2 brothers started a junk-removal side hustle as teens with a $4,000 truck. Last year, they brought in about $3 million.
- Two brothers turned a dump-find (perfectly good speakers) into a side hustle, buying a $4,000 pickup in 2021 and launching what became Junk Teens.
- A key reinvestment โ an $80,000 dump truck in 2022 โ turbocharged growth: ~$200K in 2022, nearly $1M in 2023, $3M in 2025, and on track for >$5M in 2026 across multiple markets.
- They built a youthful brand around speed and communication, now operating five trucks with ~25 employees and 500K+ social followers.