Two Men and a Truck Int'l. Inc.

Founded: 1985 Franchising since: 1989
Mary Ellen Sheets founded Two Men and a Truck International Inc. in 1985 after her two high-school-age sons left their small moving business behind to attend college. Calls had continued to come in for moving services after their departure, so Sheets took over the business and began franchising in 1989. The Lansing, Michigan-based company is still family-owned and privately held and has locations across the United States.

3400 Belle Chase Wy. Lansing, Michigan 48911

Phone: (800)345-1070/ (517)394-7210 Franchisee Association T.E.A.M. Advisory Council

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 50 employee(s); 4 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	184	9	1	2
2008	166	5	1	6
2007	155	5	1	9
2006	136	5	0	7
2005	129	1	0	5

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, North dakota, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Outside the U.S.: Asia, Australia/new zealand, Canada, Central america, Mexico, South america, Western europe

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: Based on population

Special Programs
Two Men and a Truck offers several incentives for franchisees, including a Leaders in Excellence cruise and the annual “Trucky” awards, which honor success in sales, customer service and community involvement.

Total investment: $158K-430.9K Franchise fee: $45K

Ongoing royalty fee: 6% Term of agreement: 5 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	No	No
Startup Costs	No	No
Equipment	No	Yes
Inventory	No	Yes
Accounts Receivable	No	Yes
Payroll	No	No

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $300K
Cash liquidity requirement: $150K
Business Experience:

• General business experience

Operations

• 37% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 7
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (97% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 15 days
• At franchisee's location: As needed
• Training at regional location & online

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Field operations/evaluations

Marketing Support

• Ad slicks
• National media

Other marketing support

• Online marketing assistance

Franchise 500® rank:
#212 (2009); #198 (2008); #171 (2007); #213 (2006); #272 (2005);

Ranked #1 in category in:
2009; 2008;

America's Top Global Franchises:
#163 (2009); #148 (2008); #133 (2007); #192 (2006);