LANSING, Mich. — TWO MEN AND A TRUCK®, the 430+ unit full-service franchised moving company, is celebrating 40 years of service in 2025 with strong growth, charitable impact and systemwide momentum. With 15 franchise openings, 13 new signings and 21 transfers completed so far this year, the brand continues to demonstrate the strength of its model and the commitment of its franchise network. In total, eight new owner groups have joined the system in the first half of the year, with a goal of reaching 25 signings and 25 openings by the end of 2025.
“We continue to hit new and big milestones, and I am incredibly proud of the TWO MEN AND A TRUCK brand,” said Brand President Randy Shacka. “Day in and day out, our franchises across the country are committed to moving customers forward by providing top-notch customer service, ensuring moving day is as stress-free as possible as they start their new journey.”
The brand’s annual Movers for Moms® campaign, which supports women and families, set a new record in 2025, collecting 528,039 items across the United States — well beyond the 450,000-item goal. The campaign ran in 48 states and included 1,622 businesses, schools and community collection sites, a 15% increase in community participation compared to 2024. The top three collecting franchises were Sioux Falls, South Dakota (200,000 items), Jacksonville, Florida (20,000 items) and Reno, Nevada (18,850 items). In Canada, eight participating locations collected 6,264 items with help from 35 collection sites for the first time.
Now celebrating four decades of business, TWO MEN AND A TRUCK has completed more than 10 million moves and grown into a system of 270 franchisees with a 96% customer referral rate. What began with two brothers using a 1966 pickup truck in Lansing, Michigan, has expanded into a diversified service offering that includes junk removal, storage, packing, long-distance moves and moving supplies. The legacy of TWO MEN AND A TRUCK founder Mary Ellen Sheets, who donated her first $1,000 in profits to 10 charities, continues through the company’s branded charitable programs: Movers for Moms, Movers for Meals®, Movers for Military®, Movers for Mutts® and Truckload of Warmth®. Over the years, franchises have donated $39.6 million, volunteered over 347,000 hours and collected more than 2 million items for those in need.
The company’s culture of advancement is equally strong. More than 75% of managers started in entry-level roles, and one in three franchisees began as frontline employees. Development programs like the Mary Ellen’s Moving People Forward® Scholarship, Frontline Foundation and Managers Moving Forward ensure career growth remains central to the company mission.
This spring, the company’s Career Move Season initiative resulted in 7,006 hires across the system, surpassing the goal of 6,500. Career Move Season attracted 259,461 applicants between March and May, with hires spanning mover and driver roles as well as customer service, operations and management. In 2024, the system hired 16,774 people in total, with 7,777 during Career Move Season.
“When an individual joins the TWO MEN AND A TRUCK team, they’re not just getting a job. They’re finding a community and family of choice, and they’re helping that community really become a part of something bigger,” said Leah Ciolek, recruiting and retention team lead.
With the recent changes to Permanent Change of Station (PCS) guidelines, TWO MEN AND A TRUCK recently launched enhanced military moving services for active duty, reserve, National Guard and veteran families. Military families can now receive 130% of moving costs to choose their own provider, and TWO MEN AND A TRUCK aims to offer the reliable, white-glove service. Military discounts are available at participating U.S. franchise locations with a valid ID. In addition to providing services, the brand aims to give back to veterans and their families through Movers for Military. Last year, the program collected 20,858 items for veterans’ organizations across the country.
“Military families face frequent, stressful transitions, and having a professional, compassionate mover they can rely on makes a world of a difference,” said Ashley Skaggs, senior director of sales.
June marked the company’s busiest time of year, culminating in its Busiest Move Weekend from June 27 to June 29. Across those three days, franchises completed 4,967 moves, drove 721,870 miles and moved 15.4 million pounds of belongings using more than 6,000 crew members. “Our Busiest Move Weekend was a strong one and it wouldn’t have been possible without the hard-working frontline team members at the franchise level,” Shacka said.
In addition to growth and service milestones, TWO MEN AND A TRUCK has received numerous accolades in 2025, including rankings on Franchise Business Review’s Culture 100 List and Top Franchises for Women, Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500 (No. 122 overall and No. 1 in the moving/junk removal category), Newsweek’s America’s Best Customer Service, and Entrepreneur’s Best of the Best and Top Franchise Brands for Multi-Unit Owners.
As TWO MEN AND A TRUCK looks toward the second half of 2025 and beyond, the brand remains focused on franchise growth and continuing its mission to move people — and communities — forward.
ABOUT TWO MEN AND A TRUCK:
Headquartered in Michigan, TWO MEN AND A TRUCK is an international, full-service franchised moving company with more than 430 locations and 3,000 trucks operating in 48 U.S. states in addition to Canada, Ireland, and the UK. Each location is independently owned and operated and together, the TWO MEN AND A TRUCK network has performed more than 10 million moves since its inception in 1985. In 2025, TWO MEN AND A TRUCK was named a top franchise brand by Franchise Business Review and was also featured on Entrepreneur’s Franchisee 500 list, where the brand was ranked No. 1 in the Moving/Junk Removal Services category. The moving company known for moving people forward also received the No. 1 Spot for Best National Moving Company in the 2024 Newsweek Readers’ Choice Awards contest. In 2021, TWO MEN AND A TRUCK was acquired by ServiceMaster® Brands, which is a leading franchise provider of needs-based residential and commercial services in the restoration, cleaning, moving, and bioremediation industries. ServiceMaster was founded as one of America’s first franchise businesses and does business under seven brands today across 50 states and nine countries that generate more than $3.5 billion in system-wide sales. For franchising opportunities, visit franchise.twomenandatruck.com.
