me and my brother were truck drivers for a big corp. the corp started treating us like slaves so we saved up and decided to start our own independent transport company and now we have 3 trucks paid off and we are making around 350k in profit last year. covid started earlier this year and our sales actually increased. we are on line to make 500k profit this year. i love stories like this because it goes to show that hard work pays off.
The American Dream is alive and well. Anyone willing to work hard and sacrifice will eventually attain it. But sadly, way too many are either looking for shortcuts or hand-outs. They feel that they are owed what others had to work for.
ok yeah, my first biz mgt college class ( about my only A ) they began with the history of management: back in the day an exective in a coal company who had an office overlooking the loading yard. He noted that the man with the smallest shovel moved the most coal. The cause and effect was that : the heavier the material, the smaller the shovel (conversely the lighter for snow or bark ought to be largest.) The efficiency aspects of production is key: " Micro Motion " would be the term for his assemblers shaving seconds off assembly time. His standardization of tools and formation vital. Companies that change out car windshields do this too, to the degree of setting up their bench. The auto assembly used the fast man theory to sequence tasks. My college QB who went PRO NFL was back up to HOF QB Joe Montana, I asked him if after 7 years he was still being coached " just do it like Joe "
He builds very good quality products. I'm an owner in the Towing/Recovery industry for 33 years & own many products he builds. All industry leading products in design & quality. Only a real tow driver could understand what we need in real life in the field in the conditions we work in. Plus on the Rare occasion needing customer service/ warranty.. they stand behind their products. He deserves his success & I plan to continue to buy/recommend his In The Ditch products.
@@willissudweeks1050 The simple answer is they don't. Obviously there are unique situations that vary... but the only time a tow company would.. as you say ", get to keep what's in the car's they tow" is in the event the vehicle was impounded & the registered owner didn't come to get the vehicle or refused to pay the bill. When a tow company provides a service, they have a financial interest in that vehicle until payment in full has been made. Don't pay your bill.. you don't get your vehicle until we're paid for the services we provided. Depending on the situation ( police impound vs private property impound e.t.c ) the amount of time varies city to city/ county/ states.. after a certain amount of time, they'll send a letter to the registered owner according to the state & if no response, they can get legal ownership of the vehicle.
He nails it with his philosophy of: " The real money lies in efficiency". His company is able to increase profit by reducing costs and time without the need to increase sales. This is the key difference between private enterprise and government. The government never decreases costs, or seeks efficiency. They simply look to increase taxes at every turn, or borrow more in order to maintain or increase their insane level of inefficient spending. Can't buy votes by cutting spending. Yet another example of capitalism and entrepreneurship being superior to government in every way.
The farmers that I've known were many things in one package, mechanics, welders, millwrights, veterinarians, plant experts, marketing and more. Also they knew the value of a dollar and were very frugal and never wasteful.
@Kaven Gilbert i believe he's trying to say you have to know a little bit of everything at least, about your business and its environment and be smart with your earnings/money.
@@PInk77W1 A millwright is a high-precision craftsman or skilled tradesman who installs, dismantles, maintains, repairs, reassembles, and moves machinery in factories, power plants, and construction sites.[1]
@@PInk77W1 A friend of mine is a millwright. He used to go overseas to help build gold mining facilities. Would work 28 days on 28 days off and made $150k a year. The company would fly him anywhere in the world that he wanted to go for his days off. Was a pretty cool career.
@@mtadams2009 Yes you're right. "For the pioneering, introduction, and implementation of kaizen in Japan, the Emperor of Japan awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure to Dr. Deming in 1960."
@@davidflores296 The Toyota Way by Jeffrey Liker and David Meier. Also the book 2 Second Lean by Paul Akers is awesome he gives out the audio version for free at paulakers.net
TPS is the key to success. I work for Toyota and completely understand all aspects of how it works. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen companies use it and increase their efficiencies over night.
@@onebridge7231 I would rather describe it as a restaurant owner that then made his own line of kitchen equipment. This is a classic 3 step company. Learn a manual labour skill Found your company he were making 160 grand with his towing company, he was literally out of the woods with free cash flow.
