01 / VALUE
What drives route-business value
The financial, operational, fleet, team, and cash-flow factors that influence buyer confidence.
A free guide for Route Owners
Your Delivery Routes May Be One of Your Largest Assets.
Before you think about selling, stepping back, or responding to buyer interest, understand what can affect the value of your route business—and how to create more options on your terms.
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Practical, owner-first guidance
A better place to start
Selling routes is not just about finding a buyer.
A serious buyer needs to understand the operation behind the routes: the financial performance, drivers, vehicles, systems, owner involvement, and transition plan. Knowing what they will see before a sale becomes urgent gives you time to strengthen the business and decide what is right for you.
Full-cycleGuidance from valuation through closing
ConfidentialQualified marketing and buyer screening
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Inside the playbook
What route owners should understand before they exit.
The FedEx Exit Playbook is designed to help you see your business through the same lens a future buyer or lender may use—without assuming you are ready to sell now.
“The goal is not to make your business look like someone else’s. It is to make the value you have built visible, credible, and transferable.”
02 / BUYER VIEW
What buyers and lenders examine
The records, performance trends, systems, and risks that matter when a route business is evaluated.
03 / PREPARATION
How to reduce owner dependence
Practical ways to make the business less reliant on one person’s knowledge, relationships, and daily decisions.
04 / PROCESS
What a real sale involves
From confidential marketing and buyer screening to diligence, financing, negotiation, and closing.
A simple self-check
Could the business run without you?
Most route businesses have some degree of owner dependency. That is normal. The question is whether a future owner can see a clear path to operating successfully after you step away.
1
Could your operation run for 30 days without you?
Would drivers, dispatch, payroll, maintenance, scheduling, and daily decisions continue without your constant involvement?
2
Do the financials tell the full story?
Can a buyer or lender clearly understand cash flow, fleet expenses, owner compensation, and any one-time costs?
3
Are your key people and processes protected?
Driver stability, cross-training, documented procedures, and clear roles can all reduce transition risk.
4
Do you know what you want after ownership?
The right transition depends not only on business value, but on your goals for time, security, family, and the next chapter.
No pressure. Just useful information.
You do not need to be ready to sell to start preparing.
The strongest transitions often begin while the business is performing well and the owner has time to make decisions without pressure.
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How Sunbelt helps route owners move forward.
When an owner decides to explore a transition, the process is structured to protect confidentiality, create qualified interest, and keep the many moving parts of a transaction on track.
Understand value
Start with the owner’s goals, business financials, and a realistic view of value.
Prepare the story
Organize financials, operations, and the buyer-facing information package.
Protect confidentiality
Market discreetly, screen prospects, and use confidentiality agreements before sharing details.
Evaluate the deal
Review buyer fit, offer terms, financing, diligence, and what you will receive at closing.
Finish well
Coordinate advisors, documents, transition planning, and the path to closing.
Questions owners ask
A little clarity before a big decision.
Do I need to be ready to sell to request the playbook?
No. The guide is for owners who want to understand what may affect business value, transferability, and future options—whether a sale is months or years away.
Will requesting the guide put my routes on the market?
No. Requesting the playbook is private. It does not initiate a listing, buyer outreach, or a sale process.
What if someone has already expressed interest in buying my routes?
That can be a good reason to get clear on value, terms, confidentiality, and what you want from a transaction before reacting to the first offer or conversation.
Can I sell if the business still depends heavily on me?
Many owner-led businesses have some level of owner dependency. The important questions are where it exists and what can be documented, delegated, or improved before going to market.
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Practical guidance for the business you have built.
Jeannie and Mike Keen work directly with owners through valuation, preparation, confidential marketing, buyer qualification, negotiation, diligence, and closing. Their approach combines transaction experience with the discretion and personal attention a major business decision deserves.
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