What specifications does 1-800-GOT-JUNK? provide for items that franchisees may source themselves?
1_800_Got_Junk Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You must purchase or lease certain items for your Franchised Business from us or our approved supplier(s) or under our specifications. All orders for Services and customer inquiries must be placed and processed using our designated Sales Center, and our designated customer relationship management system (the “CRM System”). We are the only approved supplier of the Sales Center and CRM System. Items you must purchase or lease from our approved suppliers include trucks, truck dump bodies, signage, uniforms, marketing materials, tools, equipment, credit and debit card processing services, communications equipment, computers and software.
Sometimes we will provide only specifications, and it will be up to you to find suppliers that meet our specifications. Some supplier relationships are mandatory but for some items we may recommend a supplier, but we will not require you to use that supplier. These specifications include model of truck, standards for gross tonnage, performance, type and appearance for your truck; insurance; memory, 4899-8658-3815.1
capacity and software capabilities of your computer; credit card processing software; and capabilities of your communications equipment. We require you to obtain insurance of the types and policies or coverages and the minimum policy limits or maximum deductibles or any policy as specified in the Operations Manual, and such requirements are apt to change from time-to-time during the term of your franchise. Unless we have specified otherwise, you may currently purchase or lease these items from sources you choose so long as they meet our specifications. We reserve the right, in the future, to serve as, to change, or to designate, an approved supplier for any of these items. Specifications and standards for these items are included in the Operations Manual, and may be updated or modified periodically by us.
You must obtain and maintain at all times during the term of your franchise the types of insurance policies or coverage and the minimum policy limits or maximum deductibles of any policy as specified in the Operations Manual (“Coverages”), which are apt to change from time-to-time. You must also maintain at all times all insurance policies as required by the law in which your Franchised Business is operated. You must name us and our affiliates, agents, representatives, shareholders, directors, officers and employees as additional insureds on all policies of insurance, and include a waiver of subrogation against these additional insureds. The following are our current minimum requirements for Coverages:
Type Coverage Comprehensive Liability Not less than $2,000,000 per occurrence Business Interruption As required by Franchisor Vehicle Liability Not less than $1,000,000 or as required by Franchisor Employer’s Liability Insurance As required by Franchisor; not less than $1,000,000 Umbrella Coverage Not less than $2,000,000 Worker’s Compensation As required by state law Primary and Noncontributory Endorsement
Blanket Contractual Liability Endorsement
Other As required by Franchisor
We require you to secure space from which to operate your Franchised Business. We estimate that you will need a minimum of 300 square feet.
Our criteria for supplier approval may also be included in the Operations Manual, or may be requested from us directly in writing. Generally, we apply the following criteria, among others, in considering whether the supplier will be designated as an approved supplier:
Ability to produce the products, services, supplies or equipment to meet both our standards and specifications for quality and uniformity and our customers’ expectations;
Source: Item 8 — Restrictions on Sources of Products and Services (FDD pages 21–23)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to 1-800-GOT-JUNK?'s 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees must purchase or lease certain items from 1-800-GOT-JUNK? or its approved suppliers, or under its specifications. These items include trucks, truck dump bodies, signage, uniforms, marketing materials, tools, equipment, credit and debit card processing services, communications equipment, computers, and software. However, sometimes 1-800-GOT-JUNK? will only provide the specifications, leaving it up to the franchisee to find suppliers that meet those specifications. Unless specified otherwise, franchisees can purchase or lease these items from sources they choose as long as they meet 1-800-GOT-JUNK?'s standards. Specifications and standards for these items are included in the Operations Manual and may be updated or modified periodically.
The specifications provided by 1-800-GOT-JUNK? include the model of truck, standards for gross tonnage, performance, type, and appearance for the truck, insurance, memory, capacity and software capabilities of the computer, credit card processing software, and capabilities of the communications equipment. The franchisee is required to obtain insurance of the types and policies or coverages and the minimum policy limits or maximum deductibles as specified in the Operations Manual, which are subject to change.
1-800-GOT-JUNK? also has criteria for supplier approval, which may be included in the Operations Manual or requested directly from 1-800-GOT-JUNK? in writing. These criteria include the ability to produce products, services, supplies, or equipment that meet 1-800-GOT-JUNK?'s standards and specifications for quality and uniformity, as well as customer expectations. Other criteria include production and delivery capabilities, the integrity of ownership, financial stability, and the negotiation of a mutually satisfactory license to protect 1-800-GOT-JUNK?'s intellectual property. 1-800-GOT-JUNK? will advise the franchisee within a reasonable time (no more than 30 days) whether the proposed items and suppliers meet their specifications, and approval will not be unreasonably withheld.
For a prospective franchisee, this means they have some flexibility in sourcing certain items, but they must adhere to 1-800-GOT-JUNK?'s detailed specifications and standards. The Operations Manual is a critical resource for understanding these requirements. The franchisee should also be prepared to potentially pay costs associated with 1-800-GOT-JUNK?'s evaluation of proposed suppliers. The ability to find suppliers that meet 1-800-GOT-JUNK?'s standards at a competitive price could impact the franchisee's profitability.