1-800-586-5776
1-800-586-5776
History
1-800-JUNKPRO® was founded in Wichita, Kansas, in 1999 by Mike Davis (current CEO & President) and Misty Davis (current CFO).
1999
1999
Armed with a pick-up truck and trailer, Mike and Misty start hauling junk part-time for extra income. Their Wichita based junk removal service, Better Hauling Company.
1999
2002
2002
Seeing the potential for the service to go nationwide, they know they need to re-brand. The combination of hearing many regular customers refer to the team as "the junk pros" and seeing industry leaders in several categories accelerate their national growth using 1-800 vanity-numbers, they choose 1-800-JUNKPRO as the new company name.
2002
2002
Negotiations begin for the 1-800-JUNKPRO vanity phone number.
2002
2007
2007
Mike resigns from the large corporation he has worked at for 7 years to start building a franchisable system and concentrate on 1-800-JUNKPRO full-time.
2007
2007
The first 1-800-JUNKPRO 'junk-truck' is designed in-house, and built by a custom truck manufacturer in Park City, Kansas. The pick-up truck and trailer set-up is retired.
2007
2008
2008
1-800-JUNKPRO moves from a home-based office to an 8000 square foot building in Valley Center (Wichita), Kansas.
2009
2009
After seven years of negotiations, the purchase of the 1-800-JUNKPRO vanity phone number is final.
2009
2010
2010
The company is officially renamed 1-800-JUNKPRO.
2010
2010
The first customer friendly online booking system is launched.
2010
2012
2012
The U.S.P.T.O. (United States Patent and Trademark Office) recognizes 1-800-JUNKPRO as a nationally registered trademark.
2013
2013
The junk-truck is updated and redesigned in preparation for mass production.
2013
2013
2013
1-800-JUNKPRO builds and opens its Customer Contact Center.
2016
2016
Franchising begins - The first 1-800-JUNKPRO franchise is opened in Kansas City, Missouri.
2016
2022
Today
1-800-JUNKPRO serves thousands of customers in 9 states - and we’re just getting started :)
VISION
Our Vision is to be the 1st name that comes to mind
when junk removal or dumpster rental is mentioned anywhere in the U.S.
