Team Member Profile

Robert Hernandez has served as Chief Executive Officer of Portable Car Hoist since December 2018, where he provides strategic leadership across product development, operations, and long-term growth initiatives. With a strong focus on innovation and practicality, Robert has positioned the company as a pioneer in mobile, professional-grade automotive lifting solutions.

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Robert, with 20+ years in mechanical engineering and the automotive trade, kept hitting the same wall: professional mechanics were chained to one location by equipment that demanded concrete, permits, and permanent installation. Mobile mechanics lost out on high-value jobs. Small shops couldn't adapt their space.

So in 2018, after months of machining, cutting, and welding, he built the first one himself. The prototype was ugly — no paint, plenty of rust — but it proved the idea. It became the first truly portable, professional-grade two-post portable car lift: a full 73½-inch lift with zero concrete, zero installation, and zero compromise on safety.

Today, Portable Car Hoist lifts everything from Miatas to semi-trucks in 1,000+ shops nationwide—each one hand-built in our Menifee, California facility.

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