Verified — real FDD extraction
Not found in the SBA Franchise Directory under this name — though SBA loans to its franchisees exist; verify eligibility with your lender
U-Save Car & Truck Rental
Automotive · independent · est. —
U-Save Car & Truck Rental is a vehicle-rental franchise offering cars and trucks for short-term rental, often positioned as a lower-cost, neighborhood alternative to major airport brands. A franchisee operates a rental location, managing a fleet, reservations, and customer rentals. The business is vehicle rental and fleet management.
U-Save Car & Truck Rental net unit count declined -1.4% from 2021–2024 per its FDD Item 20.
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A franchise is a business where you (the franchisee) pay a company (the franchisor) for the right to open and run a location using their brand and system — think a local Anytime Fitness or Taco John's owned by a small-business owner, not the corporation.
Before you can buy in, U.S. law requires the franchisor to give you a Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) — a long legal filing covering its fees, finances, and history. The numbers on this page come straight from that document:
- Franchise fee — the one-time cost to buy in.
- Royalty — the ongoing cut of your sales you pay the franchisor.
- Item 20 — how many locations opened and closed, the basis for our verdict (from Proven & strong down to Distressed — or Too new to judge).
The verdict
Showing strain
Distress
The disclosed record shows weakness — shrinking units, elevated exits, or churn — worth reading closely before going further.
Exit rate · latest year
0.0%
vs 5.5% across 19 automotive systems
Cost to open
$168K–$1.5M
Item 7 total investment range
SBA loan defaults
Too few resolved
1 loans exist; too few resolved to rate
Behind the verdict
the record, factor by factor · Item 20
3-yr trend · Item 20 Table 1
terminations + ceased-ops vs. all exits · Table 3
transfers vs. base · Table 3
actual vs. projected openings · Table 5
Item 19 disclosure + completeness
Systemwide units
2021–2024
Survival record
FDD Item 20 · outlet status by year
In fiscal 2024, 0 of 69 franchised outlets left the system — a 0.0% annualized exit rate, vs 5.5% across 19 automotive systems. Not every exit is a failure — but this is the measurable floor.
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| Status (FTC) | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outlets at start | 71 | 73 | 71 | 69 |
| Opened | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Transfers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terminations | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Non-renewals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reacquired by franchisor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ceased — other reasons | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Outlets at end | 73 | 71 | 69 | 72 |
| Net change | +2 | -2 | -2 | +3 |
The lender's view
SBA 7(a)/504 loan performance · FY1991–present
Banks have made 1 SBA-backed loans to U-Save Car & Truck Rental franchisees since 2014. Most are still open, so there is not yet a resolved cohort large enough to rate.
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0 resolved · too thin to rate
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avg. charged-off $ ÷ approved $
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default rate × loss severity
$72,000
what recent franchisees borrowed
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approval → charge-off, defaulted loans
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distinct banks lending
Charge-off rate by loan approval year (%)
SOURCE: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA LOAN DATA (DATA.SBA.GOV), FY1991–PRESENT · MATCHED TO U-SAVE CAR & TRUCK RENTAL BY FRANCHISE NAME · RESOLVED = CHARGED-OFF + PAID-IN-FULL
What it costs — and what it drags
FDD Items 5–7 · fees, investment, royalty
Buying in means a total investment of $168K–$1.5M (Item 7). The franchisor publishes no earnings claim (Item 19) — ask current and former franchisees for real numbers.
To open (Item 7)
$168K–$1.5M
all-in investment range
Franchise fee (Item 5)
—
upfront, one-time
Royalty (Item 6)
6%
of sales, ongoing
Your figure — this brand discloses no Item 19 earnings; validate with current & former owners.
Royalty you'd pay / yr
$60K
6% of sales, before profit
Over a 10-yr term
$600K
royalties alone, excl. ad fund
This is not profit. It's the only money the FDD actually pins down — what you put in, and the royalty you owe on every dollar of sales. Your real take-home depends on labor, rent, food cost, and ramp-to-breakeven, none of which any FDD discloses.
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news-sourced · bankruptcies, closures, lawsuits
No recent closures, bankruptcies, or major lawsuits found in the news for U-Save Car & Truck Rental. That's a good sign — but it reflects news coverage, not a guarantee.
A broker is paid by the franchisor to place you. An independent CPA is paid by you — and the job is pressure-testing U-Save Car & Truck Rental's numbers, including talking you out of a bad deal.
Talk to an independent CPA before you buy →U-Save Car & Truck Rental franchise questions, answered from the filings
What percentage of U-Save Car & Truck Rental franchises closed last year?
In U-Save Car & Truck Rental's latest FDD Item 20 (fiscal 2024), 0 of 69 franchised outlets left the system — an annualized exit rate of 0.0% — compared with 5.5% across 19 automotive systems tracked here. That counts terminations, non-renewals, and "ceased operations — other reasons." There is no official failure rate, and not every exit is a failure, but this is the measurable floor.
How much does a U-Save Car & Truck Rental franchise cost?
Per U-Save Car & Truck Rental's 2025 FDD, buying in requires a total initial investment of $168K–$1.5M (Item 7).
What royalty does U-Save Car & Truck Rental charge?
U-Save Car & Truck Rental charges an ongoing royalty of 6.0% of gross sales, per Item 6 of its 2025 FDD.
Does U-Save Car & Truck Rental disclose earnings (Item 19)?
No — U-Save Car & Truck Rental's 2025 FDD makes no financial performance representation in Item 19. That is legal and common, but it means the franchisor publishes no earnings claim; ask current franchisees for real numbers.