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U-Save Car & Truck Rental

Automotive - Repair & ServiceFranchising since 2023Website
Investment
$168K – $1.5M
44th pct Repair & Serv…
Avg revenue
54th pct Repair & Serv…
Royalty
Units
72
48th pct Repair & Serv…
SBA default

Bottom line

  • Total investment $168K – $1.5M including a $10K franchise fee.
  • No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
  • Rated STRONG with a risk score of 54/100.
  • No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
U-SAVE INTERNATIONAL LLC
Parent company
U-Save Global LLC
Incorporated in
Mississippi
HQ
1888 Main Street, Suite C #440, Madison, Mississippi 39110
Auditor
HORNE LLP
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$4.8M
vs $4.3M prior year

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 U-Save Car & Truck Rental unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
Item 19 not disclosed — typing your own estimate
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: $168K–$1.5M
Working capital
$
FDD reports $10K–$50K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

14%

Below typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$120K
EBITDA margin
16.0%
Total invested
$888K
Payback
89 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.

Overview

About

U-Save Car & Truck Rental franchisees operate local vehicle rental facilities, managing fleet acquisition/maintenance, customer acquisition, bookings, and daily rental operations. Franchisees handle consumer and commercial rental contracts, vehicle logistics, and compete against national competitors (Enterprise, Hertz, Budget) with limited brand recognition beyond their protected territory.

CEO
Richard Lowden
Founded
2022
FDD year
2025
States available
24

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$168K – $1.5M
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$10K – $50K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$10K
Royalty
the greater of 6% of Gross Revenue and $1,500/month (afte…
Ad fund
the greater of 2% of Gross Revenue and $500/month
Total fee load
8.0%
vs 9–13% typical

Item 19

Financial Performance

This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
72
Opened
3
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
0
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
100%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
+4.3%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
+1.4%
Compounded over last 3 years
2023
72+3
Franchised units
2024
69
Franchised units
2025
71
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 20 · 29 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).

AK
ME
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
MT
WY
UT
CO
AZ
NM
ND
SD
NE
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 29 states
Not registered

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

54
Risk · 0-100
STRONG54 / 100

Stagnant franchise system with undisclosed unit economics, recent franchise law litigation, and opaque financial performance makes ROI assessment impossible and suggests elevated operational risk.

Score breakdown · what drove the 54 / 100 rating

  1. 01MEDNo Item 19 (average unit volumes) disclosed—impossible to assess unit economics or ROI
  2. 02MINORSlow unit growth (4.3% YoY) with only 72 locations suggests mature/stagnant system
  3. 03HIGHRecent litigation (2019) alleging Ontario franchise disclosure law violations raises compliance concerns
  4. 04MINORWide investment range ($167,900–$1.5M) indicates inconsistent unit economics or hidden costs
  5. 05MINORRoyalty floor of $1,500/month ($18K annually) creates cash flow pressure for underperforming locations
  6. 06HIGHGoing Concern flagged as 'False' but lack of revenue/income transparency prevents validation

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

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

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Designated area
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
10 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
1
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
Mississippi

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
32 hrs
On-the-job training
4 hrs

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

62 numbers

Locked
(410) 778-••••
MD
(833) 330-••••
(203) 626-••••
CT

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

U-Save Car & Truck Rental · FDD (2025) PDF

Single-page checkout · instant download · CSV export of contacts available separately above