Diesel Laptops

Tyler Robertson, CEO of Diesel Laptops, grew his company's revenue from around $30m in 2019 to over $40m in 2019, and was on pace for a strong 2020 when COVID-19 cut into their sales significantly. Diesel Laptops is the industry leader in diesel diagnostic tools and repair information. In this interview with Eversprint's Malcolm Lui, Tyler shares how he and his team are poised to emerge stronger from COVID-19 by: Knowing their financial numbers, and figuring out what they needed to do to keep costs down and sales up to avoid layoffs.Keeping all their employees in the loop on what they're seeing, what's going on, and what they're going to do. Thinking differently and pivoting quickly. To replace the loss of leads from in-person trade shows, they organized their own virtual truck repair expo in just 45 days, with 1800 registered attendees, and dozens of vendors and speakers.

Today we sit down with Tyler Robertson, Founder & CEO of Diesel Laptops. Tyler shares with us how Diesel Laptops got its start by his drive to find a solution to a problem he encountered. Tyler’s shares insights and lessons he learned along the way that all shop owners can benefit from.About Our Host:Jay GoninenFounder & President, Find A Wrenchjay@findawrench.com | 608.512.7330About Our Guest:Tyler RobertsonFounder & CEO, Diesel Laptops

GETTING DIESEL POWER Diesel Laptops Tyler Robertson is bringing diagnostics on-demand to fleets and disrupting the repair economyBUILD YOUR BRANDDiesel Laptops is a company built almost entirely through digital marketing. Here's how to keep pace. With the rapidly shifting landscape Listen to more FreightWaves PodcastsSubscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Spotify

GETTING DIESEL POWER Diesel Laptops Tyler Robertson is bringing diagnostics on-demand to fleets and disrupting the repair economyBUILD YOUR BRANDDiesel Laptops is a company built almost entirely through digital marketing. Here's how to keep pace. With the rapidly shifting landscape Listen to more FreightWaves PodcastsSubscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Spotify

Episode 13: The parts industry has changed dramatically since I started in 1998. Technology continues to advance and that presents challenges and opportunities.  I would like to introduce Tyler Robertson, CEO of Diesel Laptops. Tyler is blazing a new trail developing resources that are empowering independent mechanics and parts technicians.  The Diesel Laptops mission is simple: to provide the best diesel diagnostics products and services at the lowest prices possible. With 10+ years in the commercial truck diagnostic industry, they've seen pretty much everything. But Tyler isn’t just developing new tools for diagnostics, he has also developed a universal parts cross-reference tool that is completely free. Check it out at TruckPartsCross.com. Watch the demo on The Heavy-Duty Parts Report YouTube Channel under the Technical Training Playlist: Click Here to Watch the VideoIf you would like to be part of TruckPartsLookUp.com and the beta test please email Tyler directly: tyler@disellaptops.com. To learn more about Diesel Laptops go to DieselLaptops.com.Next Steps:Visit HeavyDutyPartsReport.com to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast on your favorite podcast player. If you would prefer to watch these episodes go to The Heavy-Duty Parts Report YouTube Channel, subscribe and make sure to click the bell so that you are notified when a new episode goes live. This Episode is Sponsored by:If you are a mobile heavy-duty mechanic, please check out Zerk.work.Disclaimer: This podcast and description may contain affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, The Heavy-Duty Parts Report may receive a small commission.Apply for the SAP Truck and Auto Parts Regional Sales Manager Position: SAPCorp.net/apply Look up heavy-duty parts without a VIN: https://parts.diesellaptops.com/

Tyler Robertson, the CEO of Diesel Laptops, grew his company's revenue from $1.3 million in 2014 to $16.4 million in 2017, a 1,188% increase, and to around $30 million in 2018.   Diesel Laptops provides commercial truck diagnostic software, hardware, and laptop kits.   In this interview with Eversprint's Malcolm Lui, Tyler shares how he and his team accelerated their high value sales by:   Listening to customers and giving them solutions to their problems.  Hiring great people who know their stuff and have an aptitude for learning.  Learning and releasing new products quickly to get instant feedback on what works, and what doesn't.  

William Ward with Diesel Laptops will discuss training of technicians which is a high demand field.