U-Save Car & Truck Rental
Car & truck rentalsBackground
Founded: 1979 Franchising since: 1979
U-Save Auto Rental of America Inc. was founded in 1979 and began franchising that same year. It is based in Jackson, Mississippi.
Franchisor has 31 employee(s); 5 employee(s) in franchise department.
Franchise Growth
Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, North dakota, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Outside the U.S.: Australia/new zealand, Canada, Central america, Eastern europe, Middle east, Mexico, South america, Western europe
Exclusive territories available.
U-Save Auto Rental of America Inc. was founded in 1979 and began franchising that same year. It is based in Jackson, Mississippi.
|
4780 I-55 N., #300 Jackson, Mississippi 39211 |
Phone: (800)438-2300/ (601)713-4333 |
Franchisor has 31 employee(s); 5 employee(s) in franchise department.
Franchise Growth
| Year | U.S. Franchises | Canadian Franchises | Foreign Franchises | Company Owned |
| 2009 | 172 | 5 | 18 | 0 |
| 2008 | 193 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| 2007 | 206 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2006 | 225 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2005 | 311 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, North dakota, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Outside the U.S.: Australia/new zealand, Canada, Central america, Eastern europe, Middle east, Mexico, South america, Western europe
Exclusive territories available.
Costs and Fees
|
Total investment: $58.4K-682.8K Franchise fee: $10K-250K |
Ongoing royalty fee: 3-6% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable |
Type of Financing Available
| In-House | Third Party | |
| Franchise Fee | No | No |
| Startup Costs | No | Yes |
| Equipment | No | Yes |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Accounts Receivable | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $300K-500K
Cash liquidity requirement: $60K-150K
Business Experience:
- Industry experience
Operations
- 16.4% of all franchisees own more than one unit
- Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5
- Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)
Training and Support
Training
Ongoing Support
Marketing Support
Other marketing support
- Available at headquarters: 5 business days
Ongoing Support
- Newsletter
- Meetings
- Toll-free phone line
- Grand opening
- Internet
- Field operations/evaluations
Marketing Support
- National media
Other marketing support
- In-house marketing support