I am truly inspired even more not by the material things but, by his tenacity and boldness! I am even more motivated for the business I have planned and pray to God I get to work or buy from him and his family one day!
I feel like manufacturing needs to come back to America, most of the talented people in this country are either in Real Estate, Sales, tech, law or Finance. Let's make stuff America!
While wholesale and e-commerce at a low prices , it will be hard to keep good salaries and a low cost by doing things from scratch. Plus there is a lack of young generation in the industrial-Mechanic world. You mentioned the careers where most people are in Interesting how this pandemic exposed it.
Makes me happy to hear of people being successful like this. I drove MC vehicles for a living and was not this smart. I now drive golf balls and loving it. Kudos to him. Pete 379
I re-watched the whole video and I love every part of it. The 'Blue Collar Millionaires' episodes are really great. You are inspiring a new generation of entrepreneurs with these videos. Thakn you very much for making them and God bless
I WISH I could find a job with a boss like him. He seems like a badass person who actually cares about saving time and being more efficient. Most times the employees are the ones that know what can be done differently
A very respectable person and a very good entrepreneur I hope that I can be as good a entrepreneur as he is I am 16 and planning to start a tech company
So happy to see this network showing a story like this! I love it! A happy story about hard working Americans! Keep this up and your viewership will explode! Thank you!
How could anyone dislike this video. True American right here. Started with nothing and made something for himself. #towlivesmatter Sending love from Sacramento.
Chuck and his "IWS" service is also a reseller of the *Renegade Super C Motorhomes* which are top notch in the industry and he, himself, does the walk-through videos! He's one of, if not the best when it comes to 'motorhome walk-throughs' IMHO!
Buddy seems like the type of boss you would have a cold one with after a hard days work? I really enjoy the RV videos he does for IWS. Really cool to watch. Especially when your camping in a 5th wheel or a RV.
Take a look at William Deming. He proposed to US manufacturers after WW2 a system of manufacturing based on quality. The arrogant Americans basically told him to go pound sand. The Japanese welcomed him and listened. GM was the biggest corporation in the world. Look at GM and look at Toyota. I've been driving American cars for 45 years and when I started I said I would never drive a foreign car. A few days ago I test drove my first foreign car and there's a pretty good chance my next car will be a Toyota. This man in the video has the right idea obviously because he's making millions at it. He strives for quality and cost efficiencies. It's the Toyota Way in the Deming Way. He deserves every cent he earns as long as it's honest work and if he treats his employees fairly.
Not to take away from this man's achievements, but we made "side pulls" w flatbeds using a snatch block attached to the far side of the bed. When I worked in the business back in the 80's
I've ordered the tri motor fsd cyber truck..I may also buy the S Plaid.. I CAN'T WAIT!! i got lots of solar to charge them BOTH & a backup battery system as well..
i heard you said efficiency. Well I would like to add furthermore is called SEPT. S stands for speed. E stands for efficiency. P stands for power. T stands for times. With this for letters combine, it creates success.
That's how a socialist would see it. They are already compensated for work at a price they agreed to. They take no risk of loss during a day of work, only a guaranteed reward for hours worked. The one taking the risk DESERVES a greater reward !!
most are. that's how they got to be millionaires. You just typically hear about the high-profile rich kids. The do-it-yourselfers usually lead a more anonymous life
This story just goes to prove that if you are willing to work hard you can succeed in this country. If we had just one of him in each of the 50 states, WE would be asking China “ you wanna borrow HOW much ?” An inspiration to us all. Who needs Shark Tank !
He applied Six Sigma (eliminating variation & process improvement), lean (reduction of waste), and tenants of CPIM (Certified in Production and Inventory Management) all in a project framework (PMBOK - Project Management Book of Knowledge).
Lol good job bro....you are a inspiration too many ...your positive aura will encourage others if they think big lol they can be big .....it all starts with a idea or a concept ...along with will and determination
I was thinking this is another sleazy tow truck driver who made millions off of innocent average Americans by cutting corners but instead ended up admiring the guy. He is the kind of guy you want to root for and be the role model for the young generation.
