Your Rockford Movers
For over 40 years, TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® has built a legacy of excellence. Our experienced teams leverage their expertise to continuously refine our moving processes. With our trained and background-checked professionals, your belongings are in safe and caring hands. You will be hiring the right Rockford movers when you hire TWO MEN AND A TRUCK®! We ensure that our customers and their belongings are safe. Our Rockford team goes through extensive training to make sure they're ready for any kind of move. We also specialize in long distance moves; we can take you anywhere you need to go. We don't truck share, which allows us to focus on keeping your belongings safe. Our franchise is owned and operated by the Christensen family. They believe taking care of their customers and employees is top priority. You can feel at ease when hiring TWO MEN AND A TRUCK. We are locally and family owned and operated.
The best professional Moving services
Our team is focused on taking care of our employees and our customers. It's our goal to make your move as stress-free as possible. We train our employees extremely well at our Loves Park location, and they do not set foot on a truck until we know they can provide you with the best moving services you deserve. They are also background checked, so you can trust that you and your belongings are in good hands. Our team of movers are reliable, patient, and caring. We are a locally owned and operated franchise that has been MOVING PEOPLE FORWARD® in our community for years. We serve Rockford, Loves Park, Freeport Roscoe, Rockton, Belvidere, Cherry Valley, Poplar Grove, Rochelle, Byron, Machesney Park, South Beloit, Chana and many more cities in Northern Illinois.
Our customer service and our employees are the best in Illinois. This is proven by our consistent 96% referral rating. This rating is based on customer feedback and satisfaction. Call our office today to learn about the many services we offer to make sure your move goes smooth! We can tailor our moving services to fit your needs.Get a free estimate for your next local or long-distance move!
Rockford Service Areas
Rockford Services
We specialize in senior relocations, whether downsizing to a smaller residence or transitioning to a retirement community. Our moving teams ensure your senior moving experience is seamless and positive.
Local moving is what started our brand more than 40 years ago, and we take pride in exceeding our customers’ expectations! We offer a professionally trained and background checked moving team to ensure your belongings are handled with care and that your move runs smoothly.
With this new service, our professional moving teams can assist you with downsizing, home renovations, or spring cleaning to remove those old items you no longer want. Schedule our junk removal service prior to your move or whenever you need items hauled away!
Whether you’re moving across town or across the country, we’ll get you there. We specialize in long-distance moving, keeping your items safe and secure along the way with the same customer service excellence our reputation was built upon.
Having more than 40 years of experience as the leaders in the moving industry, we’ve learned a thing or two when it comes to packing and unpacking efficiently. We offer a variety of packing services, from just a few items to an entire home or business. If you’re looking to do it yourself, our locations carry all of the necessary supplies.
We not only specialize in moving homes – we can move belongings to your home as well! If you’ve recently purchased a large item or piece of furniture but aren’t sure how you’ll get it home, give us a call. We’ll load it into our truck and deliver it for you.
If you own a business, you understand the importance of avoiding disruptions in the workplace. Luckily, with our flexible scheduling which includes evenings and weekends, we can work around your schedule to ensure your operation continues to run smoothly.
Staging a home? Rearranging furniture? Regardless of your in-home moving needs, we can get the job done right. Whether it’s moving large items such as gun safes, refrigerators, or other large pieces of furniture – our movers are trained to move any large or bulky items with ease.
Ensuring you have the right supplies and boxes to complete your next home or business move is crucial to the success of the move, and luckily we’ve got you covered. We offer a wide selection of competitively priced moving boxes and packing supplies at our locations all across the country.
Meet Our Team
Storage for short or long-term needs
We can help you find storage options in Rockford, Loves Park, Freeport and surrounding areas in Northern Illinois.
Loading and unloading
Already have a moving truck or storage container and need help loading it up? We can do that for you. We will use the same care and efficiency we use when loading up our moving trucks with your belongings. Give us a call today to book your load-only service! We are here to help you with your loading and unloading needs! Call our team if you're looking for moving labor in Rockford and surrounding areas.
moving large & specialty items
Our customers often ask us to move specialty items like pianos, large awkward pieces, and grandfather clocks. Our moving crews are fully equipped and trained to handle various specialty items. Our movers will make sure to pad, wrap, and carefully move your items with care.
Specialty Items we move often:
- Hot Tubs
- Safes & Gun Safes
- Pianos
- Grandfather Clocks
- Small Kilns
- Heavy Furniture
- Gym Equipment
- And More!
