In so many markets in the United States we see the increases mobile businesses, as the service sector picks up slack and as the job base changes. Manufacturing jobs are on the decrease and we see many of these factories and Union jobs going to other nations and especially Mexico. These means more laid off autoworkers who will be looking to start their own businesses in the auto sector. Luckily there is room for them now.

The auto mechanics and service sector has a deficit of needed workers greater than even the Trucking Industry with its drivers shortages and the North American Auto Dealers Association noted there are over 135,000 right now today shortages for trained auto-technicians. This is also prevalent in the mobile oil change business. But what about competition in the mobile oil change sector, who are some of the players out there?

One mobile oil change operator tells me that in his city there are several competitors; ?Pit Crew and Lube On Location have operations here.? Well, you can beat the Lube on Location folks if you want. Pit Crew if it is those high prices guys with their special oil blend don't worry, very professional looking, but we all know the realities of the consumer and what they will swallow.

Price does matter to some degree and you cannot get up too high or you have few referrals. Then there is Oil Butler and their little trailer units, they seem to do quite well as owner operators but are not often in the market for more than a few years or so. There are changes occurring in the mobile oil change sector and anyone going into this business needs to consider this.