Cox Brothers Auto at 81 East 300 South in Milford is the town’s full-service auto repair operation — NAPA Auto Care certified, family-owned, and one of the few mechanical shops serving a community of roughly 1,400 people that anchors the railroad and mining economy of the Milford Basin. Aaron Cox runs the business, which operates under the Cox Brothers Auto Inc corporate structure and also carries the Cox Brothers Towing operation, handling roadside calls across Beaver County’s western flank.
Milford is not a place with redundancy in services. It sits at the crossing of U.S. Highway 257 and State Route 21, a geographic pivot between the Great Basin and the I-15 corridor sixty miles east. When a mining truck, a ranch vehicle, or a traveler breaks down in the Milford area, Cox Brothers is the shop. The towing arm runs out to Ironmine Pass Road for the commercial traffic the basin generates. The combined shop-and-tow structure is the only operation of its kind within practical distance.
The NAPA certification means parts access is systematic rather than improvised — a real operational distinction for a rural county where supply chains are long.
**Verification notes** Yelp listing confirms current operation as of March 2026; Aaron Cox confirmed as owner via Yelp and address match to PO Box 561, Milford (same as registered agent address in SBA PPP records); NAPA Auto Care facility confirmed; address 81 E 300 S, Milford confirmed; Cox Brothers Towing LLC USDOT 4318277 registered at same Milford address.