October 9, 2026

Every shop has a starting point, and for our family, the story of Anderson Diesel Service starts with our dad, Rob.
Dad started working at Anderson’s 39 years ago. Over the years, he worked his way up, became part owner, and helped build the foundation of the business we have today.
Eventually, Dad decided to pursue another passion and went into teaching. He remained an owner and stayed involved with Anderson’s, but stepped away from the day-to-day operation of the shop.
Two Brothers Growing Up Around the Shop
That’s where our part of the story really begins.
Growing up around the shop, my brother and I both knew we wanted to make a career out of working on diesels.
My brother started working at Anderson’s part-time while going through college. I pursued the semi-truck side of the industry through college, an internship, and eventually a job at Cummins in Kearney.
At the time, Anderson’s was going through a transition. After some changes in management, the shop needed someone to step in and take over the day-to-day operation.
I remember asking Dad if he thought I could do it.
His answer was pretty simple:
“I don’t see why not.”
So at just 20 and 21 years old, my brother and I took it on.
During business hours, it was basically the two of us running the shop. We worked on the trucks, dealt with the day-to-day problems, answered the phones, and learned pretty quickly what it took to keep a business moving forward.
Dad was teaching full-time, but he was always there when we needed him—helping after hours, answering questions, and giving us guidance along the way.
Buying Anderson Diesel Service
Then, in August of 2019, we had the opportunity to buy Anderson Diesel Service.
We were still operating out of that little two-bay shop, and we knew pretty quickly that if we wanted to keep growing, we were going to need more room.
We rented the old shop for another year and made the decision to build a new seven-bay facility on Silver Road.
Then COVID hit.
Like everyone else, we had no idea what the next year was going to look like. We had just bought a business, we were still young, and now we were committed to building a brand-new shop in the middle of a lot of uncertainty.
But we kept moving forward.
We finished the building, moved out of the little two-bay shop, and into our new seven-bay home.
Seven Bays Became Fourteen
And eventually, we outgrew that too.
So we took another leap and added seven more bays, bringing us to the shop we have today.
Dad continued teaching throughout that entire journey, but he never stopped being an important part of Anderson Diesel Service. Today, he plays a major role in our fuel injection room and continues to be someone we lean on for his knowledge, experience, and advice.
Still a Family Business
It’s pretty incredible to look back.
From two brothers at 20 and 21 years old trying to figure out how to run a little two-bay diesel shop…
To buying the business in 2019.
Building a new shop through COVID.
And eventually growing it into the 14-bay facility and team we have today.
There have been plenty of risks, long days, mistakes, and lessons along the way. But through all of it, Anderson Diesel Service has remained a family-owned business built on the foundation Dad helped create nearly four decades ago.
And we’re still building.
We’re not done yet.












