Buy a FedEx Route / SW Florida

Are you looking to buy a FedEx Route?

• It has become a seller’s market, with stiff competition from prospective buyers.  **IMPORTANT:  FedEx route opportunities sell quickly!  We often have multiple buyers who may have interest in the same opportunity. Your best chance to successfully buy a FedEx Route is to partner with one of our brokers and receive instant notification of upcoming and newly-listed opportunities. Join our FedEx Buyer Database now!
• Federal Express has recently made it more difficult to buy a FedEx route, with new pressures to own multiple route businesses. Single route operations are no longer available.

Highly desirable, due to Future ISP FedEx changes

Move forward with confidence by calling American Business Brokers!!


ABB has decades of experience to helping potential buyers to buy a FedEx Route Business that's right for them, and insuring a maximum return when they sell.


American Business Brokers operates on the maxim that there can be no losers in a successful business sale. Both the seller and buyer must be satisfied with the end result. 

ABB takes extraordinary precautions to guarantee the FedEx Route business you may be considering purchasing is attractively priced and has a sound financial base. ABB works hard to ensure, as precisely as possible, that we understand and are knowledgeable of every buyer we represent to a seller.  ABB will never knowingly misrepresent a business and allow a seller to over-price their business, nor will we ever encourage a buyer to underbid the client's price.

If you considering to buy a FedEx route, we'll schedule a private, no-obligation meeting at your choice of location and at your convenience.  Basic information is discussed to guarantee that both buyer and broker are on the same page, so to speak, with regards to each party’s respective roles and expectations throughout the purchase process.

Expected Costs & Earnings of a FedEx Route

In many ways, being a FedEx contractor is a ‘double-edged sword’.  On the one hand, you don’t have to spend time or money on sales and marketing, customer acquisition, rent or utilities; however, the hours can be long, you have to work on some holidays, and most importantly, you must follow pay schedules and other rules set by FedEx in your contractor agreement.

Contractors typically get paid in Three (3) ways:

• Flat annual rate
• Payments per load (e.g. $1 per delivery, $2 per pick up)
• Bonuses for things like excellent customer service and safety

Expenses:

The Four biggest expenses of owning a FedEx route that will affect your overall income are:

• Buying the route itself
• Paying and retaining employees
• Vehicle and other equipment purchases (Including vans, trucks, uniforms for yourself & employees, decals for vehicles, FedEx scanners & software)
• Fuel & Maintenance costs

FedEx Sale & Transition Checklist

Due to the complexities involved with the sale and transfer of a FedEx Route business, a lot of work goes into preparing for the completion of the sale.  A new buyer looking to own a FedEx Route business must be approved by FedEx in order to move forward with the sale.
The checklist below details a number of items that must be addressed as part of the FedEx approval and transfer process.
FedEx Approval:

• Buyer forms corporation (FedEx requires buyers to form either a C-Corporation or S-Corporation - consult legal counsel for particulars for formation of either)
• CR-030 from is submitted.  FedEx generally has up to 20 days to approve the transaction

• Request for Information (RFI or ‘business plan’) is prepared by buyer and is available upon request
• Buyer obtains Articles of Incorporation from personal legal counsel
• Buyer fills out E-Verify Information Page
• W-9
• Good Standing Certificate
• Entity Profile competed at FedEx terminal (buyer is typically assisted in this step by the station manager and seller)
• Initial Certificate of Compliance (signed by buyer and his/her accountant)

Announcement of Transaction:

• Buyer and seller discuss the timing and manner in which the transaction will be announced to employees
• Meet senior station management (after CR-030 is submitted)
• Buyer and seller meet with drivers (and manager if applicable) to make transition announcement

Pre-Closing Actions:

• DMV inspections: Vehicles generally must meet DMV inspections prior to transfer
• FedEx truck transfers
• Buyer chooses payroll provider
• Buyer obtains fuel credit cards (if desired)
• Buyer chooses corporate accountant (if needed)
• Buyer obtains liability and workers’ comp insurance
• Buyer orders entity truck decals with new corporate name
• Buyer orders uniform patches with new corporate name

Closing:

• Bill of sale signed
• Funds released (generally from closing attorney’s trust account)

Post-Closing Transition:

• DMV Titles and Registrations. Available titles are transferred and vehicles are registered in buyer’s corporation name
• Vendor Meetings:  Seller to introduce buyer to all appropriate vendors.
• On-going Training:  Seller offers on-going training to buyer per the terms outlined in the purchase agreement

Information to consider before purchasing a FedEx Route Business:

• Buying the route itself.
• Paying and retaining employees
• Vehicles and other equipment
• Fuel costs and other operating expenses
• Meeting Corp qualifications by FedEx to be an owner/operator
• Supplying back-up drivers if you do not plan to drive yourself

Buy your FedEx Route Business through the proven experience of American Business Brokers.   We'll work together in establishing an effective purchase price and terms attractive to you, the buyer, to guarantee a satisfactory experience for both seller and buyer.
American Business Brokers will work closely with you, the buyer, to match you with the right seller to find the right deal for you to purchase your own FedEx Route Business.

In order to eliminate inconvenient and unnecessary false starts and disruptions for the buyer, ABB thoroughly pre-screens all prospective sellers. To ultimately build total confidence in the final purchase decision, ABB takes pride in their unrelenting efforts to educate buyers in their understanding of all facets of the seller’s FedEx business route.

Call ABB today to receive:

• FREE Valuation of Your Business
• FREE No-obligation, Consultation
• FREE Confidential and Professional Purchase of your FedEx routes

Call (877) 425-0677! Today!

American Business Brokers is ready to help you realize the American Dream when you make the right decision to buy a FedEx route.

Contact ABB IMMEDIATELY to get added to our list of prospective buyers for routes for instant notification when FedEx routes become available for sale by route owners. Join our FedEx Buyer database now

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