From Fuzzy's First Truck to Long-Distance Moves: 3rd Generation Keeps Marion Moving
A family business with roots stretching back more than 50 years now moves households and businesses across Ohio and beyond, and supports the Marion community along the way.
MARION, Ohio — Charles “Fuzzy” Fosnaugh started the business more than 50 years ago, delivering packages, groceries and other goods around Marion in an Econoline truck. His son Doug grew up in the work, joined the business and bought the Oak Street building as the operation developed into a moving company.
Doug brought his sons into the business, too. Mike and Doug Jr. started helping when they were young, unloading boxes after school and riding along on jobs. Doug was not simply part of the family story; he was the person Mike learned the business from. “I had to transition to learn how to run the business from my dad, and I’m still learning,” Mike said in a 2022 MarionMade profile.
Mike returned from military deployment in 2010 and chose to partner with Doug rather than pursue other career opportunities. The two built the company together through its early years. They covered truck, insurance and payroll expenses without taking paychecks for the first few years.
The business grew from Fuzzy’s single Econoline into a moving and storage company serving families and businesses across Ohio. By 2022, it had a fleet of box trucks, trailers and pickups, with a staff of 11 and as many as 15 employees in summer. The profile also described Mike’s involvement with Marion City Schools athletics and the company’s sponsorship of the Popcorn Festival and other downtown events.
Three generations
The business started small. Fuzzy Fosnaugh took local delivery jobs, and his son, Doug, grew up around the trucks before helping carry the business forward.
Doug’s sons learned the trade early. Mike and Doug Jr. rode along after school and loaded boxes.
Mike Fosnaugh came home from a military deployment and joined his father in the business in 2010. Better Business Bureau records date the current corporation to that year, though the family’s delivery and moving work goes back decades further.
Today Mike Fosnaugh is CEO. Jen Fosnaugh serves as chief operating officer. Adam Smith oversees operations, and Audrey coordinates the front office.
What the trucks carry now
Household moves make up much of the work, from across-town jobs to statewide and long-distance relocations. Businesses hire the company to move offices and commercial spaces. Crews also pack and wrap belongings for customers who would rather hand off that part.
Then come the heavy jobs. The company moves pianos, safes, antiques, industrial bar fixtures and heavy equipment, and says its crews can handle single items weighing up to 2,000 pounds.
Customers who need space can rent it in the company’s secure, three-floor indoor storage building in Marion, on a month-to-month basis.
Timing matters. The company recommends booking residential moves four to six weeks ahead and commercial moves two to three weeks ahead.
Moving Marion’s businesses
The company’s commercial client list reads like a walk downtown. It has moved Elana Rene’s, Shovel City Drinkery, Rogue Theatrics, Yummy Treats and Marion Technical College.
Public agencies hire it, too. Marion County records document the company’s work relocating a county office.
The staff and crew
Reviewers describe crews that arrived on schedule, kept working through bad weather, wrapped furniture carefully and treated homes and property with care. Several named crews led by Mike Fosnaugh and Adam Smith. Others credited Audrey with clear communication, quick scheduling and same-day estimates. Some customers wrote that their belongings arrived without damage; those are customers’ accounts of their own moves.
Mike Fosnaugh, Owner & CEO Jen Fosnaugh, Chief Operations Officer Adam Smith, Operations Manager
On Google, the company holds a 4.5-star rating across 80 reviews. Customers report estimates commonly running between $1,000 and $3,500, depending on the job. Those figures come from customer accounts, and prices vary with the size and distance of each move.
The family’s role in the business continues to grow. Mike and Jennifer Fosnaugh recently announced that Lauren, their oldest son’s fiancée, had joined 3rd Generation’s front office. Lauren is studying at Marion Technical College and pursuing a career in medicine while taking on the new position. The announcement described the hire as a welcome addition to both the company and the Fosnaugh family.
Community Involvement
3rd Generation’s community involvement includes hands-on volunteering, fundraising and support for local organizations. Mike and Jen spent a morning refreshing downtown flower pots for fall, with plans to maintain them through the colder months. The crew has also volunteered for the Love Your City Neighborhood Clean-up, closing the office for the morning before returning calls and emails that afternoon.
The family and crew have supported local causes, too.
Members of the company attended the Starfish Gala for FTC Marion and Royal Family Kids Camp. They also joined WMRN’s Peanut Push, which raised money for the Junior Service Guild’s Christmas Clearinghouse and nearly 500 local families. Mike served as a Peanut Push champion, while his daughter Madison raised $1,162 and was named Peanut Push Princess.
Customer Reviews
The company reports serving more than 15,000 customers, with a 98% satisfaction rate. Both figures come from the company.
The Better Business Bureau rates it A+ and has listed it as accredited since 2012. It holds Public Utilities Commission of Ohio registration No. 503716. Its U.S. Department of Transportation number is 2493351 in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s record; the company displays the number with a leading zero.
The Path Forward
Fuzzy Fosnaugh’s Econoline handled deliveries around Marion. The company his family built from it now sends trucks across Ohio and into other states, stores goods for local residents and moves the offices of the city’s businesses and public agencies.
The headquarters never left Marion. Mike Fosnaugh, the grandson who once loaded boxes after school, runs it now.
