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It all started as an after-school business for two high school boys. Now,
20 years later, TWO MEN AND A TRUCK®/INTERNATIONAL, Inc. includes more
than 175 locations in North America. We strive to exceed our customers’
expectations every time we make a move. And we are doing it again and again –
94 percent of our customers would recommend us to friends and family.
TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® pledges to treat your possessions as if they
were our own – with care and respect.
We are the first and largest local moving franchise system in the United
States and offer a full range of home and business moving services. Visit our
Quick facts page for information about the size of our company.
TWO MEN AND A TRUCK ® franchises offer a comprehensive array of
moving services. Movers can move one appliance or an entire office building.
We also offer packing and unpacking services in addition to selling boxes and
packing supplies
Our mission
The mission of TWO MEN AND A TRUCK ® is to continuously strive to exceed
our customers' expectations in value and high standard of satisfaction.
Core purpose
We strive to be a role model in our industry. This purpose is reflected in
everything we do.
Core values
TWO MEN AND A TRUCK ® has also established a set of core values that
we live by.
Integrity
To always conduct oneself with honesty and fairness
Give back to the community
THE GRANDMA RULE®
To treat everyone the way you would want your Grandma to be treated
Care
To have compassion for family, customers, co-workers and community
Be your best and have fun
To be the best professionally and personally while enjoying life and having fun
Inclusion
To welcome people from all backgrounds in the workplace and the community
Our history
TWO MEN AND A TRUCK ® started in the early 1980s as a way for two brothers
to make extra money while they were in high school. Now, nearly 20 years later,
the company has grown to more than 175 locations in North America. Brothers Brig
and Jon Sorber started moving people in the Lansing area using an old pickup truck.
They had their mom, Mary Ellen Sheets, develop a logo to put in a weekly
community newspaper. That stick-men logo still rests on every truck, sign and
advertisement across North America.
The brothers were so successful that while away at college, Sheets continued
to field calls for moving services while she also worked a full-time data
processing job with the State of Michigan. In 1985, she decided to make things
official by purchasing a 14-foot truck for $350 and hiring a pair of movers.
That $350 is the only capital Sheets has ever invested in the company -- a great
feat considering the company closed last year with $181 million in revenue.
Her experience with data analysis, combined with her commitment to customer
service, earned her a spot on a 1988 graduate business panel at Michigan State
University. When a fellow panelist suggested she franchise her little company,
Sheets decided to consult with an attorney on the matter.
In 1989, Sheets awarded the first franchise to her daughter, Melanie Bergeron.
When the company reached 39 franchises, Sheets asked Bergeron to assume the
role of company president while she pursued a seat in the Michigan State Senate.
TWO MEN AND A TRUCK ®'s long track record of aggressive growth continues
under Bergeron's progressive leadership and keen business strategies. Bergeron's
accomplishments have been showcased on the cover of Franchising World magazine
and in numerous other publications, including Franchise Times.
Brig and Jon Sorber returned to their Lansing roots in the mid-1990s to team up
with their mom and older sister. Brig Sorber is the current vice president of
operations and director of licensing, and Jon Sorber serves as vice president
of franchise growth and opportunities and franchisee for the Lansing and Grand
Rapids, Mich. locations. Both also serve on the TWO MEN AND A TRUCK ®
Board of Directors.
That first truck Sheets bought in 1985 has now multiplied into a fleet of
nearly 1,200 trucks. TWO MEN AND A TRUCK ® is the nation's largest
franchised local moving company. For current company statistics click here.
Customers benefit from having trained, uniformed movers who are insured and
bonded to handle any residential and commercial moving tasks.
The company has come a long way – and logged a lot of miles – since Sheets
sketched the first "stick-men." The TWO MEN AND A TRUCK ® system
continues to pave the way for future growth and innovation, while remaining
rooted in the core principles of exceeding customers' expectations.
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