Josh Hutchins Manifests Two Men and a Truck Fargo Franchise Through Faith, Hustle, and 4AM Alarms

Josh Hutchins, principal of TWO MEN AND A TRUCK and TWO MEN AND A JUNK TRUCK in Fargo, joins Conrad Fargo to talk about his belief in an overarching positive plan and how faith shapes the way he leads.Hutch’s path to ownership was anything but direct. He grew up in Wisconsin, attended Winona State University, dropped out of college, followed his future wife to Rochester, Minnesota, and worked everywhere from Famous Dave’s to furniture delivery. In 2014, he joined a brand-new TWO MEN AND A TRUCK franchise as a driver. When circumstances suddenly left the young operation without its expected leader, Hutch found himself helping keep the wheels on.That experience eventually connected him with business partner Mike, who saw Hutch’s potential and gave him a choice: Topeka, Kansas or Fargo, North Dakota. Hutch chose Fargo and arrived in 2019 knowing almost nobody. He recruited movers, joined BNI, cold-called more than 100 Realtors, bought Google ads and waited for the phone to ring.Today, the Fargo operation has five office staff, roughly 35 movers and 10 trucks. Hutch talks candidly about hiring, firing, dispatching crews, franchise benchmarking, leadership, networking, his two-hour daily commute from Detroit Lakes, and why he still believes doing the right thing will eventually move things forward.Along the way, there’s also time for Dispatch, Johnny Cash, Junkyard Brewing Company, Space Aliens, pineapple pizza, hunting, fishing, Cotton Lake and what makes Fargo feel like a really big small town.