Trucking Investment Project

EB5 and E2 Visas

Why trucking? Why logistics?

Mature and solid industry

• Deemed nationally as “essential business” during COVID-19 pandemic (“Thank God for Truckers speech”) (source: The White House)

• USD940 billion sector with an estimated annual growth of 2% until 2027 (source: American Trucking Association)

• Fourth largest category of spending in the US, after only health, housing and food (source: American Trucking Association)

• Annually 71% of the tonnage transported and 80% of freight bills in the USA are handled by trucks (source: American Trucking Association)

• Approximately 5% of the North American workforce is employed in the logistics industry (source: US Department of Labor)

• 11.3 million jobs directly related to trucks, of which 3.5 million are drivers (source: American Trucking Association)

• “Truck driver" is the most popular profession in 29 US states (source: US Department of Labor)

• Increased e-commerce directly favors the transportation segment (source: The Wall Street Journal)

• “Small business friendly”: 91% of companies operate 6 or fewer trucks. 97% of companies own less than 20 trucks (source: US Department of Labor

Why trucking? Why logistics?

Mature and solid industry

• Deemed nationally as “essential business” during COVID-19 pandemic (“Thank God for Truckers speech”) (source: The White House)

• USD940 billion sector with an estimated annual growth of 2% until 2027 (source: American Trucking Association)

• Fourth largest category of spending in the US, after only health, housing and food (source: American Trucking Association)

• Annually 71% of the tonnage transported and 80% of freight bills in the USA are handled by trucks (source: American Trucking Association)

• Approximately 5% of the North American workforce is employed in the logistics industry (source: US Department of Labor)

• 11.3 million jobs directly related to trucks, of which 3.5 million are drivers (source: American Trucking Association)

• “Truck driver" is the most popular profession in 29 US states (source: US Department of Labor)

• Increased e-commerce directly favors the transportation segment (source: The Wall Street Journal)

• “Small business friendly”: 91% of companies operate 6 or fewer trucks. 97% of companies own less than 20 trucks (source: US Department of Labor

Operational aspects

• The “Motor Carrier Act of 1980” prohibits the creation of driver unions and strikes are considered domestic threats (Anti-patriotic Act) due to the economic dependence on road transport

• CDL-A qualification can only be obtained by Green Card holders (there is no possibility to employ illegal labor)

• Mandatory electronic tachograph (ELD - Electronic Logging Device), controls drivers’ hours of service (HOS)

• Insurance of cargo, driver, assets and against third parties are mandatory by law

• Easy access to spare parts and a vast network of service providers

• GPS with integrated diagnostic scanner

• Safe and mostly non-toll roads

• Simple labor relations

Overview

• US based renowned Law Firm responsible for Visa application including all accessorial forms and documents for the project

• US based Accounting firm stablishes a new LLC company with 100% investor ownership and provides accounting support including Tax Returns and bookkeeping

• Assets are acquired and registered under Investor’s company

• Multi-layer strategy of LLC entities to isolate and protect investment while benefiting from being with a larger group

• 360° support for all Investor’s company operation matters such as asset acquisition and mobilization, licenses, insurance, commercial agreements, driver recruiting and financials (accounts receivable and payable)

EB5/E2 Visa Project​

  • Direct Investment
  • Employment of US Citizens

Operational and Financial Workflow

01

Consulting Agreement between Investor and company EX FIDE VIVET to set up Investor’s business (asset acquisition, preparation, licenses, driver recruiting and maintenance)

02

Leasing Agreement between Investor’s company and company KLAR FLEET MANAGEMENT (insurance, GPS, tags, tolls, and commercial agreements)

03

KLAR will perform the services using Investor’s assets

04

KLAR receives the payments for services performed

05

KLAR immediately passes 100% of payments received to Investor’s company to fulfill Leasing Agreement obligations

06

Investor’s company immediately perform payments to EX FIDE VIVET to fulfill Consulting Agreement obligations

MANAGEMENT TEAM

Marcellus Serpa

MBA – Founder and Owner of Ex Fide Vivet Usa and Klar Fleet Management

Professional with 21 years of experience in the logistics industry. Polyglot (Portuguese, English, German and Spanish), holds anMBA degree from IBMEC-RJ. Creator of the operational strategy for an unprecedented multimodal transportation project inBrazil that served as the basis for the “New Ports Law” (Law 12.815 / 2013 sanctioned on June 5, 2013).

Track record of logistics projects:

• Received 5 distinct awards over the last 3 years for operational, safety and financial performances

• Duplication of Vale's Carajás railway (S11D Project)

• Pre-salt Route 2 (transportation of 24” concrete coated pipes)

• Operation of Petrobras warehouse in Macaé (24/7 operation with 1,000+ employees)

• DTM of onshore drilling rigs for natural gas E&P in Maranhão
• Warehouse operation of the UO-BS unit of Petrobras in Cubatão
• Port operations at the ports of Santos, Itaqui, Macaé and Itajaí • Transportation, mobilization and assembly of more than 100 wind towers

Rogelio “Roy” Carrasquillo

Managing Shareholder of Carrasquillo Law Group

Rogelio "Roy" Carrasquillo is the Managing Shareholder of Carrasquillo Law Group and Chair of its EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Services and Compliance and Securities Practices. He has been providing strategic guidance and advice to clients in a variety of complex and sophisticated legal transactions for over 20 years.

Roy represents public and private clients using EB-5 as a source of capital, filing for EB-5 Regional Center designation, investors evaluating their options at the redeployment stage, as well as developers seeking to raise capital using the EB-5 Program. He is experienced with public-private partnership projects using EB-5 funds, Opportunity Zones and Tax Credits.

Roy graduated from Georgetown University and the University of Pennsylvania Law School and is admitted to practice in NewYork and Puerto Rico.

Carolina Kripinski

Attorney at
Carrasquillo Law Group

Carolina is a business immigration and compliance attorney at Carrasquillo Law Group.

She represents clients on a wide range of employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant visa matters, including students,trainees, professionals, executives, artists, entertainers, treaty investors persons of extraordinary ability and immigrantinvestors.

She also represents regional centers and individual investors in the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program.

Carolina studied at Externado University of Colombia, University of Panthèon-Assas (Paris), University Complutense of Madrid,Instituto de Empresa and Barry University, School of Law. As an immigrant, she identifies with her clients and really enjoysproviding them with legal advice.

Ismael Fernández

PhD, MBA – Founder and President of Green Gate Plans

Ismael, originally from Spain, is an immigrant himself. He came to the U.S. in 1996 to study aerospace engineering at EmbryRiddle Aeronautical University where as an instructor also taught commercial pilot flying lessons. After moving to Atlanta in2000, he obtained an MBA with emphasis in Finance, and a PhD in evaluating the economic risks and opportunities of newaircraft technologies in the face of uncertainty.

After working for over five years at General Electric as a portfolio risk managerand demand forecasting manager for the gas power generation division, he decided to spin off his own practice on smallbusiness consulting.

Ismael has now been independent since 2010, helping hundreds of investors achieve their goals ofmoving to the U.S. with investment visas. He is big fan of aviation and is in charge of leading and setting the standards for theteam.

Arisleydis Cruz

Founder and President of Accuracy Consulting Group

Arisleydis Cruz is the passionate founder of Accuracy Consulting Group, where she brings a personal touch to advising smalland medium businesses, as well as individuals.She is an Alumna of St Thomas University with a bachelor’s degree in businessadministration and a master’s degree in accounting.

Arisleydis helps clients maintain financial viability in the present, but also plan and thrive for the future. Her dedication isfueled by a belief in hard work and a commitment to the people she guides towards their financial goals.

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