130 Years of Parts Knowledge, One Grill, and a Lot of Gratitude

April 27th, 2026 by


Celebrating Our Most Tenured Parts Members

By Ryan Green, Marketing Director — Weld County Garage GMC | April 2026

Parts team honorees left to right: Scott Robins, Ian Moore, Chris Hoff, and Tim Brotemarkle

Left to right: Scott Robins, Ian Moore, Chris Hoff, Tim Brotemarkle

There’s a saying that people don’t leave jobs — they leave managers. At Weld County Garage and across the entire Yoder Family of Companies parts network, something remarkable has happened: the people just stay. For years. For decades. In one extraordinary case, for nearly half a century.

This past week, WCG honored that loyalty the best way we know how — with a griller lunch cooked personally by Warren Yoder, president of the Yoder Family of Companies. It was a celebration of four parts professionals whose combined experience stretches past 130 years, and a genuine thank-you to the entire service and parts team for everything they bring to WCG every single day.

Our Parts Team at a Glance

The Yoder Family of Companies parts network has over 130 combined years of experience among just four of its longest-serving team members.

Tim Brotemarkle (48 years), Scott Robins (30+ years), Chris Hoff (27 years), and Ian Moore (24 years) represent a depth of parts knowledge that is exceedingly rare anywhere in the automotive industry.

For customers, that means faster and more accurate parts identification, fewer errors, and decades of institutional knowledge — all available at 2699 47th Ave in Greeley.

When the Owner Fires Up the Grill

Warren Yoder at the grill for the WCG parts team appreciation lunch

Warren Yoder working the grill for his team

Warren Yoder didn’t just show up to shake hands and give a speech. He stood at the grill and cooked for the people who have dedicated their careers to WCG. That says more about this organization than any slogan could.

The appreciation lunch brought together the service and parts teams from WCG and some of our sister locations — a gathering of the people who keep vehicles running and customers coming back across the Yoder Family of Companies. Warren, Parts Director Scott Robins, and WCG Service Manager Kristy Montoya each took a moment to address the team, speaking directly about the commitment and staying power of the people being honored.

It was a simple event in the best possible way — good food, genuine words, and the kind of recognition that doesn’t come from a plaque on the wall, but from the owner of the company putting on an apron and showing up.

Meet the Parts Legends

Four parts professionals were honored at the lunch for their extraordinary years of service — and here’s a little about each of them. Because behind every counter is a person, and these four deserve to be known.

Tim Brotemarkle, Parts Counterman at Weld County Garage GMC

Tim Brotemarkle — 48 Years

Parts Counterman · Weld County Garage GMC

Forty-eight years. Let that sink in for a moment. When Tim Brotemarkle started at Weld County Garage, the GMC Sierra didn’t exist yet. He has watched the entire modern pickup truck era unfold from behind the parts counter — and he’s helped Northern Colorado drivers through all of it.

When he’s not identifying the exact right part for a customer who can only describe it as “the thing that goes on the other thing,” Tim can be found walking his dogs Ratto and Sadie, off-roading in his Jeep, watching basketball, spending time with his wife Marlene on their property — and conducting ongoing field research for Bigfoot. We wish him luck on that last one.

Scott Robins, Parts Director at Weld County Garage GMC

Scott Robins — 30+ Years

Parts Director · Weld County Garage GMC

Scott joined WCG in 1993 and has spent over three decades building one of the strongest parts operations in Northern Colorado. As Parts Director, he’s the architect behind the department that earned this recognition — and one of the voices at the lunch who made sure his team felt genuinely seen for their years of service.

Off the clock, Scott is a fly fisherman, a cyclist, and a devoted family man. He’s also the proud owner of a golden retriever who has absolutely no complaints about the miles Scott puts in on the trail.

Chris Hoff, Parts Manager at Yoder Chevrolet

Chris Hoff — 27 Years

Parts Manager · Yoder Chevrolet, Fort Lupton

Chris started at WCG in 1999 and grew into a parts management role that now has him leading the parts department at Yoder Chevrolet in Fort Lupton. His WCG roots run deep, and his path into that leadership role speaks directly to the investment this company makes in the people who show up and stay.

Chris lives for flat-track motorcycle racing with his friends, family camping trips, and proudly supporting his wife’s local music shop. He brings the same energy to a Friday night race as he does to tracking down a hard-to-find part on a Tuesday morning.

Ian Moore, Wholesale Parts at Weld County Garage GMC

Ian Moore — 24 Years

Wholesale Parts Lead · Weld County Garage GMC

Ian has spent 24 years as a key member of WCG’s large wholesale parts team — a dedicated operation serving independent shops and businesses across Northern Colorado that need parts fast and need them right. The relationships Ian has helped build over the years aren’t just transactional; they’re the kind that hold up because the people on both ends know they can count on each other.

