History
1-800-JUNKPRO® was founded in Wichita, Kansas, in 1999 by Mike Davis (current CEO & President) and Misty Davis (current CFO).
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.
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
Negotiations begin for the 1-800-JUNKPRO vanity phone number.
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
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.
2008
1-800-JUNKPRO moves from a home-based office to an 8000 square foot building in Valley Center (Wichita), Kansas.
2009
After seven years of negotiations, the purchase of the 1-800-JUNKPRO vanity phone number is final.
2010
The company is officially renamed 1-800-JUNKPRO.
2010
The first customer friendly online booking system is launched.
2012
The U.S.P.T.O. (United States Patent and Trademark Office) recognizes 1-800-JUNKPRO as a nationally registered trademark.
2013
The junk-truck is updated and redesigned in preparation for mass production.
2013
1-800-JUNKPRO builds and opens its Customer Contact Center.
2016
Franchising begins - The first 1-800-JUNKPRO franchise is opened in Kansas City, Missouri.
2024
Over 70 Team Members strong, 1-800-JUNKPRO® serves thousands of customers in 7 states with 10 locations - and we’re just getting started 🙂