History Timeline
First move
Performed by brothers Brig Sorber and Jon Sorber
Giving Back
Mary Ellen Sheets awards $100 to 10 different local charities
Franchising
The TWO MEN AND A TRUCK Franchise System first developed
2,811
Number of moves completed at the end of 1989
First Home Office
Opened in Lansing, MI
National Recognition
TWO MEN AND A TRUCK named a Top 500 Franchise
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
100th franchise
Location signed in Mesa, AZ
Mary Ellen Sheets
Becomes the first woman to win the International Franchise Association Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Canada
First franchise location in Canada opened
200th franchise
Franchise location agreement signed in Indianapolis, IN
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
300th franchise
Location agreement signed in Fort Collins, CO
First Mini Market franchise opened
Franchise location opened in Missoula, MT.
7 millionth move completed
Various franchise celebrations occurred across the nation
First Mary Ellen's Moving People Forward Scholarship® Awarded
Scholarship awarded to Randi B. and Pearland, TX franchise
44th State
Franchise location opened in Fargo, ND