Shelby Tire LLC
Feature Business of the week:
Shelby Tire, LLC
Gilbert Martinez
520-858-6138
ShelbyTireRepair@Gmail.com
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Shelby Tire LLC interview by Jennifer Van Heel Shelby Promoter May 25, 2022.
Hours of operation Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
We work after hours and on weekends for an additional fee. we are also on the Sheriff's dispatch.
“The little man with a BIG plan.” Gilbert Falcon, father of Shelby resident Gilbert (Gilly) Martinez, came up with his big plan years ago after working for 17 years in Arizona for Roberts Tires. Falcon was a roadside tire serviceman for years, but when he moved into management at the company and saw what the customer was being charged in comparison to what he was being paid, he decided it was time to make a change.
“It took me two years of saving every dime I had to purchase a service truck and the tools needed to open my business,” recalled Falcon. “But I did it. My wife worked at Little Caesars during that time, we lived on pizza.”
Living on pizza and squirreling away every possible cent paid off as Falcon has now proudly owned his own mobile tire service, Casa Grande Repair, located in Arizona, since 1996. The big plan doesn’t stop there though, as Falcon’s business is expanding as a family business with his son, Gilly, offering mobile tire service now in Shelby, Shelby Tire LLC.
“I am out here in Shelby, Montana, looking for the opportunity to offer service to the people in the community,” said Falcon with a smile.
“We don’t want to step on any toes,” said Gilly. “But I noticed when I worked at Mark’s Tire for a year that there was just some stuff we couldn’t always do- roadside, nights, weekends. We could help people out when they aren’t available and pick up that end of things. We are trying to create a solution.”
Shelby Tire LLC is offering service to commercial vehicles to start with, semis, off-road equipment, and hoping to expand once they have been in business for awhile. The service is entirely mobile, wherever in the area you may be, they will come to you whether it be roadside, out on a gravel road or in the field. The new service truck is fully equipped, with Falcon having put in over $70,000 to make sure everything needed is brand new and ready to go.
“I have a reliable, respected business in Casa Grande and I want to expand that to Shelby,” said Falcon. "I am here to make sure people don't have to spend the night on the side of the road," said Gilly.
Written by: Shane Adams:
I respect a person who does a manual job, Gilbert from what he shared with me, is not afraid to work hard & puts in long hours. I know people who work in tire shops and it's hard, dirty work. Got to respect those people helping keep you and I on the road, helping keep the truckers hauling all of our merchandise to the stores, helping keep the farmers and ranchers going while they supply the food we eat, etc etc. They play a big part in keeping commerce alive and going! When your on the road and a tire issue comes up, that can ruin a day quickly!! I first met Gilbert just a few weeks ago. After doing some errands one day I looked in the drop box to find a bunch of his business cards sitting there when I returned back to the Chamber office. He is not a member of the Chamber, so I called him at the number on his card. Good conversation, within a couple of hours he was standing in my office signing up as a Chamber member. Since then he attended one of our Chamber meetings, I can tell he wants to be active and involved in the community. When I asked him about being a feature business of the week, he gladly accepted. He sent me the article above that Jen Van Heel wrote to use in this feature. After reading the article, it is a good read and felt it was very suitable to use in todays feature. I verified with Jen that using the article would be OK in my feature and she said absolutely no problem.
I wish Gilbert the best in his endeavor. I think he can do well with the niche of road side assistance using his work truck as a mobile repair station serving Shelby and the surrounding area! Welcome aboard as a Chamber Member, Gilbert!!
