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Truck Showcase: Mammoth Towing’s 2026 Freightliner M2 Century 12 Series LCG Carrier

Cameron Hanson | May 27, 2026, 8:40:36 AM

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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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Zip's Truck Showcase: A&J Towing

Cameron Hanson | Jul 31, 2025, 8:00:00 AM

Truck Details: 2025 Freightliner Vulcan V30 Wrecker Company: A & J Towing , O‘Neill, NE Sales ...

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Zip's Truck Showcase: Kelle Sheehan Towing

Cameron Hanson | Jul 10, 2025, 8:00:00 AM

Truck Details: 2024 Kenworth T880 Century 5130 Wrecker Company: Kelle Sheehan Towing Sales Rep: ...

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Zip's Customer Spotlight: Liberty Towing, Madison, WI

Tyler Nestvedt | Jan 10, 2025, 8:00:00 AM

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Zip's Customer Spotlight: Pulver Towing, Rochester, MN

Cameron Hanson | Oct 17, 2024, 8:00:00 AM

The Schafer family from Minnesota has been towing so long, their first tow truck from the 1920s had ...

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Zip's Customer Spotlight: Tel-Wick Towing, Taylor, MI

Cameron Hanson | Aug 30, 2024, 8:00:00 AM

Tel-Wick Towing and Zip’s AW Direct are practically neighbors in the Detroit suburb of Taylor, MI. ...

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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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Zip's Customer Spotlight: Collins Brothers Towing of St. Cloud

Cameron Hanson | Jul 26, 2024, 8:00:00 AM

Central Minnesota native James Trantina has built quite a towing empire in the Upper Midwest. From ...

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Zip's Customer Spotlight: Tow King, Waco, TX

Cameron Hanson | Jun 26, 2024, 8:00:00 AM

Gary Hoffman didn't need to see a guidance counselor in high school. He knew what he wanted to do ...

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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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Zip's Spotlight: Grand Valley Towing

Cameron Hanson | Apr 26, 2024, 8:00:00 AM

Steve Vroma never planned on growing his tow company to the level it’s at now. He was content ...

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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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Zip's Spotlight: SAS Towing & Recovery

Cameron Hanson | Mar 15, 2024, 8:00:00 AM

Already life partners, James and Amy Peterson became business partners three years ago when they ...

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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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Zip’s Spotlight: Lil Pete’s Automotive

Cameron Hanson | Feb 1, 2024, 8:00:00 AM

Veteran tow operator Peter DiNome is committed to building a future for his family in towing. Every ...

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Zip's Spotlight: Val-U Auto & Towing

Cameron Hanson | Jan 3, 2024, 8:00:00 AM

Joe Karpel started his family about the same time he opened his auto and towing business in his ...

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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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Zip's Spotlight: Chima's Tow

Cameron Hanson | Dec 1, 2023, 8:00:00 AM

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Zip’s Spotlight: Wes’s Service

Cameron Hanson | Oct 13, 2023, 8:00:00 AM

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Zip’s Spotlight: Floyd and Sons Towing

Cameron Hanson | Sep 12, 2023, 8:00:00 AM

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Zip’s Spotlight: Central Iowa Towing

Cameron Hanson | Aug 18, 2023, 8:00:00 AM

Zip’s Spotlight: Central Iowa Towing

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Zip’s Spotlight: Mountain Recovery

Zip's | Jun 21, 2023, 8:00:00 AM

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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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Zip’s Spotlight: Jerrys Towing

Zip's | Jun 20, 2023, 8:00:00 AM

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Zip's Spotlight: Pantusa Towing

Zip's | Apr 24, 2023, 8:00:00 AM

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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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Kentucky Brothers Complete First Custom Build with Zip's AW Direct

Cameron Hanson | Oct 9, 2020, 8:00:00 AM

Brothers Steve (left) and Sam McGuire drove 12 hours straight through from eastern Kentucky to New ...

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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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Colorado Tow Company Gives Back

Cameron Hanson | Aug 20, 2019, 8:00:00 AM

Jeremy and Alicia Ray of Cozy Corner Towing drove 12 hours from Colorado to New Hampton, IA, last ...

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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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