Question 1

Is Express Employment Professionals or Two Men and a Truck cheaper to open?

Accepted Answer

Express Employment Professionals costs $131,000–$598,700 and Two Men and a Truck costs $92,100–$247,500 to open (FDD Item 7). Two Men and a Truck has the lower entry cost.

Question 2

Which earns more, Express Employment Professionals or Two Men and a Truck?

Accepted Answer

Express Employment Professionals reports $5,342,686 average annual unit revenue vs $2,862,607 for Two Men and a Truck (FDD Item 19). Express Employment Professionals is higher. For Two Men and a Truck: Averaged per franchisee, not per outlet - not comparable with per-outlet figures.

Question 3

Which is safer, Express Employment Professionals or Two Men and a Truck?

Accepted Answer

SBA 7(a) charge-off rate is 2.0% for Express Employment Professionals and 5.4% for Two Men and a Truck. Lower is safer, so Express Employment Professionals has the stronger loan-repayment record.

Question 4

Which is the better franchise, Express Employment Professionals or Two Men and a Truck?

Accepted Answer

FranchiseVerdict grades Express Employment Professionals A and Two Men and a Truck A, from FDD Items 5–7, 19–21 and SBA loan performance. See the full side-by-side above.

Metric	Express Employment Professionals	Two Men and a Truck
Verdict Grade	AStrongest tierStrongest tier	AStrongest tierStrongest tier
Investment Range	$131K – $599K	$92K – $248K
Franchise Fee	$40K	$30K
Royalty Rate	The default royalty is a Gross Margin split ('Your portion'/'Our portion of the Gross Margin'), but the split percentage is not stated in fee_text. Opt-out Franchisees instead pay 'Royalty — 8% of the Total Billings.' No royalty as a % of gross sales	6.0%
Average Revenue (Item 19)	$5.3M	$2.9MPer franchisee, not per outlet
SBA Charge-Off Rate	2.0% (113 loans)	5.4% (181 loans)
Total Units	765	339
Unit Growth (YoY)	N/A	N/A
Year Began Franchising	1985	1989
FDD Year	2026	2025

Express Employment Professionals vs Two Men and a Truck