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Power Trucks USA

Automotive - Repair & ServiceFranchising since 2021Website
Investment
$224K – $463K
56th pct Repair & Serv…
Avg revenue
$2.4M
47th pct Repair & Serv…
Royalty
6.0%
17th pct Repair & Serv…
Units
1
1st pct Repair & Serv…
SBA default

Bottom line

  • Total investment $224K – $463K including a $40K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
  • Average unit revenue of $2.4M/year. Estimated payback in 1.5 years.
  • Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 62/100.
  • 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

Legal entity
Power Trucks USA Franchising LLC
Parent company
Whitecap Enterprises II, LLC
Incorporated in
Delaware
HQ
156 Alexandria Pike, Warrenton, Virginia 20186
Auditor
Reese CPA LLC
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$0
vs $0 prior year
⚠ Going-concern note
Disclosed in FDD 2023
Status as of 2023; may have been resolved in a later filing we don't yet have.

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 Power Trucks USA unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $2,383,855
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: automotive
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $224K–$463K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $74K–$120K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

97%

Above typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$429K
EBITDA margin
18.0%
Total invested
$441K
Payback
12 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing

What would 25 Power Trucks USA units return on equity?

Edit assumptions

Equity IRR · 5-yr

26.8%

3.28× MOIC

Year-1 DSCR

3.06×

EBITDA ÷ debt service

Equity required

$13.4M

on $26.2M purchase

Total debt

$12.9M

SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note

SBA 7(a) request ($13.1M) exceeds the $5M program cap. Excess capped automatically; backfill via conventional or equity.

Overview

About

Power Trucks USA franchisees operate mobile truck customization and aftermarket service centers, performing modifications such as lift kits, performance upgrades, exterior customization, and truck accessories. Daily operations typically include customer consultations, technical installations, parts inventory management, and direct customer service delivery.

CEO
Jeremiah Fiel
Founded
2020
FDD year
2023
States available
1

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$224K – $463K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$74K – $120K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$40K
Royalty
6.0%
Percentage of Gross Sales · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
1.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
7.0%
vs 9–13% typical
Payback period
1.5 yrs
From v3 / Item 19

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$2.4M
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
Item 19 type
Company-owned
Sample size
1 units
vs category median 59 · small
Range (low → high)
$2.4M$2.6M
Cohort dispersion
Transparency
9 / 5
vs category median 4 / 5 · above
Revenue rank47th
vs Automotive - Repair & Service peers
Investment cost rank56th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank17th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank1th
vs Automotive - Repair & Service peers
Risk score rank57th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
1
Opened
0
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
1
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
0%
vs corporate-owned
2021
0±0
Franchised units
2022
0
Franchised units
2023
0
Franchised units

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

62
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE62 / 100

Single-unit franchise with unverified financial claims, high investment requirements, and zero demonstrable growth creates significant uncertainty about replicability and franchisee success probability.

Score breakdown · what drove the 62 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINOROnly 1 unit in system creates extreme selection bias in financial data and zero growth trajectory visibility
  2. 02MINORHigh investment range ($223K-$463K) with modest average net income ($235K) yields thin 51-105% ROI window
  3. 03MINORNo Item 19 financial performance representation limits ability to verify if $2.38M avg revenue is achievable or outlier
  4. 04MINORUnknown growth trajectory with single unit prevents assessment of system viability and scalability
  5. 05MINOR6% royalty on gross sales (not net) creates cash flow pressure during slow periods

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Radius or Population
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
10 years
Online sales rights
Granted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
Virginia

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
15 hrs
On-the-job training
34 hrs
POS system
AutoLeap
Operating tech stack

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.

No franchisee contacts available for Power Trucks USA. This brand's FDD Item 20 did not include a contactable franchisee list.

FDD download

Power Trucks USA · FDD (2023) PDF

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