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me and my brother were truck drivers for a big corp. the corp started treating us like slaves so we saved up and decided to start our own independent transport company and now we have 3 trucks paid off and we are making around 350k in profit last year. covid started earlier this year and our sales actually increased. we are on line to make 500k profit this year. i love stories like this because it goes to show that hard work pays off.
Well done!!! Keep it up!!
The American Dream is alive and well. Anyone willing to work hard and sacrifice will eventually attain it. But sadly, way too many are either looking for shortcuts or hand-outs. They feel that they are owed what others had to work for.
Well done and wish u guys the best.
Found dudes company it’s.. named DG hauls.
You should make some videos dawg
This guy is America. Hard working, always looking to improve and has a sense of humor. Cheers brother. You done good 🤙
🙌🤘🤘🤘
I’m from mountain home, Idaho and he definitely a hard working and hella smart too.
He had investors dude.
@@RodieRo1 oh I know that no doubt lol
He had investors
Smart business, he’s a shovel salesman. Everyone is out digging for gold and he’s selling shovels
lol this guy
ok yeah, my first biz mgt college class ( about my only A ) they began with the history of management: back in the day an exective in a coal company who had an office overlooking the loading yard. He noted that the man with the smallest shovel moved the most coal.
The cause and effect was that : the heavier the material, the smaller the shovel (conversely the lighter for snow or bark ought to be largest.)
The efficiency aspects of production is key:
" Micro Motion " would be the term for his assemblers shaving seconds off assembly time. His standardization of tools and formation vital.
Companies that change out car windshields do this too, to the degree of setting up their bench.
The auto assembly used the fast man theory to sequence tasks. My college QB who went PRO NFL was back up to HOF QB Joe Montana,
I asked him if after 7 years he was still being coached " just do it like Joe "
If towing businesses had the profitability of anything close to metal (let alone gold) extraction.
Im a gold digger. I trade gold in forex. HAHA no shovel needed..
@@ambukfx7348 good thing nobody asked
This guy looks like a disguised CEO on Undercover Boss
He builds very good quality products. I'm an owner in the Towing/Recovery industry for 33 years & own many products he builds. All industry leading products in design & quality. Only a real tow driver could understand what we need in real life in the field in the conditions we work in. Plus on the Rare occasion needing customer service/ warranty.. they stand behind their products. He deserves his success & I plan to continue to buy/recommend his In The Ditch products.
How come tow drivers get to keep what is in the cars they tow? That's theft and extortion.
@@willissudweeks1050 The simple answer is they don't. Obviously there are unique situations that vary... but the only time a tow company would.. as you say ", get to keep what's in the car's they tow" is in the event the vehicle was impounded & the registered owner didn't come to get the vehicle or refused to pay the bill. When a tow company provides a service, they have a financial interest in that vehicle until payment in full has been made. Don't pay your bill.. you don't get your vehicle until we're paid for the services we provided. Depending on the situation ( police impound vs private property impound e.t.c ) the amount of time varies city to city/ county/ states.. after a certain amount of time, they'll send a letter to the registered owner according to the state & if no response, they can get legal ownership of the vehicle.
@@woody4u247 They took my uncle's stuff for his tree cutting business but it's good to know that isn't industry standard!
@@willissudweeks1050 Probably should of paid his lease.
@@rhards You probably shouldn't make assumptions about what happened.
What a likable guy. Earned everything he has with hard work and seems like a person you want to have a drink with and just BS for a while
@zeppo shemp yea, not very close to the 1% at all, I'm just gonna assume your entire comment is satire though
Love Peace He definitely is, an income over 400k annually makes you one percent.
He nails it with his philosophy of: " The real money lies in efficiency". His company is able to increase profit by reducing costs and time without the need to increase sales. This is the key difference between private enterprise and government. The government never decreases costs, or seeks efficiency. They simply look to increase taxes at every turn, or borrow more in order to maintain or increase their insane level of inefficient spending. Can't buy votes by cutting spending. Yet another example of capitalism and entrepreneurship being superior to government in every way.
