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ZIPSYS Winners

The envelope please...

The votes have been tallied, and the results are in. The team at Zip’s is proud to showcase last year’s winners in the ZIPSYS Truck Contest. Eligible entries were submitted online by their owners in four truck classes. For the People’s Pick Awards, fans voted online and through Facebook, while the sales staff at Zip’s selected the Zip’s Pick Award winners in each category. Scroll down to see who won.

Car Carrier

Car Carriers
Car Carriers

Zip’s Pick - Winner

Fifelski Towing & Recovery Service from Dorr, MI, won the the Zip’s Pick Award for their 2022 Ford F600 Century 10 Series car carrier. Sold by sales consultant Jon Buller, the rollback features a 19.5' aluminum bed with blue bed rails to complement the truck’s pylon and detail package.


Check out some of this truck’s unique features:

  • Zip’s custom sliding drawer systems with drawer divider kits.
  • Blue painted removable side rails, pylons, and rear fenders.
  • Includes Zip’s Side Puller Recovery Tool.
Zip's Pick - Winner

People’s Pick

1st Place

1st Place

SRD Auto Repair from Glyndon, MN, placed first in the Car Carrier Class in the People’s Pick category. Sold by sales consultant Brian McDermott, their 2024 International MV Century 12 Series LCG entry was a fan favorite with its 21.5' aluminum bed and coordinating green accents on the bed rails and graphics package.

2nd Place

2nd Place

Aaron Lippert’s customer, Star Towing and Recovery from Monroe, MI, placed second in the Car Carrier division for the People’s Pick Award. Reflecting the line of work they’re in, the chain wrap on this two-tone, blacked out 2023 International MV Century 12 Series steel rollback garnered plenty of votes from Zip’s followers.

3rd Place

3rd Place

Third place for the People’s Pick Award in the Car Carrier Class went to Hodges Garage and Towing of Clover, SC, a customer of sales consultant Eric Albertson. Their 2023 Freightliner M2 features a Century 12 Series LCG steel bed.

Light & Medium
Duty Wreckers

Light & Medium Duty Wreckers
Light & Medium Duty Wreckers

Zip’s Pick - Winner

This Vulcan V24 light duty wrecker was built for Joey’s Towing & Recovery from Toledo, OH, and sold by sales consultant John Bull. Sporting a checkered aluminum modular body, the 2022 Ford F550 Supercab placed first in the Light & Medium Duty class, as voted on by the sales department at Zip’s.


Check out some of this truck’s unique features:

  • White painted wrecker body with blue painted wrecker boom, wheel lift and pylon.
  • Trux glow strip lighting for front wheel wells.
  • Maxxima dual color marker lights across body sides, pylon sides, on front fenders and under chassis doors.
Zip's Pick - Winner

People’s Pick

1st Place

1st Place

Sold by sales consultant Eric Albertson, this 2022 Ram Chevron 408V Renegade belongs to Lil Pete’s Automotive in Mahopac, NY, and garnered the most votes from the fans in the Light & Medium Duty Class. With custom under glow lighting, it’s easy to see why, especially at night.

2nd Place

2nd Place

Joey’s Towing & Recovery backed up their Zip’s Pick Award with a Second Place finish in the People’s Pick category. This Jon Bull special features plenty of customization, including color-matched fender flares, lower front valance, pylon, boom and wheel lift.

3rd Place

3rd Place

Another winner sold by Jon Bull, this star-spangled Century 312 belongs to P.J.’s Towing in Lansing, MI. This light duty entry came in third in the People’s Pick tally. Besides a patriotic wrap, this Ford features In The Ditch dollies and a SafeAll Traffic Commander.

Heavy Duty Wreckers

Heavy Duty Wreckers
Heavy Duty Wreckers

Zip’s Pick - Winner

SAS Towing from Liberty Hill, TX, won the top two categories in the Heavy Duty Wrecker Class in the 2023 ZIPSYS Truck Contest. Their 2023 Peterbilt Century 9055XL was selected by the sales consultants as the Zip’s Pick winner, and fans voted it into First Place in the People’s Pick category.


