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title: "Kane County Chronicle: St. Charles, Batavia Cousins Team up to Open TWO MEN AND A TRUCK Franchises in Crystal Lake, North Aurora"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/0e763b47-4b6c-485f-bb49-5375878e17dd
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/twomenandatruck/kane-county-chronicle-st-charles-batavia-cousins-team-up-to-open-two-men-and-a-truck-franchises-in-crystal-lake-north-aurora-2718431
category: "Moving & junk"
industry: "Home Services"
segment: "Moving & junk"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2022-04-15T13:08:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:11:06.743Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/be4e9cae95ebbab71ec6421df35dc4c21574.jpg
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# Kane County Chronicle: St. Charles, Batavia Cousins Team up to Open TWO MEN AND A TRUCK Franchises in Crystal Lake, North Aurora

**TL;DR:** Rikki Forgwe and Erik Andersen, cousins from St. Charles and Batavia, have teamed up to open TWO MEN AND A TRUCK franchises in Crystal Lake and North Aurora. Forgwe and Andersen handle different aspects of the business, with Forgwe overseeing day-to-day operations and Andersen handling the corporate side.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2022-04-15. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/twomenandatruck/kane-county-chronicle-st-charles-batavia-cousins-team-up-to-open-two-men-and-a-truck-franchises-in-crystal-lake-north-aurora-2718431).*

## Story

Rikki Forgwe began as a mover in Michigan 15 years ago and worked his way up to general manager of TWO MEN AND A TRUCK in North Aurora. When Forgwe was a mover, the franchise owner of the two stores gave him his word he would sell the business to him when the right time came. After a few conversations over drinks, Forgwe convinced his cousin Erik Andersen to join him in this new business venture, wanting to end his commute and law career after two and a half decades.

“I represented corporate clients or insurance companies,” said Erik Andersen, co-owner of TWO MEN AND A TRUCK in Crystal Lake and North Aurora. “I wanted to be involved in the community where my family and kids live. And the moving business really helps people through one of the most difficult things in life – which is to move.”

Forgwe handles the day-to-day operations of both locations, and Andersen handles the corporate side, bookkeeping, payroll and benefits. They have 20 moving trucks and about 50 employees.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Home Services (sector)
- franchise expansion (topic)
- home services (topic)
- family business (topic)
- Crystal Lake (location)
- North Aurora (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/twomenandatruck/kane-county-chronicle-st-charles-batavia-cousins-team-up-to-open-two-men-and-a-truck-franchises-in-crystal-lake-north-aurora-2718431). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/0e763b47-4b6c-485f-bb49-5375878e17dd).