You have nailed it...
Wrong.
@@snookman9920 : Such a detailed, thought-provoking retort with brilliant, evidence-based counterpoints. Must be a government employee.
@@KayFabe87 wrong again
@@KayFabe87 Nah, more than likely a communist.
Let's not get this twisted. He's made most of his money with the manufacturing of the tow truck accessories and NOT the actual towing business. SMART!
Exactly! Work SMARTER, NOT harder! Cudos to da man!
Exactly👍🏿. He’s the Chip Foose of Bitchen Tow trucks
Sell the shovels….let the other’s waste time trying too dig for gold.
accessories IS part of the towing business.
He made a Scrooge Mcduck reference , clearly a man of good taste.
Played college ball with his son and were roommates freshman year. Great family!
He asks for continuous feedback from his employees for potential efficiencies, makes them part of the success. Absolutely brilliant.
The farmers that I've known were many things in one package, mechanics, welders, millwrights, veterinarians, plant experts, marketing and more. Also they knew the value of a dollar and were very frugal and never wasteful.
@Kaven Gilbert i believe he's trying to say you have to know a little bit of everything at least, about your business and its environment and be smart with your earnings/money.
What’s a millwright ?
@@PInk77W1 A millwright is a high-precision craftsman or skilled tradesman who installs, dismantles, maintains, repairs, reassembles, and moves machinery in factories, power plants, and construction sites.[1]
@@MrJdebest cool. Never heard of it
@@PInk77W1
A friend of mine is a millwright. He used to go overseas to help build gold mining facilities. Would work 28 days on 28 days off and made $150k a year. The company would fly him anywhere in the world that he wanted to go for his days off. Was a pretty cool career.
This man has the right mindset
Never expected a guy like this to adopt Japanese business strategies, also seems like he practices Kaizen(continuous improvement over time)
I believe it was started by an American named William E Deming. He brought it to Japan.
What’s the book called?
@@mtadams2009 Yes you're right.
"For the pioneering, introduction, and implementation of kaizen in Japan, the Emperor of Japan awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure to Dr. Deming in 1960."
And it's work because it comes from the top unlike other places where the concept of continuous improvement is not fully bought in.
@@davidflores296 The Toyota Way by Jeffrey Liker and David Meier. Also the book 2 Second Lean by Paul Akers is awesome he gives out the audio version for free at paulakers.net
TPS is the key to success. I work for Toyota and completely understand all aspects of how it works. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen companies use it and increase their efficiencies over night.
The type of guy I want to be friends with.
Lean manufacturing is a game changer.
He's a modern day hero. He cares about his community, his family, and his country. He's an inspiration
"All I need is a cool Bud and a tasty wave" 😂 epic
Spicoli. Fast times at Ridgemont high.
“ how to make money towing cars?” Build your own tow truck manufacturing plant”. Might as well compare a burger flipper to McDonald’s owner
That's exactly what I thought, low key clickbait.
He started as the equivalent of a burger flipper as a single tow truck operator.
@@onebridge7231 I would rather describe it as a restaurant owner that then made his own line of kitchen equipment.
This is a classic 3 step company.
Learn a manual labour skill
Found your company he were making 160 grand with his towing company, he was literally out of the woods with free cash flow.
@Tyler Hertel he had plenty of revenue with a towing truck business roundabout 200k a year and almost a million in cash
Not sure I'd call him a blue collar dude. He's an engineer even if he doesn't have a degree.
You are correct, he is likely better than most engineers
As soon as I heard “custom made”. My boi
I am truly inspired even more not by the material things but, by his tenacity and boldness! I am even more motivated for the business I have planned and pray to God I get to work or buy from him and his family one day!
I feel like manufacturing needs to come back to America, most of the talented people in this country
are either in Real Estate, Sales, tech, law or Finance. Let's make stuff America!
We make things it’s just digital now.
While wholesale and e-commerce at a low prices , it will be hard to keep good salaries and a low cost by doing things from scratch. Plus there is a lack of young generation in the industrial-Mechanic world. You mentioned the careers where most people are in Interesting how this pandemic exposed it.
