Two Men and a Truck Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Two Men and a Truck franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2025), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Two Men and a Truck discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it B.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Discloses 2024 gross sales and full P&L including EBITDA for Single ($341K avg), Multi-Unit ($564K avg), and Mod Market franchises by years of operation. No owner salary adjustment; EBITDA overstates net owner income.
What a Two Men and a Truck franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $50,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Total initial investment | $92,100 – $506,450 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Royalty and ad fee percentages not disclosed in provided excerpts; initial fee ranges $30K-$165K by market type.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Two Men and a Truck system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 338 |
| Ceased operations | 0 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 0 |
| Transferred to new owners | 27 |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets |
Zero terminations or closures in 2024; 5 total ceased operations over 2022-2023 across all states.
From Item 20 of the FDD 2025. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is Two Men and a Truck worth it? — how it compares to 85 similar franchises
| Startup cost | from $92,100 | cheaper than most (median $119,850) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade B | more honest than 79% of home & trade services franchises |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets | better than most (median 2.8%) |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 3 | more litigious than 85% of peers |
Benchmarked against every home & trade services franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a Two Men and a Truck
The franchisor's framing: Discloses 2024 gross sales and full P&L including EBITDA for Single ($341K avg), Multi-Uni… We reconstruct what an owner actually keeps, from their own FDD.
- Reconstructed owner P&L — net take-home after royalty, ad fund, rent, labor & debt
- Break-even timeline + cash-on-cash ROI
- Full fee stack + required-purchase markups
- Decoded real failure / closure rate
- How it ranks vs comparable franchises
- Validation-call playbook — the exact questions to ask
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Two Men and a Truck franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Two Men and a Truck franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $92,100–$506,450, including a $50,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Two Men and a Truck franchise owners make?
- Discloses 2024 gross sales and full P&L including EBITDA for Single ($341K avg), Multi-Unit ($564K avg), and Mod Market franchises by years of operation. No owner salary adjustment; EBITDA overstates net owner income. We grade this disclosure B for honesty.
- What are the Two Men and a Truck franchise fees?
- Two Men and a Truck's FDD discloses a $50,000 initial franchise fee. Royalty and ad fee percentages not disclosed in provided excerpts; initial fee ranges $30K-$165K by market type.
- What is the Two Men and a Truck franchise profit margin?
- Two Men and a Truck does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Discloses 2024 gross sales and full P&L including EBITDA for Single ($341K avg), Multi-Unit ($564K avg), and Mod Market franchises by years of operation. No owner salary adjustment; EBITDA overstates net owner income. Recurring fees alone take about a fixed cut of gross sales, before rent, labor, food or debt service. Margin has to be reconstructed from the disclosure, not read off it.
- What is the Two Men and a Truck franchise failure rate?
- Zero terminations or closures in 2024; 5 total ceased operations over 2022-2023 across all states.
- How many Two Men and a Truck locations are there?
- Two Men and a Truck's FDD reports 338 total outlets, with 0 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 27 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Two Men and a Truck have complaints or lawsuits?
- Two Men and a Truck discloses 3 legal matters in Item 3 of its FDD. Item 3 covers the franchisor's litigation history, which is the closest thing to a public record of how it treats franchisees — read the case descriptions, not just the count.
- Is a Two Men and a Truck franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Two Men and a Truck scores B on disclosure honesty, and discloses 3 legal matters. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: MN CARDS 34198-202505-08 (Clean FDD 2025). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Two Men and a Truck or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.