINORItem 19 financial performance based on only 1 franchisee — statistically meaningless; $1.14M revenue is unverifiable sample size
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
2 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
DuraFleet · FDD (2025) PDF