I do diesel mechanics, the reason I do diesel mechanics is because my father is a mechanic with his own company. I want to take over my father's business when I get older and can take on the responsibility of being a diesel or regular mechanic. The reason I really need to take over the business is because I'm the oldest in my family and I'll have to support them. The history of diesel engines for trucks began in the late 19th century. The inventor of diesel engineering is Rudolf Diesel. although he was the inventor, he almost died creating the diesel engine. therefore there is now also a diesel mechanism. The diesel engine was patented in 1898 and then spread around the world in the 1900s. There are probably around 263,100 diesel mechanics working in the United States or probably even more. Although in the next 10 to 15 years, diesel mechanics are expected to see a growth rate of 11.5% and if that happens, there will likely be around 293,356 people as diesel mechanics in 10 to 15 years. There are some jobs like die...