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NEW Meet an Expert: Cody Schmitt, Mechanic Lead for Zip’s Small Wrecker Shop
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
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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Zip's Truck Showcase: A&J Towing
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
Truck Details: 2024 Kenworth T880 Century 5130 Wrecker Company: Kelle Sheehan Towing Sales Rep: ...
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Zip's Customer Spotlight: Pulver Towing, Rochester, MN
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Seeing the country and meeting great customers makes Randy Gilbert’s job pretty rewarding.
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Meet an Expert: Heavy installer Steve Hoeft
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
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 team member Jimmy Geerts operated large, eight-wheeled recovery trucks in the military and ...
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Employee Profile: Steven Kurash
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
Brothers Steve (left) and Sam McGuire drove 12 hours straight through from eastern Kentucky to New ...
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Employee Profile: Brice Schissel
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
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
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
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
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
Having started nearly two decades ago, Kevin Einck has seen Zip’s with only 60 people grow into ...
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