College Hunks Hauling Junk

The vendor opportunity at College Hunks Hauling Junk

College Hunks Hauling Junk operates 165 total units, 159 of which are franchised, with 6 company-owned locations. The brand posted an AUV of $1,285,193.17 in its 2026 FDD and charges a 7.0% royalty on a 10-year initial term. Year-over-year unit growth declined by 14.5%, signaling a consolidating footprint that may sharpen the franchisor’s focus on operational efficiency — and the software that drives it. For vendors, the addressable market is concentrated: 25 mapped operators, all single-unit, spread across at least five states with Texas (4), Florida (3), Kentucky (3), Louisiana (2), and California (2) leading the count. No multi-unit operators appear in the most recent disclosure, which means every franchisee is a single-location buyer with no independent purchasing scale. The franchisor, headquartered in Florida and appearing independently owned with no parent company on file, is the sole gatekeeper for technology decisions.

Who controls software purchasing

The buying center at College Hunks Hauling Junk sits with the C-suite and legal/franchise development leadership. Co-Founder and CEO Omar A. Soliman and Co-Founder and Chairman Nick Friedman set strategic direction. President Roman Cowan oversees day-to-day operations and likely signs off on major vendor commitments. On the legal and expansion side, Chief Legal Counsel & Development Officer Kelsie Ackman and Vice President of Franchise Development and Legal Affairs Travis Mellish manage compliance, franchise agreements, and vendor relationships. For a software vendor, the path runs through this tight group — there is no dispersed multi-unit operator class to sell around HQ. The absence of any multi-unit franchisees (0 in the 2–9, 10–24, and 25+ unit bands) reinforces that procurement authority is not delegated downward.

Mandated and current tech stack

The 2026 FDD mandates four systems: ACUTE FS, HunkWare & Crew App, QuickBooks by Intuit Inc., and SLC. ACUTE FS likely serves as the core franchise management or field-service platform. HunkWare and the Crew App appear to be proprietary or brand-specific operational tools for job management and crew dispatch. QuickBooks handles accounting, and SLC rounds out the mandated suite — possibly covering learning management, compliance, or additional operational functions. No other vendors are disclosed as mandated, and the FDD does not list approved or recommended alternatives. This is a locked stack: any new software must either integrate with or displace one of these four named systems, and the decision to do so will be made at HQ.

Procurement, renewals, and timing

Item 8 of the FDD provides no extract on procurement rules, so the formal supplier designation model — designated, approved, or open — is not publicly stated. However, the existence of four mandated systems strongly implies a designated-supplier environment. Item 17 outlines renewal conditions: franchisees must provide 180 to 240 days’ notice, remain in full compliance, have no more than two default notices during the initial term, attend all annual conventions (unless excused), and sign the then-current franchise agreement, which may differ materially from the original. The renewal term is 10 years. These rigid conditions, combined with negative unit growth, suggest that software evaluation windows are likely tied to franchisor-driven compliance updates or system-wide refreshes rather than frequent, franchisee-initiated RFP cycles. Vendors should monitor leadership changes, convention schedules, and any public signals of tech stack modernization.

How to read the College Hunks Hauling Junk FDD

The embedded PDF viewer below contains the full 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. Focus on Item 11 for the complete list of mandated technology and any additional obligations the franchisor imposes on franchisees. Item 1 identifies the executives who control purchasing. Item 8, though silent in this extraction, may contain supplier terms in the full document. Item 17 details the renewal process and the conditions that could trigger a technology re-evaluation. Item 19 provides the financial performance representation, including the $1,285,193.17 AUV figure. Cross-reference these sections to build a timeline and a buyer persona before outreach. For a ranked target list of franchise systems matched to your software category, FranCloud can help.