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America's Fleet Service

On-site vehicle maintenance

Background

Founded: 1992 Franchising since: 2004
P.O. Box 696
Minooka, Illinois 60447
Phone:
(815)467-8828


Franchisor has 6 employee(s); 2 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth
Year U.S. Franchises Canadian Franchises Foreign Franchises Company Owned
2006 1 0 0 4
2005 1 0 0 3

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South carolina, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Utah, Vermont, West virginia, Wyoming

Exclusive territories available.

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $32.8K-92.6K
Franchise fee: $12.5K
Ongoing royalty fee: 6%
Term of agreement: 20 years, renewable


Type of Financing Available
In-House Third Party
Franchise Fee Yes No
Startup Costs No No
Equipment No No
Inventory No No
Accounts Receivable No No
Payroll No No

Third-party financing source(s): Direct Capital Financing

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $50K
Cash liquidity requirement: $25K
Business Experience:
  • General business experience
  • Mechanical skills

Operations
  • Franchise can be run from home
  • Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1
  • Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training and Support

Training
  • Available at headquarters: 2 weeks

Ongoing Support
  • Newsletter
  • Meetings
  • Toll-free phone line
  • Grand opening
  • Internet
  • Security/safety procedures
  • Field operations/evaluations
  • Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support
  • Co-op advertising
  • Ad slicks

Other marketing support
  • In-house sales team