William F. Ezell III:  

Life After HS I joined the Air Force. Spending time away made me realize what a big wonderful world there is and I wanted something more than Ft. Pierce had to offer. Moving to Ft. Lauderdale I started driving Tow Trucks while going to college. After graduation, I got involved in selling Towing Equipment. In 2003 I moved my family from Weston, FL, To Fernandina Beach where I had opened a towing company of my own. I definately experienced what my customers went thru on a daily basis. WOW, the money was awesome, crappy hours, un-caring employees, (a rotating door so to speak), Soooo when the opportunity arised in 2005 I decided this was my chance to get back to my other life and SOLD!. My old boss had heard that I sold and asked me to help him find a place on the Treasure Coast where we could open another dealership. After extensive negotiating, we bought the old Mitsubishi Dealership Bldg. on US-1 next to Taco Bell, (I still can taste the enchaladas). I moved into a home on North Indian River Drive, put my boat on the dock and called Fort Pierce home for about a year while I opened TruckMax. I saw alot of Changes while I was home, ALOT!!! I helped Tony DiFrancesco make alot of them also, The demolition of Barrie Reeds Auto Plaza, the Jaycees bldg. on North US-1, The old Bowling Alley, Great memories there!. I saw the McDonalds on US-1 get torn down and re-built within 90 days while they were finally after all these years re-building the Burger King in front of K-Mart at US-1 and Virginia. The old Pink Shopping plaza at Emil Rd and US-1, Tony had just started gut...Expand for more