1981
FIRST MOVE
Performed by brothers Brig Sorber and Jon Sorber in their first moving straight truck
1982
GIVING BACK
Mary Ellen Sheets awards $100 to 10 different local charities
1989
Franchising
The TWO MEN AND A TRUCK Franchise System first developed
1989
2,811
Number of moves completed at the end of 1989
1991
FIRST HOME OFFICE
Opened in Lansing, Michigan on Kalamazoo Street
1993
NATIONAL RECOGNITION
TWO MEN AND A TRUCK named a Top 500 Franchise
1999
GROWTH IN THE 90S
At the end of 1999, there were:
- 429 trucks on the road
- 76 franchise locations
- $181 million in system revenue
- 548,030 moves completed
2000
100TH FRANCHISE
New franchise signed in Mesa, Arizona to hit milestone
2004
MARY ELLEN SHEETS
Becomes the first woman to win the International Franchise Association Entrepreneur of the Year Award
2005
CANADA
First franchise location in country of Canada opened
2006
200TH FRANCHISE
Franchise location agreement signed in Indianapolis, Indiana
2009
GROWTH IN THE 2000S
At the end of 2009, there were:
- 211 franchise locations
- 1,198 trucks on the road
- $1.8 billion in cumulative system revenue
- 3.3 million moves completed
2011
300TH FRANCHISE
Location agreement signed in Fort Collins, Colorado to help hit new milestone for the brand
2017
FIRST MINI MARKET FRANCHISE OPENED
Franchise location opened in Missoula, Montana
2018
7 MILLIONTH MOVE COMPLETED
Various franchise celebrations occurred across the nation
2015
FIRST MARY ELLEN'S MOVING PEOPLE FORWARD SCHOLARSHIP® AWARDED
Scholarship awarded to Randi B. and Pearland, TX franchise
2019
44TH STATE
Franchise location opened in Fargo, North Dakota
2021
Acquired by ServiceMaster Brands
After more than 35 years of being a family-owned brand, TWO MEN AND A TRUCK began a new path as it was acquired by ServiceMaster Brands
