Strickland Brothers 10 Minute Oil Change

The vendor opportunity at Strickland Brothers

Strickland Brothers 10 Minute Oil Change operates 226 locations as of its 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, split between 159 company-owned units and 67 franchised units. The system grew unit count by 42.5% year-over-year, making it one of the faster-scaling automotive services franchises in the US. Average unit volume sits at $714,112.22, with a 6.0% royalty on gross sales and a 15-year initial franchise term. For software vendors, the combination of rapid unit growth, a heavy company-owned mix, and centralized purchasing signals a concentrated sales opportunity at the headquarters level rather than a fragmented multi-operator landscape.

The operator footprint shows 119 mapped operators, all single-unit operators—no multi-unit franchisees appear in the data. This reinforces the HQ-centric buying dynamic: with no multi-unit owners controlling blocks of locations, the franchisor likely drives technology decisions across the system. The top states by unit count are Texas (22), Georgia (12), North Carolina (11), Florida (10), and Illinois (6).

Who controls software purchasing

The 2024 FDD lists Justin Strickland as the sole Agent for Service of Process and does not name a separate CIO, CTO, or VP of IT. In systems of this size and ownership structure—where company-owned units outnumber franchised units more than two to one—the executive team at the franchisor level typically controls software evaluation, procurement, and deployment. Vendors should direct initial outreach to the headquarters in North Carolina, recognizing that the named executive is the primary point of contact for legal and operational matters. No parent company is on file; Strickland Brothers appears independently owned.

Mandated and current tech stack

Item 11 of the 2024 FDD mandates financial management software and names Integrated Services Inc. as a mandated vendor, with ISI Central as the mandated platform. No other technology mandates or recommended systems appear in the disclosure. This means the core financial stack is locked in, but adjacent categories—point of sale, scheduling, inventory, customer engagement, HR, and business intelligence—may be open to vendor evaluation. The absence of disclosed POS or operational mandates is itself a signal: either those categories are not mandated, or the franchisor has not formalized them in the FDD. Vendors in those spaces should treat this as a greenfield inquiry.

Procurement, renewals, and timing

The FDD does not include an Item 8 procurement extract, so the formal procurement model—designated supplier, approved supplier, or open—is not publicly disclosed. This is not uncommon in younger or rapidly scaling franchise systems. Vendors should approach procurement discussions directly with HQ to understand approval pathways.

On renewal timing, Item 17 provides a single successive 15-year renewal term, conditioned on good standing, written notice between 6 and 12 months before expiration, execution of the then-current franchise agreement, modernization of the franchised business to then-current standards, a general release of claims, and payment of a renewal fee. With 15-year initial terms and a 42.5% unit growth rate, the system is adding new locations at a pace that creates recurring onboarding windows for technology vendors. The first wave of franchisees from recent growth cohorts will not hit renewal for over a decade, but new-unit openings represent near-term sales opportunities.

How to read the Strickland Brothers FDD

The full 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document is embedded below. Item 1 identifies the franchisor and its executives. Item 11 contains the technology mandates discussed here—specifically the Integrated Services Inc. and ISI Central requirements. Item 17 lays out the renewal conditions and term length. Item 19, if present, provides financial performance representations including the AUV cited above. For vendors building a ranked target list of franchise systems, the FDD is the foundational document—and FranCloud helps you extract and compare these signals across hundreds of brands to prioritize your outreach.