Ian’s off-hours pursuits are a study in range and connoisseurship: he builds and works on mini trucks, collects model cars, and spends time with his wife. He is also currently conducting a very serious investigation into the sharpest cheddar available anywhere. Updates are pending. We have full confidence he will find it.

Wholesale Parts Department

Independent Shops & Fleet Operators: Set Up a Wholesale Account

WCG runs one of the largest wholesale parts operations in Northern Colorado. Ian Moore and the team work directly with independent repair shops, body shops, and fleet operators to build accounts tailored to how your business buys parts — and backed by $3M+ in on-hand inventory.

What 130+ Years of Parts Knowledge Means for You

Ian Moore and Chris Hoff at the parts department appreciation event in Greeley, CO

Ian Moore and Chris Hoff

There’s a practical dimension to all of this that matters directly to anyone who brings their vehicle to any Yoder Family location or orders parts from our counter. Experience at this depth isn’t just a number — it translates into real advantages for the customer every single day.

  1. Faster, more accurate identification. A parts professional who’s been doing this for 20, 30, or 48 years has seen most problems before. They recognize symptoms, know the common failure points by model year, and can find the right part without sending you away to “check on it.”
  2. Cross-generational vehicle knowledge. Tim Brotemarkle has worked on parts for GMC vehicles made before most of our customers were born. That’s an extraordinary resource for anyone with a classic truck, a high-mileage workhorse, or a vehicle with an unusual problem history.
  3. Wholesale relationships that benefit everyone. Ian’s 24 years of wholesale parts work means WCG has deep supplier and logistics relationships — which translates to faster special orders and better availability for everyone who walks through the door.
  4. Institutional memory that no database captures. When something unusual comes up — a discontinued part, a known issue on a specific model year, a substitution that works and one that doesn’t — our team draws on decades of firsthand experience that no manual or parts lookup fully replaces.

The next time you call the WCG parts counter, there’s a real chance you’re speaking with someone who has more direct GMC parts experience than anyone at most dealerships in Colorado. That’s not a marketing claim — it’s just the math of who we have on staff.

A Culture Built on Loyalty — At Every Level

WCG service and parts team gathered in the shop for the appreciation lunch

The WCG service and parts crew together in the shop

It’s one thing to retain employees. It’s another to retain them at this level of tenure across multiple departments and multiple rooftops. The Yoder Family of Companies — which includes Weld County Garage GMC, Yoder Chevrolet in Fort Lupton, and Truck City Service in Greeley — has built something that most organizations only talk about: a culture where people genuinely want to stay.

You don’t get 48 years from one person at one company without something real being present in that workplace. You don’t arrive at 130-plus combined years across four parts professionals by accident. That kind of retention is earned, and it’s earned daily — through trust, leadership, and the kind of mutual respect that doesn’t require a mission statement.

Warren Yoder picking up the tongs himself was the most honest possible statement of what those years mean to this organization.

WCG parts and service team at the appreciation lunch

The team celebrating together at the appreciation lunch

Need OEM GMC Parts in Northern Colorado?

Whether you’re a DIY mechanic tracking down a specific component, a shop looking to place a wholesale order, or a WCG service customer who wants to know exactly what’s going into your vehicle — our parts department is one of the most experienced resources in Northern Colorado.

WCG stocks genuine OEM GMC and Buick parts — built to factory specifications for a guaranteed fit on your Sierra, Canyon, Yukon, Terrain, Acadia, Enclave, and more. If we don’t have it on the shelf, our team can order directly through GM’s supply chain with the kind of turnaround that comes from 30-plus years of supplier relationships.

We serve drivers throughout Northern Colorado — from Greeley and Evans along the I-25 corridor through Windsor, Fort Collins, and Loveland, south to Longmont, and east into the ranching and agricultural communities of Weld County. Stop by in person at 2699 47th Ave, Greeley, CO 80634, or call 970-400-9952 and talk to someone who has probably seen your exact problem before. Parts counter hours are Mon–Fri 7AM–6PM, Sat 7AM–4PM.

And when Tim picks up the phone, just know you’ve got nearly five decades of parts expertise on the other end of the line.

The Yoder Family of Companies Parts Network

The parts expertise honored at this lunch doesn’t exist in isolation. It sits at the center of one of the most comprehensive GM parts networks in Northern Colorado — a connected system of dealerships, service facilities, and collision centers that share inventory, knowledge, and decades of supplier relationships. Learn more at yoderfamilyofcompanies.com.

