The No-Name Oil That Beat Pennzoil and Mobil

Originally aired 2026-11-06 on the Mobile Oil Change Industry podcast.

DuraMAX just passed Pennzoil and Mobil as the number two oil in American service bays — Tyreese on why the shop, not the shelf, decides what goes in the car, and the two questions to ask your supplier today.

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Good morning. Welcome in. Friday morning, coffee's hot, trucks are warming up — let's get into it before the first job pulls you out the door.

Here's the signal. JobbersWorld reported on Tuesday — that's November third — that the number two motor oil brand in American service bays isn't Pennzoil. It isn't Mobil. It isn't Castrol. It's a brand most of your customers have never heard of: DuraMAX.

Let me give you the numbers, because they're wild. Petroleum Trends International estimates DuraMAX moved about forty-five million gallons through shops last year. That's fifteen point six percent of all the oil installed by professionals in this country. Only Valvoline sold more, at forty-eight million. Pennzoil did thirty-eight. Mobil did thirty-one. Castrol did fourteen. A distributor's house b...

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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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The No-Name Oil That Beat Pennzoil and Mobil