All Two Men and a Truck moving trucks are now equipped with defibrillators as part of the "Mikey on Board" program of the Mikey Network. Working with emergency medical services, Two Men and a Truck Canada drivers and staff have been trained to use a Mikey, a portable defibrillator that is credited with saving 12 lives across Canada.
The Mikey Network, a registered Canadian charity, is committed to helping people who experience sudden cardiac arrest. The use of a public-access defibrillator by trained responders within the first moments can improve a heart attack victim's survival rate by up to 75 per cent, according to the network. Having the machines in Two Men and a Truck vehicles increases the chances of making one accessible when the unexpected happens, explained company spokesperson Dan Hopkins.
There are currently 63 Two Men and a Truck-branded vehicles on the road. Each moving truck has special logo signage indicating there is a "Mikey on Board."
"We hope we never have to use these Mikeys, but when you consider the physical nature of moving, it makes sense to have defibrillators on our trucks, in case our movers or families involved in a move have a problem. So with our trucks on the road, we are now in a position to be able to respond should someone need help," Hopkins said.
Two Men and a Truck, in business for over 25 years, currently operates in the United States, Canada and Ireland with 220 locations. It is now moving into Western Canada, Hopkins said.
Average franchise costs are in the area of $300,000, which includes training, equipment and two trucks.
from Western Investor March 2012