Last Mile Delivery
Is your company looking to deliver items that last mile to a customer? We can help with that! If you're not sure what last-mile delivery is, it's when a company comes in to help another company move pieces like furniture or other large items and deliver them directly to the customer. This benefits the business because they do not have to purchase their own delivery trucks or employ someone who can move the items and drive the trucks. Let us make your job easier by utilizing our professionally trained and background-checked movers and drivers to take care of you and your customers! Call today to see how we can get a partnership started.
community involvement
As the MOVERS WHO CARE®, we take pride in helping our community. Giving back is actually one of our core values! We do this mainly with our two annual collection campaigns MOVERS FOR MOMS® and MOVERS FOR MUTTS®. Both of these programs aim to help people in our community who have fallen on hard times. We also work with other organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, Remedies Renewing Lives, the Rockford Rescue Mission, and more! If you have a cause you care about that you think would be a good fit, please give us a call!
How it all began
Bob Christensen was the majority owner of TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® Rockford, the franchisee’s flagship store that opened in 2007. Bob’s company has grown to three stores since 2007 and continues to succeed due to Bob’s strong core values. Pardon the pun, but he believed in “Moving” People Forward. He held his employees in high regard and treated them as family. In a business that is known for extremely high turnover, he has had several employees who have stood by his side since the beginning. Bob treated people as individuals and worked hard to help them improve their lives both professionally and personally. He was well-known at corporate for training and promoting two individuals who “moved” on and opened their own TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® locations in other parts of the country. That commitment to helping people was passed on to his customers. When you have a role model who sets a good example it means a lot. He has also maintained a core group of employees that he always encourages to succeed. Bob had always been driven to succeed and helped others do the same. His passion for people showed in every aspect of his life. Bob always had a business mindset.
Before TWO MEN AND A TRUCK®, Bob owned a Fastener Distribution company with his wife, Marg. After years of success and building customer relationships, Bob decided to switch gears. His son, Kevin, and Daughter-in-law, Jen Christensen, brought to Bob’s attention that a moving company might be the right fit. After moving over ten times and having the worst experience with random moving companies. Jen and Kevin chose TWO MEN AND A TRUCK to move them from Kalamazoo, Michigan to Peoria, IL. They had the best experience and thought this would be a great opportunity!
After researching TWO MEN AND A TRUCK®, Bob discovered that the company's values aligned with him and his wife’s values. The most important values to them were to provide the best customer service and help their employees succeed. Determined to be a part of TWO MEN AND A TRUCK®, Bob put in the work to find someone willing to sell their moving license in IL and applied to be a Franchisee. The original plan was to open a Franchise in Peoria first, but quickly Bob and his son Cory decided to start their journey in Rockford, IL. Bob stayed busy with his Fastener business and the opening of the location in Rockford. With Unemployment at an all-time high, it was a crazy time. However, Bob had a positive outlook. Bob said, “When you’re dealt lemons, you make lemonade.” With unemployment around 19% they were able to selectively hire the right employees for the company. This allowed their moving business to have great employees and created a successful beginning.
In 2008 Rockford won The Best Startup Franchise award. With such great success, opening a franchise in Peoria was their next goal. Bob applied for Peoria Franchise and received approval. After the opening of Peoria in 2011, they were awarded again with The Best Startup Franchise award! Bob and his two sons Cory and Kevin created two thriving moving locations and wanted to open a third. So, four years later they opened the franchise location in Davenport, IA. They were excited to have a location in the Quad Cities area.
As a dedicated family man, he cared about all his employees and ensured that the TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® core values were displayed in every customer interaction. Bob and his team believe customer service is one of the most important aspects in running a successful business. Our customers have peace of mind when choosing our team. We take pride in giving our customers the best service possible. Another highly important belief Bob and his family have is taking care of their employees. Bob thought that you should treat your employees with respect and make sure they are happy. He wanted his employees to enjoy coming to work. He wanted them to feel very comfortable at TWO MEN AND A TRUCK®. Bob also wanted to give all his employees a sense of belonging and control over their lives. He helped his employees to make their lives better and wanted them to have a purpose at Two Men and a Truck. “I get the pleasure of seeing my employees grow and succeed, and I want them to know I care about them.” He wanted his employees to succeed, grow, and move up in the company. He had great success with helping other Move Forward in their lived.
On January 6th, 2024 Bob passed away. We are so lucky to have had Bob as our owner, friend, family member, and boss. He left a huge impact on many peoples lives. His TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® locations will continue to help others. In honor of Robert F. (Bob) Christensen his two sons Cory and Kevin will continue Bob's legacy; by following his core values of taking care of their customers and their employees.
