Meet our trailblazing, fun-loving Madison team!
"My favorite thing about working at TWO MEN AND A TRUCK is the everyday challenge of moving people forward into their next chapter of life. It's such a great ride ... the people, the customers, the work. I can't see being anywhere else. I really can't.” – Mike B.
Tim Lightner
Franchisee | CEO
Tim started the franchise in 1993 in Madison with one truck and two movers. He took orders himself and helped on the truck nights and weekends - working his regular full-time job during the day.In those early years, orders were taken by phone, hand-written in a paper book, and drivers called from pay phones in between moves. His growth goals were modest. "I thought if I could make it to three trucks in five years, I would have arrived," he remembers of those early years. "That seemed like a huge goal at the time."
Today, the Madison franchise runs 25 trucks during the summertime and he's proud to have a staff of more than 80.
His goals today, 20 years later, focus more on giving back to the industry, his community and developing his staff. "I get huge satisfaction," he says, "from watching our people learn and develop, and achieving their own dreams."
Tim volunteers his time to the International Franchise Association, a group that helps promote the benefits of franchising and entrepreneurship, and has served as a panelist at an annual meeting of franchisors, hosted by Faegre BD, which focuses on sharing best practices and current trends in the industry. He was one of the first franchisees ever to be invited to be part of this event which traditionally includes just franchisors.
When he's not working, Tim enjoys spending time with his wife, Sheri, teenage daughter, biking, and hunting up north.
Today, the Madison franchise runs 25 trucks during the summertime and he's proud to have a staff of more than 80.
His goals today, 20 years later, focus more on giving back to the industry, his community and developing his staff. "I get huge satisfaction," he says, "from watching our people learn and develop, and achieving their own dreams."
Tim volunteers his time to the International Franchise Association, a group that helps promote the benefits of franchising and entrepreneurship, and has served as a panelist at an annual meeting of franchisors, hosted by Faegre BD, which focuses on sharing best practices and current trends in the industry. He was one of the first franchisees ever to be invited to be part of this event which traditionally includes just franchisors.
When he's not working, Tim enjoys spending time with his wife, Sheri, teenage daughter, biking, and hunting up north.