Brig Sorber’s family played an integral role in the creation and growth Two Men and a Truck
into one of the largest companies in North America. Sorber and his brother Jon, entrepreneurs in
ownership of a Ford pickup truck, called themselves Men at Work Movers as they hauled junk
back and forth. Brig Sorber admitted that they had no thoughts of the business going any far.

The moment Sorber had left for studies at Northern Michigan University, Jon held onto the
business alongside other friends till he also left for college later in 1984. It was at that moment
that their mother, Mary Ellen Sheets, who owned a small upcycled furniture store in Lansing,
Michigan, invested a $350 used step van in the business.

According to Sorber, they would take $3 from every move and put in their great-great-aunt's
orange candy jar as their ad fund. Sorber's first ad read that "Men at Work Movers," and the next
line read "Two Men and a Truck, 25 Bucks an Hour.” Sorber confessed of their mother’s love for
their business, quitting her job and cashing her retirement savings in the company. She ran the
firm in 1985 with some employees while Jon and Brig would help over their breaks. Despite her
lack of college educations, their mother's entrepreneurial skills were, and therefore, Sorber said
that they are where they are thanks to her.

The business’s big break occurred when Sheet spoke to Michigan State University students about
small businesses. A lady asked Sorber's mother if she had ever considered franchising the
business, but she exclaimed that "who in the world would want a moving franchise?" It took
them three years for the company to breakeven.

Sheet's daughter Melanie Bergeron was first to be awarded a franchise, and as the business grew,
she became more involved becoming the president. She currently chairs the board of directors.

Bergeron handles the franchise, and Jon deals with trucking while Brig is in charge of the main
office. Sorber was at some point president after her sister though he currently is the Chief Brand
Officer. Sorber claimed to respect what the entire family had done running the company, and
their main aim is to create a business that would outgrow them as he continues to handle daily
operations as the headquarters.

Sorber claims that the company is straight forward and it cares about its people. The current
president, Randy Shacka, has been at the company since teenage as an intern. Over 40% of the
franchise owners started out working for the company. They have lots of franchise owners with
no college education yet very rich. 68% of the managers started on the trucks. The company
offers training to its employees to see them have an equal chance to rise form bottom to the top.
They also provide Bible studies at the company weekly for the employees. The company gives
back to the society and is focused on taking care of everyone. They foster hard work but at the
same time, making the workplace fun.

Back then, the brothers faced hurdles in the business, and things weren't always pretty as they are
now. For instance, a guy had booked to be moved at 1 pm on some day, when they visited, he
claimed he wouldn't budge on that day. Sorber claims to have wrecked the customer’s front yard
out of rage. He says some moves were quite painful like helping a wife move out after a divorce.
He advises hi workers to learn from the steps.

Sorber is working on a book looking back at the history of Two Men and a Truck ad reflecting
on the experiences that have shaped their entire family. Two Men and a Truck currently have
over 10,000 employees. The company aims at making 670,000 moves in 2019. It’s at no. 70 on
transport topics.

Sorber wrote off the idea of the company going public any soon. For him going public is
maintaining the company’s values. He still is active at the company, but many are times he lets
the CEO and President handle the business, but he is ever present whenever they need him.