Route Advisors brokers FedEx Ground P&D, linehaul and Amazon DSP route businesses across central Indiana. No city in the country has a closer relationship with FedEx than this one. Indianapolis International Airport is home to the second-largest FedEx Express hub in the world, behind only the Memphis SuperHub – a 2.4 million square foot national hub opened in 1988, staffed by close to 4,000 people, with a sort capacity of 99,000 packages an hour.
The hub changes the character of the local network. Volume density is high, linehaul work is abundant because freight is moving to and from a national sorting facility rather than only through a regional one, and FedEx’s own footprint in the city is substantial and long-established.
That footprint is still growing. FedEx has a $1.5 billion expansion under way adjacent to the terminal and runways, and airport officials expect continued emphasis on the industrial and warehousing sector around it. Largely because of FedEx, Indianapolis consistently ranks among the top ten US airports for air cargo throughput.
Indianapolis is also a genuine crossroads – I-65, I-69 and I-70 all converge here – which is why linehaul packages are a larger share of what comes to market than in a comparable metro without a national hub.
FedEx route businesses are priced on cash flow, not revenue and not route count. Across the route businesses Route Advisors currently has listed, asking prices run from 1.6x to 6.0x annual cash flow, median 3.6x; FedEx Ground P&D packages specifically run 2.7x to 5.4x.
The hub cuts both ways in a valuation and a buyer should understand which side they are on. Volume and linehaul availability support revenue. But a metro built around a FedEx facility also means more operators competing for the same drivers, many of whom can work directly for FedEx at the hub instead.
So the driver roster carries more weight here than almost anywhere. Ask for tenure, pay rates and start dates before you look at anything else. A package whose team has stayed in a market with that much employment competition is demonstrating something real.
Buying a route means being approved as an Independent Service Provider by FedEx Ground: a Request for Information, background and financial review, an interview with the terminal’s senior manager, then a negotiated agreement before the business transfers. Most purchases are financed with an SBA 7(a) loan, where lenders typically want a 10% to 30% equity injection, 20% being the common ask.
Ask which station the routes run from and what its Network 2.0 status is. FedEx is consolidating Express and Ground into shared facilities, roughly 25% complete and targeted for US completion by the end of calendar 2027, with more than 475 station closures expected.
Much of what we broker is never published, because sellers still operating cannot have their drivers and station manager learn the business is for sale. Tell us the market and the budget and we will tell you what is genuinely available across central Indiana.
Call 1-855-ROUTE-55, or see buying FedEx routes across Indiana and all current listings.
I am writing to highly recommend Miriam for her exceptional services in facilitating FedEx route transactions.
I purchased my first set of FedEx routes in 2018, and the business grew fourfold following the pandemic. As I reached retirement age, I decided to sell my routes and hired Miriam to manage the process. She successfully facilitated the sale of one portion in 2022 and the remaining two portions in 2025.
Throughout our four transactions together, one purchase and three sales, Miriam demonstrated extensive knowledge of the FedEx process. During a complex partial sale of my entire CSA, she was instrumental in gathering all the necessary data required for the bank to secure financing for the buyer.
I strongly recommend her services to anyone looking to sell their FedEx routes.
Allison B.
I recently listed my Fedex routes with Route Advisors and had a fantastic experience from beginning to end. Miriam and her team were professional and easy to work with, helping at each stage to make sure we completed all steps to get to closing.
In particular, they found a suitable buyer very quickly (within weeks of listing) and vetted the buyer before we moved to due diligence. We then had weekly calls to progress toward closing. The requirements were clear, advice was sound and decision points were presented with plenty of time to make good choices. We were able to move to closing in less than six months, achieving the deal structure and price that was beneficial to us and the buyer.
I highly recommend Route Advisors. Personal service, highly attentive and responsive (we were two time zones apart and I never felt ignored and never had a call that was missed), overall an A+.
Matt
Route Advisors was referred to me by a colleague, a former FedEx ISP contractor who successfully sold his business through Miriam. I interviewed approximately four different brokers before deciding to work with Route Advisors. My decision was based on my colleague’s successful experience with them and, more importantly, their extensive knowledge of handling complex FedEx transactions.
Route Advisors ultimately sold my business at a price higher than I had expected. Throughout the transaction, Miriam was involved every step of the way. She connected the buyer with a lender experienced in FedEx transactions, guided both the buyer and seller through the entire sales process, helped the buyer prepare the RFI, and coached the buyer for the interview with FedEx.
I was very pleased with the experience and the outcome. After the sale of my business, I referred Miriam and Route Advisors to another colleague who was also looking to sell his FedEx business. She successfully sold his business as well.
Based on my experience, I would confidently recommend Miriam and Route Advisors to FedEx contractors considering selling their businesses.
Chris Gochis of Milwaukee, WI