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title: "Whitefish Pilot: TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® Grows in Montana"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/f96eea85-1041-400b-be30-bf0702b21398
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/whitefish-pilot-two-men-and-a-truck-grows-in-montana-12050
category: "Moving & junk"
industry: "Home Services"
segment: "Moving & junk"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2017-05-03T20:15:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:11:13.078Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/c98da86896358ac02d3a380498f839a1311.jpg
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# Whitefish Pilot: TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® Grows in Montana

**TL;DR:** TWO MEN AND A TRUCK is opening a second Montana location in Whitefish. The location will be operated by Hugh Smith and Ben Heslop, with Eric and his family retaining ownership.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-05-03. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/whitefish-pilot-two-men-and-a-truck-grows-in-montana-12050).*

## Story

TWO MEN AND A TRUCK*® is opening a second Montana location this month in Whitefish. Eric, his two brothers and dad will be opening the location. Ben Heslop will be partnering with Hugh Smith, a family friend, will be operating the TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® Whitefish location, while Eric, his brother Brian and father Jim will still live in Alabama. The family hopes to help the many families who are moving to Flathead Valley.

"A move is a stressful period of time that you’re going through, whether you like it or not. We go the extra mile, and then another extra mile to give you the extra service,” Hugh Smith told the Whitefish Pilot.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- unit expansion (topic)
- Home Services (sector)
- family business (topic)
- location growth (topic)
- Montana (location)
- Whitefish (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/whitefish-pilot-two-men-and-a-truck-grows-in-montana-12050). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/f96eea85-1041-400b-be30-bf0702b21398).