Apexx Adams franchise
2025 filing · May 29, 2025
Apexx Adams at a glance
An electric vehicle charging station business focused on serving underrepresented communities.
The business
- Industry
- Business services
- Franchisor
- Apexx Adams Transportation, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchising since
- 2025
- Franchisor based in
- Mitchellville, Maryland
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $29K–$112K
- A single charging station
- Franchise fee
- $5,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 30%
- 30% of charging gross sales, collected as sales are made or monthly
- Brand fund
- None now
- Up to 2% of charging gross sales; not charged at present
- Agreement length
- 5 years
- Territory
- Limited
- Limited protection
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2024
- 0
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 0
- Company-owned
- 0
- Change in 3 years
- 0
- Franchised locations, 2022–2024
From Apexx Adams Transportation, LLC’s 2025 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Apexx Adams among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Apexx Adams | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $70,700 | Costs less than 93% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $5,000 | Lower than 97% of franchises |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 0 | Fewer than 97% of franchises |
How much a Apexx Adams franchise costs
Opening a single charging station costs an estimated $29,050 to $112,350. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital. It is one of the franchises under $30K.
The biggest costs are equipment ($5,000 to $53,000) and construction and leasehold improvements ($5,000 to $15,000). Here is every line of the estimate as filed:
| What it pays for | Range | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee | $5,000 | ||
| Initial Marketing Package Fee | $5,000 | ||
| Construction and Leasehold Improvements | $5,000 | $15,000 | |
| Electrical Service Upgrade | $0 | $7,000 | |
| Equipment | $5,000 | $53,000 | |
| Software Fee | $700 | $2,400 | |
| Maintenance Fee | $900 | $1,250 | |
| Computer, Software, and Business Management System | $500 | $1,200 | |
| Insurance Deposits – Three Months | $1,750 | $7,500 | |
| Travel for Initial Training | $0 | $2,500 | |
| Professional Fees | $2,500 | $5,000 | |
| Licenses and Permits | $700 | $2,500 | |
| Additional Funds – Three Months | $2,000 | $5,000 | |
| Total | $29,050 | $112,350 | |
Source: Apexx Adams Transportation, LLC, 2025 filing, page 15
Apexx Adams franchise fee
The franchise fee is $5,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Apexx Adams Transportation, LLC, 2025 filing, page 10
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 30% of charging gross sales, collected as sales are made or monthly. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | Up to 2% of charging gross sales; not charged at present. |
| Technology | Up to $500 per month, currently not assessed |
| Additional Employee Initial Training | Our then current training fee, currently $300 per person per day |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Apexx Adams Transportation, LLC, 2025 filing, pages 10 and 11
Other fees as filed, from page 11. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
No figures Apexx Adams does not share sales or profit figures for its locations. Talking to current and former franchise owners is the usual way to learn what a location earns.
Source: Apexx Adams Transportation, LLC, 2025 filing, page 41
How Apexx Adams compares
Of the 324 business services franchises on this site, Apexx Adams is the 40th cheapest to open and the 288th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Apexx Adams | Typical business services brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $29K | $77K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $112K | $136K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $5K | $45K | $40K |
| US locations | 0 | 32 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | No | 187 of 324 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 324 brands in business services franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: franchise failure rates.
Source: Apexx Adams Transportation, LLC, 2025 filing, page 42
Who owns Apexx Adams?
Apexx Adams franchises are sold by Apexx Adams Transportation, LLC. Its filing names no parent company.
From Apexx Adams Transportation, LLC’s 2025 filing, page 8.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | None. The filing says no litigation has to be disclosed. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | None. The filing says no bankruptcy has to be disclosed. |
Franchisors must disclose lawsuits and bankruptcies involving the company, its parents and affiliates, and its executives. Many cases are routine disputes with franchisees over fees or contracts; read the descriptions in the filing and ask current owners about anything that worries you.
Source: Apexx Adams Transportation, LLC, 2025 filing, litigation on page 10, bankruptcy on page 10
Apexx Adams filings
The figures on this page come from Apexx Adams Transportation, LLC’s 2025 filing, issued May 29, 2025, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | May 29, 2025 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
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