ST. LOUIS, Mo. – HDA Truck Pride member Six Robblees’ Inc. is celebrating a significant milestone this year: 100 years in business. The heavy-duty distributor began in 1913 as a family business with just three employees. Today, the business boasts 165 employees and 18 locations across five states. The company’s product offerings have also grown – from wheels to trailer axles to today’s offering of complete heavy-duty truck and trailer components including brakes and suspensions, filters, lighting and accessories.

Six Robblees’ Inc. began when three brothers went into business tuning bicycle spokes. By the end of World War I, that transformed to racecar 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 the 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. 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," said Andy Robblee, president of Six Robblees’. "One hundred years and three generations could not be possible without the vision of our management team nor the dedication of our employees. We will be celebrating our centennial with open house events in various locations to give gratitude where it is most deserving: to our suppliers for their support and belief in Six Robblees’; to our employees for their dedication; and to our customers for without whom, none of this is possible,”