Today we’d like to introduce you to Nash Anderson.
Hi Nash, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstory.
I’m Nash Anderson, I run Trans Medic Transmissions in Gresham. Before this, I spent more than a decade in tech running global operations and supply chain — big budgets, complex systems, diverse teams. I was good at it. I wasn’t present enough for my family.
About four years ago I decided to change that. I wanted a service business with real customers, a real community, and a reputation worth protecting. Trans Medic already had that — a shop people trusted for transmission work, especially trucks and diesels. I didn’t come in to reinvent it. I came in to keep the craft high, take care of the team, and run the business like an operator: systems, accountability, and honesty with customers.
Today we still do what the shop was known for — diagnostics, rebuilds, R&R — and we’ve pushed harder on quality, upgrades, and standing behind the work. Customers drive in from around the Portland metro (and further) because they want it done right once. That’s the through-line of my story: leave a career that looked good on paper, buy a business that mattered locally, and earn the right to keep its name strong.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
The biggest shift wasn’t the spreadsheet — it was the culture. I went from white-collar dinners to blue-collar, hardworking folks who earn their living with their hands. I come home with greasy clothes and greasy hands, and that’s the point. This isn’t remote ops. It’s the bay, the rebuild, the customer who needs their truck back Monday.
I had to earn trust from a team that already knew the trade, and from customers who’d known the shop longer than I’d owned it. Specialty transmission work is unforgiving: capital-heavy, scarce skilled labor, and one bad comeback can undo a month of good will. We’ve had to protect rebuild quality, keep capacity honest, and grow without watering down the work.
The industry’s moving too — hybrids, electronics, longer-life vehicles. Our job is stay excellent at classic automatics while carefully adding what’s next, without betting the shop too early.
The obstacle was becoming the kind of owner who belongs in that world. The grease is how you know you’re in it.
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know?
Trans Medic is a specialty transmission shop in Gresham, Oregon (2250 NW Birdsdale Ave), serving the Portland metro and drawing customers from farther out — trucks, diesels, and everyday automatics that need to be done right once.
What we do
Transmission diagnostics, rebuilds, replacements, valve-body/electronics work, service & leak repair, and performance / heavy-duty builds. Core strength is automatic transmissions, with deep experience on diesel pickups and truck units (68RFE, 48RE, and similar). Free diagnosis/inspection is part of how we take jobs in. We stand behind the work with clear timelines, honest quotes, and warranties customers actually use.
How the shop runs
Not a general oil-change lane. Work is organized around transmission rebuild quality and R&R install, with in-house capability on valve bodies and upgrade kits. The model is craft + communication: explain the problem, fix what’s needed (not always a full rebuild), and get people back on the road.
Reputation
The shop’s name goes back decades in the community; under current ownership it’s still that specialty house — referrals, repeat truck customers, and people who drive in because a friend or another shop sent them. Reviews keep landing on the same themes: honest diagnosis, fair pricing, turnaround that matches the promise, and owners/techs who answer the phone.
What’s next?
Near term, the focus stays on making the Gresham shop excellent and durable: protect rebuild quality, keep skilled people, and grow without watering down the work. We’re tightening how we track job mix, attaching more driveline work (transfer cases, AWD, differentials) to the truck jobs we already do well, and building capability on latest & future generation vehicles.
Next on the horizon is serving the west side of Portland. A lot of our customers already come across town, or would if they didn’t have to haul a dead truck to Gresham. A second location in west Portland is on the table — same specialty DNA (transmission-first, honest diagnosis, stand-behind-the-work), not a generic repair franchise. Timing depends on having the right facility, the right lead tech/manager, and proving Gresham can run strong without me in every bay.
Beyond that: keep Trans Medic the shop people drive past other options for — regional reputation, maybe more locations if westside works, and a business that’s still here when the powertrain mix shifts. The through-line is the same as why I bought it: family-present ownership, blue-collar craft, and a name worth protecting across the metro.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.greshamtransmedic.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/transmedictransmissions/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100070549222437&mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=wFhied0XUIu4DmI4&share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F16y7pcdG6M%2F%3Fmibextid%3DwwXIfr#
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/transmedictransmissions
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@TransMedic-Transmissions
