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Brent Geyen
Heavy Truck Alignment & Balancing
Lynn Zellman . . . 40 year anniversary

AUTO , TRUCK & TIRE CENTER

Brent Geyen
Mid-County Coop Auto , Truck & Tire , hired Brent Geyen earlier this summer as the new Service Manager in Cologne .
Brent brings his lengthy service experience with him to the Mid- County Coop team . He worked at Plymouth VIP Auto for over two years and developed a leadership role , often running the shop on his own . Geyen also spent time in the warranty department at BMW and at Customer Track Inc ., where he worked with service departments all over the nation .
His great and lengthy experience of running a shop and serving many customers will be beneficial to the Mid-County Coop team .
“ His customer service skills are second to none ,” general manager Bill Reimers said . “ He really does a great job talking to customers , and explaining what we do to a car or truck . He ’ s young , but he has years of quality experience with customers in the auto field .”
Since Geyen was hired about four months ago , he has started reorganizing and resituating the layout of the shop , in order to provide additional convenience to the customers of Mid-County Coop . Other job duties for the new Service Manager will include running the shop , dayto-day operations , managing inventory , answering phone calls , assisting customers , and managing a team .
Geyen , a 30-year-old from Tamarack and Minnetonka , attended high school at Minnetonka High School and Eden Prairie High School . He currently lives in Buffalo with his wife and his puppy , Shandy . If Geyen is not working , he can usually be found either on the water fishing for muskies , or shooting on the range .
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Heavy Truck Alignment & Balancing

Cory Eischens Heavy Truck Tech ( 952 ) 466-3710
Mid-County will handle all of your alignment and tire balancing needs for your heavy trucks , which include tractor trailers , construction equipment , buses , semis , fire trucks , and more . Bring your heavy-duty vehicle in and we can align it and balance it , which is very important for the long-term health of your truck .
All heavy trucks should be properly aligned and aimed in the same direction . However , the daily bump-and-grind of the roads can affect the way the tires are aligned .
“ If the tires aren ’ t aligned , fuel mileage will go down , the wear on your tires will go up , and the truck won ’ t go down the road like it should .”
Heavy trucks should be checked for proper alignment at least once per year . We recommend that the springtime is especially important for

Lynn Zellman . . . 40 year anniversary

Mid-County Coop hired Lynn Zellman on December 1 , 1975 as its seventh employee at the shop , which used to be located on the corner in downtown Cologne .
Lynn celebrated his 40th anniversary with Mid- County Coop in December 2015 , and he ’ s quickly approaching on his 41st year with the company .
It ’ s an understatement to say the industry has changed in the last 40 years .
“ It was much more mechanical than electronic back then ,” Lynn said . “ I ’ ve tried to keep up with it as it goes , taking classes and doing a lot of reading .”
Lynn says his favorite part of the job is diagnosing the tough and confusing car problems .
“ The tough ones are more rewarding when they work out ,” he said .
Some of the hardest problems Lynn has faced over the years are typically a result of people at home trying to address their car troubles themselves .
“ There have been some strange things caused by someone else trying to figure a problem out ,”
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trucks to come in for alignment assistance after the rough winter roads have taken their toll on the suspension .
Drop your bus , semi , fire truck , or another heavy truck off at our shop for fast turnaround . We use our top-of-the-line Hunter Alignment system to fix it up in no time .
Truck tire balancing can also be performed quickly at our shop . Our new Hunter ForceMatch tire balancer has unique features that many balancers do not , including the ability to check runout and uniformity of the tire by means of a roller to simulate actual road contact .
Mid-County ’ s heavy truck specialists have decades of experience , including specific training and classes taken on heavy truck alignment .
Don ’ t overlook the alignment and balancing of your heavy truck . Checking it in yearly will save you a substantial amount of money on long-term costs of fuel and tires
he said .“ Cars come in that normally wouldn ’ t look the way they do .” Just leave it to the professional . Lynn grew up on a farm and learned about fixing vehicles from his dad , who did extensive repair and maintenance on everything on the farm from tractors to bathrooms .
Lynn says he plans to enjoy a full retirement in about three years and move on from working underneath cars . In retirement , he plans on traveling across the country , as Lynn has mostly only visited places in the Midwest . He plans on expanding his travel to all corners of the United States .
The 40-year veteran says he has enjoyed every year in Cologne .
“ Mid-County has been a good company to work for , and I ’ ve worked with a lot of good people ,” Lynn said .
He currently resides in the country , just south of Cologne . He lives with his wife and has four children who are all off on their own . Zellman ’ s son followed in his father ’ s footsteps and has been a mechanic since 2002 .
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