Heck yes
Lmao this comment
We are. Total manufacturing output in the US has increasing for decades. We have highest output in the world too, by a large margin.
What a great story about a tremendously smart man, who had the guts to take his ideas to the limit. I love this. Congratulations, young man.
Great job brother young kids learn from him ..anything is possible in life.
Chuck, you are a true efficiency expert, self-taught. Way to go.
Makes me happy to hear of people being successful like this. I drove MC vehicles for a living and was not this smart. I now drive golf balls and loving it. Kudos to him. Pete 379
Did he listen to Elon Musk or the other way around.
If your factory can produce twice as much it's like having two factories.
I was thinking the same thing.... people who think like this ARE the future!
Toyota Production System, than lean ideology!
@James Zell Rather my tax dollars go to someone using it for something productive, than a fat lazy pos collecting disability
@John Newcastle At this point it doesn't matter who wins the election the working man is fukd and our system of government is broken
Neither the listen to Toyota
This is the definition of the American success story. Kids not everyone has to go to college!
Good for him and his family. They worked hard for everything they have. I'm glad for them and their success. I love to see good people succeed.
What a freaking legend!
Best millionaires around! So many of them and they’re all good people.
seems like a real down to earth guy.
I re-watched the whole video and I love every part of it. The 'Blue Collar Millionaires' episodes are really great. You are inspiring a new generation of entrepreneurs with these videos. Thakn you very much for making them and God bless
I WISH I could find a job with a boss like him. He seems like a badass person who actually cares about saving time and being more efficient. Most times the employees are the ones that know what can be done differently
now that's a happy guy
God bless him, his family, 'business and employees
A very respectable person and a very good entrepreneur I hope that I can be as good a entrepreneur as he is I am 16 and planning to start a tech company
*You can do anything you want to. Keep your heart pure or greed will consume you and will be a miserable person*
Tech company? Lmao
So happy to see this network showing a story like this! I love it! A happy story about hard working Americans! Keep this up and your viewership will explode! Thank you!
This man is a pioneer in the Towing and Recovery business.
I can’t stop staring at his mustache and how uneven it is
You and me both.
This guy is really smart! Not just because he made money, but the way he thinks in making his business more efficient.
How could anyone dislike this video. True American right here. Started with nothing and made something for himself. #towlivesmatter Sending love from Sacramento.
A lot of hard work going on! Hopefully he pays well and takes care of his employees.
Chuck and his "IWS" service is also a reseller of the *Renegade Super C Motorhomes* which are top notch in the industry and he, himself, does the walk-through videos! He's one of, if not the best when it comes to 'motorhome walk-throughs' IMHO!
Systems and processes. Well done.
I don't block two lanes of traffic I use something called a snatch block
GAME CHANGER!!!!....HE LITERALLY CHANGE THE MODEL OF THE TOW TRUCK AND IMPROVED IT!!!!
I like this guy. just an everyday guy who decided to pursue his idea and now he has the money to do what he wants.
Buddy seems like the type of boss you would have a cold one with after a hard days work? I really enjoy the RV videos he does for IWS. Really cool to watch. Especially when your camping in a 5th wheel or a RV.
I love how they got the narrator to sound like a blue collar guy as well
“In the Ditch” Dollies is build solid and simple, easy to use. 👍🏻👍🏻
Take a look at William Deming. He proposed to US manufacturers after WW2 a system of manufacturing based on quality. The arrogant Americans basically told him to go pound sand. The Japanese welcomed him and listened. GM was the biggest corporation in the world. Look at GM and look at Toyota. I've been driving American cars for 45 years and when I started I said I would never drive a foreign car. A few days ago I test drove my first foreign car and there's a pretty good chance my next car will be a Toyota.
This man in the video has the right idea obviously because he's making millions at it. He strives for quality and cost efficiencies. It's the Toyota Way in the Deming Way. He deserves every cent he earns as long as it's honest work and if he treats his employees fairly.
