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COMPANY INFORMATION
This area contains a brief history of Vanguard Moving
and Storage as well
as profiles for the company employees.
Vanguard Moving and Storage History...
Started in 1977 by Peter E. Ozols and Sons, operating as an agent for American
Red Ball Van Lines, Vanguard Moving and Storage switched van lines to National
Van Lines, Inc. in 1999. In 2004 Vanguard Moving and Storage was bought by
David Anton Inc. To this day Vanguard continues to be one of the top booking
agents in the Northeast for National Van Lines.
David Anton, Owner & Operator
David Anton was born and raised in Chappaqua, New York. David is very proud
to have bought Vanguard Moving & Storage at the age of 25. His goal is
to perform honest, fair and quality moves for customers all over the sate of
Connecticut. At the age of 10 he started working on trucks with his father.
Three years later he started working for a small moving
company based in Westchester
County New York. He fell in love with the moving industry and set goals to
one day own his own company. He felt the only way to truly have knowledge of
the profession was to do it hands on. At the age of 18 he started driving straight
trucks moving vans for North American Van Lines. Two years later he was driving
tractor-trailers. While Dave attended Horace Greeley High school (Chappaqua,
NY), North Carolina Wesleyan (Rocky Mount, NC), Western New England College
(Springfield, MA) and Western Connecticut University (Danbury, CT) he worked
every summer in the moving industry. He then switched over to Paul Arpin Van
Lines and drove tractor-trailers for another three years with them. Dave Anton
then bought Vanguard Moving & Storage and became president in May of 2004.
He started by himself and has quickly grown Vanguard to a nine-truck, two-trailer
and thirty-employee operation. He would like to see Vanguard
Moving & Storage continue to grow as long as they continue to do quality work for all of their
customers.
Michael Carney, Sales & Marketing
Michael Carney is originally from Yonkers, New York. He has been in sales
for over 40 years. Michael was brought to Vanguard Moving & Storage to
help bring experience in both the corporate and sales aspects of the company.
With his knowledge and ability he has taken over acquiring National Accounts
and Corporate Moves. He will surely help Vanguard Moving & Storage grow.
Bob Knapp, VP of Local Operations
Bob was born in Stamford, Connecticut and has been in the industry for over
30 years. After college and discovering that his only true profession was in
the moving industry as a result of growing up in a family of movers, became
a driver for Atlas Van Lines. With over 1,000,000 miles of safe driving and
part of Atlas Van Lines Prime Fleet for over 15 years and after receiving many
awards for having a low claim point ratio he decided that he would like to
enter the administrative side of the industry. He left Atlas Van Lines and
came to work for Vanguard Moving and Storage in 2005 as a local driver. Immediately
recognizing Bob’s talents as a mover he became a crew foreman and was
assigned to handle the more difficult moves that required focus on detail.
In June of 2007 we promoted Bob to Vice President of Operations for our Norwalk
Division of Vanguard. Within a couple of months Bob implemented a safety training
program for the drivers and helpers, along with a training program to increase
the professionalism of our company employees. Bob’s expertise does not
limit himself to merely dispatching the drivers and crews to their assignments
each day, but details an outline for the drivers and crews to focus on the
relocation needs for all of our customers.
We are extremely happy to have Bob as part of our executive staff of professionals
and as a potential customer so will you.
Stephen Gardner, VP of Long Distance Operations
Stephen grew up In Middlebury, CT and graduated from Pomperaug High School
in Southbury, CT. After high school, Stephen joined the Connecticut Army National
Guard and served with both engineer and infantry divisions for eight years.
During his time with the army, Stephen attended classes at Western CT State
University and also worked full time. He started working as a warehousemen
for a local lock company and quickly got promoted to warehouse manager and
finally production manager. After years of management experience, Stephen decided
to take on a job as an operations manager for a local Allied Van Lines agent.
With years of experience in operations, Stephen would like to make Vanguard
Moving and Storage the #1 long distance hauler for National Van Lines, Inc.
Vanguard Employees, Drivers and Movers
Vanguard Moving & Storage consists of 35 employees. Many of the employees
have been recruited by Dave Anton from his years in the industry; other employees
have joined on and have been trained by David Anton and senior staff. The drivers
at Vanguard Moving & Storage have an average of 13 years experience and
are 100% Department Of Transportation compliant. The helpers at Vanguard Moving & Storage
have an average of 5 years experience. Dave himself or Senior Members of his
Staff train any new employees at Vanguard. Vanguard has a very low turnover
ratio, which is something we are very proud of.
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