Check out some of this truck’s unique features:

  • Center section painted matte gray.
  • Inside body sides painted matte gray with white and black splatter.
  • Trux amber/pink marker lights on the sides of the wrecker body.
Zip's Pick - Winner

I would suggest putting your trucks in this contest. It brings awareness to your company. It's also a cool opportunity just to show other people what you're doing with your trucks.

- James Peterson | Owner, SAS Towing & Recovery

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People’s Pick

1st Place

1st Place

Sold by sales consultant Trent Russler, SAS Towing & Recovery’s Century 9055 XL straight stick features a 180" tri-axle body provides plenty of storage, including a saddle-style tunnel toolbox, a carousel chain rack kit, a fork holder kit, a snatch block rack and a Stellar 8-drawer toolbox. Everything is in its place with this show stopper.

2nd Place

2nd Place

Second Place in the People’s Pick category for the Heavy Duty Wrecker Class went to Gerster Triple E Towing & Repair in Davenport Center, NY. Also sold by sales consultant Trent Russler, this 2022 Kenworth W900 Century 9055T XL integrated wrecker includes a tri-axle rear end with an 80,000-lb. Low Rider Underlift.

3rd Place

3rd Place

Taking home Third Place in the People’s Pick category for Heavy Duty Wreckers in the 2023 ZIPSYS Truck Contest was Jerry’s Towing & Recovery out of White Cloud, MI. Sold by sales consultant Aaron Lippert, their 2022 Peterbilt 389 Century 5130 Heavy Duty Wrecker was recognized for their graphics design, lighting package and overall custom design.

Rotators

Rotators
Rotators

Zip’s Pick - Winner

The sales staff at Zip’s was so impressed by this Century 1150S Rotator that they named it the Zip’s Pick winner in the 2023 ZIPSYS Truck Contest. Sold by sales consultant LeRoy Gossling, the 2023 Kenworth T880H is owned by Mike’s Towing from Columbus, NE, and features—among other custom touches—a constellation of accent lighting.


Check out some of this truck’s unique features:

  • Saddle box shelf kit with Miller 7 drawer tool cabinets.
  • Whelen lightbar and M6 red/blue split lights.
  • Millennium marker lights along the top of each side of wrecker body.
Zip's Pick - Winner

As a small company, we take great pride in the outcome of our Rotator. When we saw the opportunity to enter it into the ZIPSYS contest, we knew it was a perfect fit. Winning one of the Rotator categories and receiving a trophy and gift card was a moment of great joy and pride for us.

- Ryan Fleming | Mike’s Towing LLC

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People’s Pick

1st Place

1st Place

This Century 1150S Rotator from Chima’s Tow in Sacramento, CA, winched itself into First Place, thanks to fan voting in the People’s Pick Award category. Sold by sales consultant Eric Albertson, the 2023 tri-axle, twin-steer Kenworth W990 is painted in the company’s signature red-and-white colors, making it also a personal favorite of owner operator Iran Chima.

2nd Place

2nd Place

Fans of this Century 1150S Rotator from Dodson and Son’s Road Service in Deale, MD, like things spicy. With its hot habanero orange accents, the 2023 Peterbilt 389 tri-axle placed second in the People’s Pick Award for Rotators. Dodson worked with sales consultant Brian McDermott to feature contrast paint on the inner boom, under lift, stiff legs as well as a custom paint splatter texture inside the toolboxes.

3rd Place

3rd Place

Colorado’s Mountain Recovery finished third in the People’s Pick category for Rotators. Sold by LeRoy Gossling, this 2023 Kenworth 880 Century 1150S Rotator is adequately equipped to handle the steep terrain of the Rocky Mountains between Vail Pass and Eisenhower Tunnel.