The Yoder Family of Companies specializes in all GM makes and models — including GMC, Chevrolet, Buick, Cadillac, and Isuzu Commercial Vehicles. The network runs the length of the Northern Colorado I-25 corridor, from Greeley and Evans through Windsor, Fort Collins, and Loveland, south to Longmont, and east to Fort Lupton — reaching into the ranching communities of Weld County that have relied on these brands for generations. Whether you’re a consumer, an independent shop, a fleet operator, or a collision center, there’s a Yoder location within reach.

Weld County Garage GMC — Greeley

The Largest Parts Department in Northern Colorado


Weld County Garage GMC

WCG’s parts department is the anchor of the entire network — the largest in Northern Colorado, with over $1.5 million in on-hand parts inventory (as of spring 2026, per our live parts inventory system). That depth of stock means faster turnaround for customers, fewer back-orders, and a warehouse that supports every other location in the family.

2699 47th Ave, Greeley, CO 80634 — weldcountygarage.com

Yoder Chevrolet — Fort Lupton

Chevy & GM Parts Counter with WCG Warehouse Access


Yoder Chevrolet

Chris Hoff leads the parts counter at Yoder Chevrolet in Fort Lupton — a full-service GM parts operation with its own on-hand inventory backed by direct access to the WCG warehouse. Customers in the Fort Lupton corridor and the Weld County communities to the east get fast, accurate parts service with the full weight of the network behind them.

601 N Denver Ave, Fort Lupton, CO  ·  (720) 230-5871  ·  yoderchevrolet.com

Truck City Service — Greeley

Commercial Service & Parts, Including Isuzu Commercial Vehicles


Truck City Service Greeley

Truck City maintains its own parts inventory with a specialty focus on commercial vehicles and fleet service, including Isuzu Commercial Vehicles — a category most dealers don’t stock at all. Like every Yoder location, Truck City has direct access to the WCG parts warehouse for anything outside their immediate inventory.

1415 1st Ave, Greeley, CO  ·  (970) 352-7200  ·  truckcityservice.com  ·  yoderfleetandcommercialtrucksales.com

Yoder Collision Network

Three Body Shop Locations, Shared Parts Access

Yoder Collision Network

The Yoder Collision Network operates three body shop locations across Northern Colorado — ABRA Greeley, ABRA Fort Collins, and Carriage Shoppe in Fort Collins. Each location maintains its own parts inventory and has direct access to the WCG warehouse for OEM body and mechanical parts, which means faster repair timelines and fewer delays waiting on parts to ship.

