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SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · INDIANA

Two Men and a Truck franchise in Indiana: what the public record shows

Franchisees of Two Men and a Truck in Indiana have taken 6 SBA loans in the FY1991–present FOIA files (average $276,400). Fewer than 30 of them were approved through FY2020 and have resolved, so no local loss ratio is published. Two Men and a Truck's national ratio is 0.5×.

SBA loan outcomes · Indianavs same-year franchise loans

Loans in IN

6

Charged off (all years)

0 of 3

Loss ratio in IN

—

Loss ratio nationally

0.5×

Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = IN. Loss ratio = charge-offs among loans approved through FY2020 ÷ the charge-offs expected if each had defaulted at the national rate for franchise loans approved the same year; 1.0× is the same. Only charged-off and paid-in-full loans count. A ratio is shown at 30+ such loans; “not clear” marks a ratio chance alone could produce. The all-years count mixes every era and is evidence, not a rate to compare. Borrowers are matched to the brand by name and SBA franchise code; some matches may be wrong or missing.

Market density · Indiana vs nationalTypical density

Businesses in this industry

2,446

statewide, all operators

Per 100k residents

35.3

national 39.6

Versus the country

-11%

thinner

Every business in Two Men and a Truck's industry operating in Indiana — franchised and independent — from the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns (2023), against 2024 population estimates. Counter-intuitively, density is not a warning: across the brand-state cells in the loan data, denser markets have historically charged off less often than the thinnest (see the research page). A crowded market is usually proven demand; an empty one is often empty for a reason.

Labor cost · Indiana vs nationalTypical wages

Avg weekly wage, this industry

$1,096

Indiana, BLS QCEW 2025

National average

$1,252

same industry, all states

Versus the country

-12%

cheaper to staff

What Two Men and a Truck's industry actually pays workers in Indiana, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (2025), employment-weighted across counties. This cost signal is independent of the FDD: a market can look demand-rich above and still carry a margin headwind here if local wages run hot for the sector.

Same-sector systems with SBA loan history in Indiana8 systems
SystemLoans in INCharged off (all years)Loss ratio in INUnits in IN
Budget Blinds80 of 3——
FIBRENEW81 of 5——
CERTA PROPAINTERS70 of 4—5
Bin There Dump That60 of 6——
MR. APPLIANCE60 of 2—7
FCI50 of 1—6
GLASS DOCTOR50 of 4—5
Mr. Handyman50 of 2——

Other systems in Two Men and a Truck's sector whose franchisees borrowed in Indiana. A loss ratio appears only where at least 30 loans approved through FY2020 have resolved; “—” means too few.

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