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NEW Meet an Expert: Jim Lewis, Product Management Consultant

Cameron Hanson | Jul 15, 2026 11:46:13 AM

This spring, Zip’s parts guru Jim Lewis celebrated 20 years of service to the company at its main production facility in New Hampton, Iowa. This significant milestone not only earned him a ...

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Meet an Expert: Jim Lewis, Product Management Consultant

Meet an Expert: Cody Schmitt, Mechanic Lead for Zip’s Small Wrecker Shop

Cameron Hanson | Apr 28, 2026 10:14:30 AM

Like most farm kids in Iowa, Cody Schmitt grew up with a wrench in his hand and a pair of pliers on his belt. He helped out where he could, repairing ...

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Meet an Expert: Carol Anderson, Parts Technician

Cameron Hanson | Mar 4, 2026 3:32:56 PM

Working at Zip’s AW Direct for nearly two decades, Carol Anderson has had the opportunity to visit with tow operators and wrecker drivers from all ...

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Meet an Expert: Angie Cahoy

Cameron Hanson | Dec 31, 2025 2:01:28 PM

Angie Cahoy, Director of Product Management

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Meet an Expert: Brian McDermott

Tyler Nestvedt | Aug 14, 2024 8:00:00 AM

Brian McDermott's career with Zip's began with a humble summer job washing trucks between his ...

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Meet an Expert: Mike Bucknell

Cameron Hanson | May 14, 2024 8:00:00 AM

Mike Bucknell knows a thing or two about wreckers. A 30-year Zip’s employee, he started working on ...

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Meet an Expert: Brittany Rymas

Tyler Nestvedt | Apr 11, 2024 8:00:00 AM

This month’s 'Meet an Expert' highlights Brittany Rymas. Brittany began working at Zip’s AW Direct ...

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Meet an Expert: Brian Fisher

Cameron Hanson | Mar 20, 2024 8:00:00 AM

Brian Fisher has a knack for solving problems. Often from memory, he can walk a customer through a ...

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Meet an Expert: Pat "Ferchee" Ferch

Cameron Hanson | Feb 9, 2024 8:00:00 AM

Pat Ferch knows the wrecker body business inside and out. As a 32-year employee at Zip’s, he spent ...

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Meet an Expert: John Kuhn

Tyler Nestvedt | Dec 7, 2023 8:00:00 AM

After over forty years of putting in work, you notice the changes and similarities in a place. ...

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Meet an Expert: Ruth Egan

Zip's | Jun 20, 2023 8:00:00 AM

Ruth Egan Manages Zip’s Store in Michigan In 2012, Zip’s opened a second location in the Detroit ...

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Meet an Expert: LeRoy Gossling

Zip's | Mar 10, 2023 8:00:00 AM

This Month’s ‘Meet an Expert’ at Zip’s AW Direct is LeRoy Gossling, a professional truck sales ...

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Meet an Expert: Randy Gilbert

Zip's | Jan 10, 2023 8:00:00 AM

Seeing the country and meeting great customers makes Randy Gilbert’s job pretty rewarding.

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Meet an Expert: Tierney Lensing

Zip's | Sep 27, 2022 8:00:00 AM

Helping Others Comes Naturally for Tierney Lensing

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Meet an Expert: Heavy installer Steve Hoeft

Zip's | Aug 30, 2022 8:00:00 AM

Steve Hoeft grew up on a farm between New Hampton and Charles City in northeast Iowa. Like most ...

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Meet an Expert: The Tenge Family

Zip's | Jul 11, 2022 8:00:00 AM

Good pay and benefits, including paid time off and generous profit sharing, are key ingredients to ...

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Employee Profile: Jimmy Geerts

Zip's | Jun 17, 2022 8:00:00 AM

Zip’s team member Jimmy Geerts operated large, eight-wheeled recovery trucks in the military and ...

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Employee Profile: Steven Kurash

Zip's | May 23, 2022 8:00:00 AM

You can’t spell car carrier without care, and you can’t build one without it, either. That’s what ...

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Employee Profile: Brice Schissel

Cameron Hanson | Apr 1, 2020 8:00:00 AM

If you’ve ever received an order from Zip’s AW Direct, chances are Brice Schissel played a role in ...

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Employee Profile: Tiffany Fisher

Cameron Hanson | Feb 25, 2020 8:00:00 AM

More than 30 employees team up to fulfill close to 400 orders each day in the Distribution Center ...

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Employee Profile: Randy Wickman

Cameron Hanson | Jan 28, 2020 8:00:00 AM

Randy Wickman joined Zip’s AW Direct five years ago as a service writer and warranty rep. He was ...

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Employee Spotlight: Carrick Johnson

Cameron Hanson | Sep 23, 2019 8:00:00 AM

Carrick Johnson serves as our equipment sales order entry manager at Zip’s AW Direct in New ...

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Meet an Expert: Kevin Einck

Brittany Bierle | Aug 13, 2019 8:00:00 AM

Having started nearly two decades ago, Kevin Einck has seen Zip’s with only 60 people grow into ...

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