Six Robblees Inc., which offers wheels, trailer axles and a complete line of heavy-duty truck and trailer components, including brakes and suspensions, filters, lighting and accessories, is celebrating its 100th anniversary.
Six Robblees has grown from a small family business with three employees to a small family business with 165 employees and 18 locations across five states.
Six Robblees started in 1913 when three brothers went into business tuning bicycle spokes. By the end of World War I, that transformed to race car wheels for the Indy car circuit. In 1919, they took on Budd wire wheels and one brother designed and built truck hubs for pneumatic tire conversions.
When one of the original brothers, Jim Robblee, passed away in 1930, he willed his interest to his remaining six brothers and the company then became Six Robblees. As things progressed during the 1960s, Dave Robblee, through his industry networking with National Wheel and Rim Association, expanded the business into custom wheels, installer undercarriage auto parts and a complete line of tire shop supplies and equipment.
The company added locations and acquired other businesses to grow into what is now 18 locations operating in Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California and Montana. Six Robblees joined Heavy Duty America in 1982 as one of the original members and remains a strong, active supporter of the HDA Truck Pride organization today.
“We’ve seen tremendous growth and improvement in our product offering and service,” said Andy Robblee, President of Six Robblees. “But one thing we’ve held true to is preserving the belief that ‘Customers deserve great service!’ That was my grandfather’s belief in 1930 and still our primary mission today. One hundred years and three generations could not be possible without the vision of our management team nor the dedication of our employees.”