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Pro Demand Is Booming — Are You Priced for It?

Originally aired 2026-11-02 on the Mobile Oil Change Industry podcast.

O'Reilly's third quarter shows pro demand up double digits while oil costs keep climbing. Tyreese lays out the price-like-a-pro play and the one price to fix before job one today.

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Key Takeaway 1

Good morning. Welcome in. It's Monday, the start of a new week, and the doors are open. Grab your coffee, let's get our heads right before the first job rolls in.

Key Takeaway 2

Here's the signal. O'Reilly Auto Parts reported its third quarter numbers on Friday, and the story inside those numbers matters for every one of us running a truck. Comparable store sales were up seven point two percent, better than the company expected, and they raised their full-year outlook because of it. But here's the part I want you to hear: the professional side of their business, the shops and the fleets and the working vehicles, grew more than ten percent, split right down the middle between more transactions and bigger tickets. The do-it-yourself side actually saw fewer transactions. People are still spending on maintenance, but more of that spending is flowing through professionals, not driveways.

Key Takeaway 3

And there's a second piece in that same report. O'Reilly said oil and lubricants were the biggest driver of price inflation in the quarter, with same-item prices up more than four percent. So your oil is still getting more expensive, even while the pros are busier than ever.

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Tyreese Burton is the owner-operator of MOMS Mobile Oil Change in the Philadelphia area and host of the Mobile Oil Change Industry daily podcast. He covers the business of mobile automotive service — pricing, operations, fleet contracts, and industry shifts — from the driver's seat.

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Pro Demand Is Booming — Are You Priced for It?