U-Save Car & Truck Rental

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.

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.

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

• 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

Franchise 500® rank:
#285 (2009); #270 (2008);

Ranked #1 in category in:
2009; 2008;