Speedy Freight
Bottom line
- Total investment $75K – $194K including a $50K franchise fee, 30.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $1.1M/year (median $1.1M).
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 60/100.
- Emerging franchise — only 1 year of franchising with 10 units. Early-stage systems carry higher risk but may offer better territory availability.
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 Speedy Freight unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
-100%
Negative
Overview
About
Speedy Freight franchisees operate regional freight brokerage or LTL (Less Than Truckload) logistics operations, managing shipper-to-carrier relationships, quote generation, load optimization, and customer service. Day-to-day activities involve order intake, carrier negotiations, freight tracking, compliance documentation, and customer relationship management to generate freight brokerage margins.
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 · 13 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.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Speedy Freight presents meaningful risk: an undisclosed profitability model, minimal system size, unknown growth, and a punitive 30% margin-based royalty that could leave franchisees with inadequate returns.
Score breakdown · what drove the 60 / 100 rating
- 01MINORExtremely high royalty rate of 30% on gross margin (vs. typical 5-7% on revenue) creates severe profitability pressure
- 02MEDNet income not disclosed in Item 19 — impossible to validate actual franchisee earnings or ROI
- 03MEDOnly 10 units system-wide indicates very limited scale, brand recognition, and support infrastructure
- 04MINORUnknown unit growth trajectory suggests stagnation or shrinkage — critical red flag in franchise disclosure
- 05MINORHigh initial investment ($74.75K-$193.75K) coupled with non-transparent profitability is extremely risky
- 06MED5-year term is short; renewal risk unclear with only 10 units and undisclosed financials
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
13 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Speedy Freight · FDD (2026) PDF