The Start of a Family Business
Tara&Andrew both grew up in Sahuarita and Tucson (Southern AZ). They started their journey together as high-school sweethearts – year after year they continued to choose their love for each other and have successfully prioritized teamwork. The business is looking to grow and will likely be adding more hands in 2026!
Storytime!
The year was 2022 – T&A had spent the last 1.5 yrs living away from home in Atlanta, Georgia because Tara had been awarded the opportunity to travel for a prestigious post-bachelor fellowship and Andrew had been working as a mobile forklift technician for one of the best companies in the area. Their individual career paths were on an amazing upward trajectory, but then, everything changed. The T&A family was suddenly preparing for a new life; a tiny little addition, their son, and he was due to be born in October ’22. They made a judgment call that would determine their fate. They were alone in Georgia and wanted to be at home to raise their children, surrounded by family. The move back home happened when Tara was 6 months pregnant. Just before leaving, they bought a truck and trailer for the road trip. That truck would unknowingly be converted to the trusty work truck / mobile shop in December!
T&A knew the worth of their skills and were not willing to settle for less. There wasn’t a job lined up for when they returned home, but they knew (hoped) they would find something. It was incredibly hard to find ‘the right job’ – so they made one! Andrew couldn’t find a position that paid enough to cover the new debt from the cross-country move and that simultaneously allowed for the work-life balance they desperately desired. The hours were too long or the pay was too low for the family’s needs. One crazy idea led to another one and they both held their breath as they jumped into the entrepreneurial waters with both feet – T&A Mobile RV Repair got its first official license, the L.L.C., at the end of November 2022. By the first week of December, the business license was obtained and they started making appointments and handing out cards.
Our Business Goals and Values
To teach interested customers as repairs are done in order to establish trust in technical skill and help encourage RV/Camper owners to keep up with preventative maintenance. Membership holders will receive priority and virtual troubleshooting if they ever run into a problem. T&A highly values preventative maintenance (see Preventative Maintenance Service package). Their goal is to be friendly, professional, honest and to provide reliable support to their community. Lastly, the goal is to expertly provide bumper-to-bumper services to anyone with an RV, camper, toy hauler, tow-behind trailer, conversion van, or schoolie.
A Lil’ More About Tara and Andrew
Tara:
Tara was born and raised in Sahuarita, Arizona. In 2013, she made the ‘big’ move up to Tucson – she moved in with her sweetheart (Andrew) and started her undergraduate degree at The University of Arizona. Her courses were diverse but her main focus in biology and laboratory research science. While her degree wasn’t related to business, her professional development taught her the necessary skills (data organization, writing, and communication skills) that would be essential to business establishment / management. Now she helps with bookkeeping/accounting, licensures, taxes, scheduling and customer communications (and, of course, the two kids).
*Tara and Andrew will be celebrating their 15th anniversary in October of 2025.*
Tara was featured in Shoutout Arizona, a publication highlighting small business owners, artists, and creatives.
Andrew:
Andrew was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona. He started working on vehicles at a very young age – learning his skills from hands-on practice. He has worked on a wide variety of projects, which includes working on boats, doing home remodels, repairing cars & trucks, and then later in life, he transitioned to RVs, campers, and forklifts.
Andrew graduated from Universal Technical Institute in July 2011, where he specialized in Auto, Diesel and Industrial Products. After that, he dove directly into the world of repairing motor homes. He started as a Chassis helper, but within 6 months, he was on his own as a technician in the shop. After 5 years in that position, he cross-trained in coach repair work and hitches.
He accumulated close to 10 years of experience working at a local RV dealership, performing everything from complex diagnostics to hanging trim, changing oil, and installing hitches. The pandemic forced a career change, as several employees were laid off and then the family moved to Georgia. While there, he helped renovate a home, managed an auto shop as the Shop Foreman/Service Manager, and finally spent some time working as a mobile forklift technician. This gave him a taste for mobile repair work and taught him how to managing his own schedule and workflow. When they moved back to Tucson, there was an ‘Aha Moment’ as he realized he truly had all the necessary skills and expertise to start a successful business working as a mobile RV repair technician. His passion for problem solving combined with the motivation to provide the best life possible for his family (which now includes their 3 year old son and 4 month old daughter) ensures that he will provide the best service possible every single day.