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With 15 openings, 13 franchise signings, expanded military services and over 528,000 items donated through Movers for Moms, TWO MEN AND A TRUCK is growing while making a lasting community impact.
LANSING, Mich. — TWO MEN AND A TRUCK®, the 430+ unit full-service franchised moving company, is celebrating 40 years of service in 2025 with strong growth, charitable impact and systemwide momentum. With 15 franchise openings, 13 new signings and 21 transfers completed so far this year, the brand continues to demonstrate the strength of its model and the commitment of its franchise network. In total, eight new owner groups have joined the system in the first half of the year, with a goal of reaching 25 signings and 25 openings by the end of 2025.
“We continue to hit new and big milestones, and I am incredibly proud of the TWO MEN AND A TRUCK brand,” said Brand President Randy Shacka. “Day in and day out, our franchises across the country are committed to moving customers forward by providing top-notch customer service, ensuring moving day is as stress-free as possible as they start their new journey.”
The brand’s annual Movers for Moms® campaign, which supports women and families, set a new record in 2025, collecting 528,039 items across the United States — well beyond the 450,000-item goal. The campaign ran in 48 states and included 1,622 businesses, schools and community collection sites, a 15% increase in community participation compared to 2024. The top three collecting franchises were Sioux Falls, South Dakota (200,000 items), Jacksonville, Florida (20,000 items) and Reno, Nevada (18,850 items). In Canada, eight participating locations collected 6,264 items with help from 35 collection sites for the first time.
Now celebrating four decades of business, TWO MEN AND A TRUCK has completed more than 10 million moves and grown into a system of 270 franchisees with a 96% customer referral rate. What began with two brothers using a 1966 pickup truck in Lansing, Michigan, has expanded into a diversified service offering that includes junk removal, storage, packing, long-distance moves and moving supplies. The legacy of TWO MEN AND A TRUCK founder Mary Ellen Sheets, who donated her first $1,000 in profits to 10 charities, continues through the company’s branded charitable programs: Movers for Moms, Movers for Meals®, Movers for Military®, Movers for Mutts® and Truckload of Warmth®. Over the years, franchises have donated $39.6 million, volunteered over 347,000 hours and collected more than 2 million items for those in need.
The company’s culture of advancement is equally strong. More than 75% of managers started in entry-level roles, and one in three franchisees began as frontline employees. Development programs like the Mary Ellen’s Moving People Forward® Scholarship, Frontline Foundation and Managers Moving Forward ensure career growth remains central to the company mission.
This spring, the company’s Career Move Season initiative resulted in 7,006 hires across the system, surpassing the goal of 6,500. Career Move Season attracted 259,461 applicants between March and May, with hires spanning mover and driver roles as well as customer service, operations and management. In 2024, the system hired 16,774 people in total, with 7,777 during Career Move Season.
“When an individual joins the TWO MEN AND A TRUCK team, they’re not just getting a job. They’re finding a community and family of choice, and they’re helping that community really become a part of something bigger,” said Leah Ciolek, recruiting and retention team lead.
With the recent changes to Permanent Change of Station (PCS) guidelines, TWO MEN AND A TRUCK recently launched enhanced military moving services for active duty, reserve, National Guard and veteran families. Military families can now receive 130% of moving costs to choose their own provider, and TWO MEN AND A TRUCK aims to offer the reliable, white-glove service. Military discounts are available at participating U.S. franchise locations with a valid ID. In addition to providing services, the brand aims to give back to veterans and their families through Movers for Military. Last year, the program collected 20,858 items for veterans’ organizations across the country.
“Military families face frequent, stressful transitions, and having a professional, compassionate mover they can rely on makes a world of a difference,” said Ashley Skaggs, senior director of sales.
June marked the company’s busiest time of year, culminating in its Busiest Move Weekend from June 27 to June 29. Across those three days, franchises completed 4,967 moves, drove 721,870 miles and moved 15.4 million pounds of belongings using more than 6,000 crew members. “Our Busiest Move Weekend was a strong one and it wouldn’t have been possible without the hard-working frontline team members at the franchise level,” Shacka said.
In addition to growth and service milestones, TWO MEN AND A TRUCK has received numerous accolades in 2025, including rankings on Franchise Business Review’s Culture 100 List and Top Franchises for Women, Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500 (No. 122 overall and No. 1 in the moving/junk removal category), Newsweek’s America’s Best Customer Service, and Entrepreneur’s Best of the Best and Top Franchise Brands for Multi-Unit Owners.
As TWO MEN AND A TRUCK looks toward the second half of 2025 and beyond, the brand remains focused on franchise growth and continuing its mission to move people — and communities — forward.
ABOUT TWO MEN AND A TRUCK:
Headquartered in Michigan, TWO MEN AND A TRUCK is an international, full-service franchised moving company with more than 430 locations and 3,000 trucks operating in 48 U.S. states in addition to Canada, Ireland, and the UK. Each location is independently owned and operated and together, the TWO MEN AND A TRUCK network has performed more than 10 million moves since its inception in 1985. In 2025, TWO MEN AND A TRUCK was named a top franchise brand by Franchise Business Review and was also featured on Entrepreneur’s Franchisee 500 list, where the brand was ranked No. 1 in the Moving/Junk Removal Services category. The moving company known for moving people forward also received the No. 1 Spot for Best National Moving Company in the 2024 Newsweek Readers’ Choice Awards contest. In 2021, TWO MEN AND A TRUCK was acquired by ServiceMaster® Brands, which is a leading franchise provider of needs-based residential and commercial services in the restoration, cleaning, moving, and bioremediation industries. ServiceMaster was founded as one of America’s first franchise businesses and does business under seven brands today across 50 states and nine countries that generate more than $3.5 billion in system-wide sales. For franchising opportunities, visit franchise.twomenandatruck.com.
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