This is what makes America great!
Nice to see someone doing well , hopefully Chuck spreads the wealth with his employees
Cheers from boise drove by this place many of time never knew the story tho.
Need more folk like this one!
Not to take away from this man's achievements, but we made "side pulls" w flatbeds using a snatch block attached to the far side of the bed. When I worked in the business back in the 80's
Great to see a man putting in the blood sweat and tears doing well. Added bonus made in America
Good for you! I truly appreciate overcoming adversity 🙏
I've ordered the tri motor fsd cyber truck..I may also buy the S Plaid.. I CAN'T WAIT!! i got lots of solar to charge them BOTH & a backup battery system as well..
"Tow Truck Owner"........give it up. click bait bs title.
Let’s not forget how many lives his invention saved.
I love this series. Keep the great work
i heard you said efficiency. Well I would like to add furthermore is called SEPT. S stands for speed. E stands for efficiency. P stands for power. T stands for times. With this for letters combine, it creates success.
Blue collar but smart enough to utilize some serious high tech manufacturing/robotic processes. Kudos to him.
I love this guy and his story real American right here
This guy oozes motivation! I love it!
He is the embodiment of America
I'm inspired all over again
anything to make his work force more efficient but bet he isn’t compensating them for the efficiency. it’s all going in his pockets or for his toys.
That's how a socialist would see it. They are already compensated for work at a price they agreed to.
They take no risk of loss during a day of work, only a guaranteed reward for hours worked.
The one taking the risk DESERVES a greater reward !!
mike paul and your momma wears combat boots!
That is an American hero story. Salute to you sir. 🙏
I always believe there is Great Value in hardwork
Those emoyees better be taken care of...they will stop trying to find inefficiencies and correct them if they don't reap any of the rewards.
Its called a paycheck.
Don't you just love this guy, I think I'll hire him to make me his dependent.
The man is living his best life!!! Kudos!!!
This is the guy I need to talk to.....
Why?
@@FuneralGraveMemorial why not? A man like this can help when I'm ready to start my towing business.
The Dominican Way - Ok
@@thedominicanway9682 Step 1. Find the right wife.
Make Manufacturing in America Great Again.
He left home when he was 13! Way to make your life work for you!!
Yeah baby Blue collar baby real American pride!!!! Made in USA
A true American dream come true
Work hard and invented something
Great life bro
My kind of person. Love the innovation and learnt systems of efficiency. Always can be better. Love to have fun most people can’t handle
The American Dream...It will all come together someday 🙏
Chuck has it figured out!
6:02 take that Graham Stephan.
I wish i had a boss like that :(
Yes!! Kaizen poping it's head in america!
Hey Chuck… From Mt Vernon , WA. For info. Excellent instructor..
We need more millionaires like this
most are. that's how they got to be millionaires. You just typically hear about the high-profile rich kids. The do-it-yourselfers usually lead a more anonymous life
This story just goes to prove that if you are willing to work hard you can succeed in this country. If we had just one of him in each of the 50 states, WE would be asking China “ you wanna borrow HOW much ?”
An inspiration to us all. Who needs Shark Tank !
Me and my family.....the man is well grounded.
Best one yet.
Nice video but, it doesn't do him justice. I've used his products and admired his work for years.
He applied Six Sigma (eliminating variation & process improvement), lean (reduction of waste), and tenants of CPIM (Certified in Production and Inventory Management) all in a project framework (PMBOK - Project Management Book of Knowledge).
Lol good job bro....you are a inspiration too many ...your positive aura will encourage others if they think big lol they can be big .....it all starts with a idea or a concept ...along with will and determination
I was thinking this is another sleazy tow truck driver who made millions off of innocent average Americans by cutting corners but instead ended up admiring the guy. He is the kind of guy you want to root for and be the role model for the young generation.
This guy is awsome ,trully lives life ,nice and live it up sir.
A true mans man.
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Idaho proud bro!
That’s the American dream. I respect that. I believe in that. He worked hard to get there now he deserves all the fruits of his labor.
I like this type of story. Hard working blue collar guy made good