yodercollisionnetwork.com

Frequently Asked Questions — WCG Parts Department

How many combined years of experience does the WCG parts team have?
Among the four longest-serving team members honored at the 2026 appreciation event, WCG’s parts department holds over 130 combined years of experience: Tim Brotemarkle (48 years), Scott Robins (30+ years since 1993), Chris Hoff (27 years since 1999), and Ian Moore (24 years). This depth of institutional knowledge is exceptionally rare anywhere in the automotive industry.
Does WCG carry genuine OEM GMC and Buick parts?
Yes. Weld County Garage GMC is an authorized GMC and Buick dealer, which means we stock genuine OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) parts built to exact factory specifications. OEM parts protect your factory warranty and deliver the fit, finish, and performance your vehicle was originally engineered for.
What’s the difference between OEM and aftermarket parts?
OEM parts are made by or for the vehicle’s manufacturer and are guaranteed to fit and function exactly like the original component. Aftermarket parts come from third-party manufacturers and can vary significantly in quality, fit, and durability. For most repairs on a GMC or Buick — especially safety-critical systems like brakes, suspension, or steering — OEM is the more predictable and reliable choice.
Can I call the WCG parts department directly?
Yes. You can reach the Weld County Garage parts department at 970-400-9952. We’re located at 2699 47th Ave, Greeley, CO 80634. Parts counter hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–6:00 PM and Saturday 7:00 AM–4:00 PM. With over 130 combined years of parts experience on our team, we can typically identify and locate what you need quickly — including older, discontinued, or hard-to-find parts.
Does WCG have a wholesale parts department?
Yes. WCG runs one of the largest wholesale parts operations in Northern Colorado, serving independent shops, fleet operators, and body shops across the region. Ian Moore is one of the team’s longest-tenured members — 24 years building the relationships and reliability that make WCG a trusted wholesale source. Visit weldcountygarage.com/parts/wholesale/ to learn more or fill out an account request, or call the wholesale direct line at 970-352-1314.
Can WCG order parts that aren’t currently in stock?
Absolutely. If a part isn’t in our current inventory, our team can order it directly through GM’s parts supply chain. With decades of supplier relationships behind our department, we can typically turn special orders around quickly. Call 970-400-9952 to check availability or place a parts order.
Does WCG sell parts to people who didn’t buy their vehicle there?
Absolutely. Our parts counter is open to anyone who needs OEM GMC or Buick parts, regardless of where they purchased their vehicle. Local mechanics, fleet operators, and DIY enthusiasts are all welcome. Stop by at 2699 47th Ave, Greeley, CO 80634, or call 970-400-9952.
What GMC and Buick models does WCG stock parts for?
As an authorized GMC and Buick dealership, WCG primarily stocks parts for those brands — including the Sierra, Canyon, Yukon, Terrain, Acadia, Envoy, Enclave, and more, spanning model years across nearly five decades of production. With team members who have personally worked with parts going back to the late 1970s, we have deep familiarity with the full range of the GMC and Buick catalog.
Who is Tim Brotemarkle and why is 48 years significant?
Tim Brotemarkle is a Parts Counterman at Weld County Garage GMC with 48 years of service — one of the longest tenures of any parts professional in Northern Colorado. His knowledge spans the entire modern era of GMC and Buick vehicles, giving him firsthand familiarity with parts, common failure patterns, and vehicle history dating back to the late 1970s. There is no substitute for that kind of experience.
How long has Weld County Garage been in the Greeley area?
WCG has been a fixture in the Greeley, Colorado automotive community for decades. Team members like Tim Brotemarkle, who joined in the late 1970s, are themselves a living record of the dealership’s long history in Northern Colorado. WCG is part of the Yoder Family of Companies, led by president Warren Yoder, which also includes Yoder Chevrolet in Fort Lupton and Truck City Service in Greeley.
Where does WCG serve parts customers in Northern Colorado?
WCG serves drivers and shops throughout Northern Colorado, including Greeley, Fort Collins, Loveland, Windsor, Evans, Longmont, and surrounding communities. We’re centrally located at 2699 47th Ave, Greeley, CO 80634 — easy to reach from anywhere in the region. Call 970-400-9952 or stop by in person.
What are the WCG parts counter hours?
The WCG parts counter is open Monday through Friday 7:00 AM–6:00 PM and Saturday 7:00 AM–4:00 PM. You can call at 970-400-9952 or stop by at 2699 47th Ave, Greeley, CO 80634.
Can I get same-day parts at WCG?
For many common GMC and Buick parts, same-day availability is realistic. WCG carries over $1.5 million in on-hand parts inventory (as of spring 2026), which means a large percentage of requests can be filled from the shelf without a special order. Call 970-400-9952 to check availability before you make the drive. Counter hours are Monday–Friday 7AM–6PM, Saturday 7AM–4PM.
How do I set up a wholesale parts account with WCG?
Visit weldcountygarage.com/parts/wholesale/ to fill out an account request or learn more about how the wholesale program works. You can also call the wholesale department directly at 970-352-1314. WCG works with independent repair shops, fleet operators, body shops, and commercial businesses — accounts are tailored to how your business buys parts.
Does WCG or Truck City carry Isuzu commercial vehicle parts?
Yes — through Truck City Service, a Yoder Family company located at 1415 1st Ave in Greeley. Truck City specializes in commercial vehicles and carries Isuzu Commercial Vehicle parts, which most dealerships don’t stock. For anything outside Truck City’s immediate inventory, the team has direct access to the WCG parts warehouse. Reach Truck City at (970) 352-7200.
What area of Northern Colorado does the Yoder parts network cover?
The Yoder Family of Companies parts network covers the full Northern Colorado I-25 corridor and beyond — from Greeley and Evans west through Windsor, Loveland, and Fort Collins, south to Longmont, east into Weld County’s ranching and agricultural communities, and down to Fort Lupton via Yoder Chevrolet. Whether you’re a fleet operator running the plains or a shop off the highway, there’s a Yoder location within reach.
How do I contact the WCG parts department?
Call us at 970-400-9952 or stop in at 2699 47th Ave, Greeley, CO 80634. Whether you need a specific OEM part, want to set up a wholesale account, or just want to talk to someone who genuinely knows GMC vehicles inside and out — our team is here. You can also visit weldcountygarage.com to learn more about our parts and service departments.

Weld County Garage GMC — Greeley, CO

Need Parts? Talk to Someone Who’s Seen It All.

Our parts team brings over 130 combined years of GMC expertise to every call and every counter visit. We’re at 2699 47th Ave, Greeley, CO 80634. Call us at 970-400-9952.

Ryan Green, Marketing Director at Weld County Garage GMC

About the Author

Ryan Green — Marketing Director, Weld County Garage GMC

Ryan has been with Weld County Garage for 24 years and has served as Marketing Director for most of that time. He has a front-row seat to the people and culture that make WCG what it is — and this post is a direct reflection of that. Ryan tells these stories because they’re worth telling.

Last updated April 2026. This post reflects the author’s firsthand account of the WCG parts team appreciation event and the careers of the team members honored.

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