TRU-BALANCE Wheel Centering Products

This is one of those why didnt I think of that stories that you run across every so often. You know how the story goes. Man has a problem that is causing him aggravation. Man looks desperately to find a solution to fix his problem but there isnt one available. Man comes up with his own solution and fixes the problem himself. Word gets out to all the other men with the same problem and they ask man to fix their problem. Man does, demand grows, and a new business is born. According to James H. Andersen, President and Founder of TRU-BALANCE Truck Wheel Centering Products, this is what happened to his company.

In late 2003, Ron Webster came to him with a problem. Ron was a friend of Jims from the classic car circle. He was also the fleet service manager for a major product distribution company that was having tire issues with their fleet. He was inundated with drivers complaining of tire vibration and his tire replacement costs were at an all time high. It seemed no matter how many times