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SHOP PROFILE
» Graber finds it exhilarating
to look back on his excitement
at earning his first $10,000
from his business. " Now, I
can do $10,000 by noon. "
Photos by Alex Keenan, Fleet Maintenance
Building and maintaining a
Wyoming shop
owner Jon Graber has
grown his business
from a single mobile
service truck to two
locations by focusing
on his customers
and employees.
By Alex Keenan
F
32 Fleet Maintenance | October 2023
or Jon Graber, owner of Grabers Diesel Repair,
turning wrenches isn't so much a job as it is a
calling, and one that he's fostered since childhood.
" This is all I know, " said Graber, who drew his
first shop logo at nine. " My entire life has been
working toward building a truck repair shop. "
And Graber, 45, who now owns two locations
in Cheyenne, has put in the work to make that
dream a reality. But Graber's dream has grown
beyond shop ownership and into upholding a
local trucking tradition that began in 1969. By
doing so, he's ensuring any truck with maintenance
issues rolling through the intersection of
Interstates 25 and 80 will get their needs met.
Starting out
Of course, the first and most critical part of
Graber's plan was to learn how to repair diesel
trucks. The southeast Iowa native attended
WyoTech, an automotive, diesel, and collision
trade school in Laramie, Wyoming. He graduated
in 2001, then headed about 50 miles west
to Cheyenne. His first venture was modest-
running a mobile repair business to service
over-the-road vehicles.
" I took a camper trailer, gutted it, and made a
mobile shop out of it, " Graber recalled.
But after about a year and a half, Graber outgrew
the camper and bought his first service truck. A
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of october2023
Hitched Up – In search of the best techs and leaders around
Equipment – On your mark, get set, winterize!
In The Bay – Aftertreatment exorcisms made easy
Shop Operations – Game On!
Suspensions – Six tips for smoother suspension inspections
Shop Profile – Building and maintaining a legacy
TMC – TMCSuperTech wrap-up
Fleet Parts & Components
Tools & Equipment
Product Spotlight – TPMS and ATIS
The rise of diagnostics tools... and shop profits
Rapid Response: The true value of triage bays
Fight to repair
Diagnostics product guide
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october2023 - Hitched Up – In search of the best techs and leaders around
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october2023 - Equipment – On your mark, get set, winterize!
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october2023 - In The Bay – Aftertreatment exorcisms made easy
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october2023 - Shop Operations – Game On!
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october2023 - Suspensions – Six tips for smoother suspension inspections
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october2023 - Shop Profile – Building and maintaining a legacy
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october2023 - TMC – TMCSuperTech wrap-up
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october2023 - Fleet Parts & Components
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october2023 - Product Spotlight – TPMS and ATIS
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october2023 - The rise of diagnostics tools... and shop profits
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october2023 - Rapid Response: The true value of triage bays
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october2023 - Diagnostics product guide
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