History

Establishedin 1977 by Peter E. Ozols and Sons, operating as an agent for American Red Ball Van Lines, Vanguard Moving & Storage switched van lines to National Van Lines, Inc. in 1999. In 2004 Vanguard Moving & Storage was bought by David Anton Inc. To this day Vanguard continues to be one of the top booking agents in the Northeast for National Van Lines.

• 2007 Overall Sales Achievement - 1st Place
• 2008 Overall Sales Achievement - 2nd Place
• 2008 Top Hauling Achievement - 2nd Place
• 2009 Overall Sales Achievement - 1st Place
• 2009 Top Hauling Achievement - 2nd Place

Employees

David Anton, Owner & Operator

David Anton was born and raised in Chappaqua, New York. David is very proud to have puchased Vanguard Moving & Storage at the age of 25. His goal is to perform honest, fair and quality moves for customers all over the sate of Connecticut. At the age of 10 he started working on trucks with his father. Three years later he started working for a small moving company based in Westchester County New York. He fell in love with the moving industry and set goals to one day own his own company. He felt the only way to truly have knowledge of the profession was to do it hands on. At the age of 18 he started driving straight trucks moving vans for North American Van Lines. Two years later he was driving tractor-trailers. While Dave attended Horace Greeley High school (Chappaqua, NY), North Carolina Wesleyan (Rocky Mount, NC), Western New England College (Springfield, MA) and Western Connecticut University (Danbury, CT) he worked every summer in the moving industry. He then switched over to Paul Arpin Van Lines and drove tractor-trailers for another three years with them. Dave Anton then bought Vanguard Moving & Storage and became president in May of 2004. He started by himself and has quickly grown Vanguard to a nine-truck, two-trailer and thirty-employee operation. He would like to see Vanguard Moving & Storage continue to grow as long as they continue to do quality work for all of their customers.

Michael Carney, Executive V.P.

Michael Carney is originally from Yonkers, New York. He has been in sales for over 40 years. Michael was brought to Vanguard Moving & Storage to help bring experience in both the corporate and sales aspects of the company. With his knowledge and ability he has taken over acquiring National Accounts and Corporate Moves. He will surely contribute to Vanguard's continued growth.

Michael M. Speller, Title

Mike Speller joined Vanguard Moving & Storage in July of 2010 bringing with him 24 years of experience in finance, accounting and systems. His previous positions include controller and chief financial officer in banking, finance and distribution industries. Mike has helped streamline the accounting and billing systems at Vanguard Moving & Storage. He looks forward to assisting Dave Anton with implementing his vision for the future of Vanguard in the moving industry and helping the company grow in size and profitability.

Mark Gelinas, Account Manager

Marisa Daly, Title

Vanguard Drivers and Movers

Vanguard Moving & Storage consists of 35 employees. Many of the employees have been recruited by Dave Anton from his years in the industry; other employees have joined on and have been trained by David Anton and senior staff. The drivers at Vanguard Moving & Storage have an average of 13 years experience and are 100% Department Of Transportation compliant. The helpers at Vanguard Moving & Storage have an average of 5 years experience. Dave himself or Senior Members of his staff train any new employees at Vanguard. Vanguard has a very low turnover ratio, which is something we are very proud of.

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