Fleet Clean
Bottom line
- Total investment $188K – $459K including a $10K franchise fee, 8.5% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $754K/year (median $619K). Estimated payback in 1.7 years.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 44/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 10 loans (below the industry average).
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 Fleet Clean unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
13%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Fleet Clean franchisees operate commercial vehicle cleaning and detailing services, typically serving fleet customers (corporate, municipal, delivery). Daily operations include managing crews, scheduling routes, handling customer accounts, and managing equipment maintenance while scaling a labor-dependent service business.
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 20 · 24 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Fleet Clean presents moderate-to-caution risk due to undisclosed financial substantiation, modest system growth, and reliance on unverified revenue claims in a capital-intensive business model.
Score breakdown · what drove the 44 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 financial performance representations disclosed — cannot independently verify claimed $754k average revenue or $193k net income
- 02MINORModest unit growth of 8.1% YoY suggests slowing expansion; unclear if growth is organic or offset by closures
- 03MINORHigh initial investment range ($188k–$459k) against 8.5% royalty creates breakeven pressure if revenue underperforms projections
- 04HIGHGoing Concern flag is FALSE but phrasing is ambiguous — confirm franchisor financial stability and whether this indicates past liquidity concerns
- 05MEDLimited unit base of 57 locations indicates smaller, less-proven system with less brand recognition than mature franchises
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
32 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Fleet Clean · FDD (2025) PDF