Truck Parts & Service will honor its Distributor of the Year at Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week (HDAW) at The Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas next week. Four aftermarket veterans are up for the honor.
Wheelco was founded by Steve Stich’s grandfather in 1961 to fill a void of heavy-duty parts distributors in Sioux Falls, S.D. In the years since, the company has grown steadily from one location to six (five stores and a PDC), and offers drive-in and bench service as needs has directly contributed to the success at Wheelco.
“We’re constantly analyzing our existing market share and customer base, perusing new and emerging markets in our industry,” he says. “We want to continue to rely on the same philosophy that has made us a success in the past.”
Read Wheelco’s biography here.
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Originally opened as J.A. Robblee and Co. bicycle wheel repair facility in 1913, Six Roblees’ first entered parts distribution as an automobile wheel supplier in the 1920s.
It was renamed Six Robblees’ after the brothers running the operation in 1930, and eventually expanded its product lines into the heavy-duty market as a full-scale distributor.
