Advance Professional and Carquest offer more than just a wide selection of parts and prompt delivery. We offer professional solutions to support your shop in every aspect of operation.

From technical or business training, to stocking and loyalty programs, to online technology tools, we are a trusted partner to the automotive aftermarket professional. 

Advance Professional is a leading automotive parts provider that gives customers access to its network of more than 4,800 company-owned stores.

Who we are

Your AutoTechIQ advantage

AutoTechIQ helps car and truck owners identify problems their vehicles are having. Whether for your everyday car or small business truck, we provide proven auto repair work that has solved similar issues thousands of vehicle owners have faced.

We also recommend auto repair shops in your area based on trust, customer education, and quality of work. These shops inspect your car using a courtesy Digital Vehicle Health Inspection and create a state of health report with symptom information and necessary fixes.

For more than 43 years, AutoZone has been committed to providing the best parts, prices and customer service in the automotive aftermarket industry. We have a rich culture and history of going the Extra Mile for our customers and our community.

Today, AutoZone is the leading retailer and a leading distributor of automotive replacement parts and accessories in the U.S.

Use the links below to find out how we began, where we're headed and how you can play a role.

What are BG products and where

can I buy them?

BG products are professional-use automotive fluids, cleaners, and conditioners. These products are sold to a global network of automotive dealerships and shops so they can perform high quality maintenance on your vehicle.

BG Automotive Maintenance Services ensure your car is reliable, safe, and fun to drive.

BG services extend the life of your vehicle and save money — both in repairs and at the pump!

Learn how you can Be Good to Your Car with BG!

The mission of Carquest Technical Institute is to conduct world-class training for professional technicians and automotive repair facility owners. CTI's instructors have over 400+ years experience and are dedicated to delivering challenging, yet entertaining courses that are non-biased and practical in their approach.

The WORLDPAC Technical Training Program provides advanced level diagnostic training for independent repair technicians. The complexities of properly diagnosing and repairing late model vehicles require training that until now has not been readily available to the Independent Repair Professional.

The WORLDPAC Business Development program provides training in the management of the repair shop business. These management classes have been presented to thousands of WORLDPAC customers and their managers.

The tools provided in these classes help repair shops increase productivity, increase profits, as well as how to manage difficult areas of the business:

• Financial Management
• Marketing
• Service Advisor Training
• Employee Management

What makes us distinct from other aftermarket companies is our customer-first mindset. Everything we do is centered around providing customer value, both in the quality of our products, and the creativity of our solutions. Our engineers and designers go out of their way to save repair technicians time, and save vehicle owners money.

The engine that powers us is our Culture of Contribution. We empower and celebrate new ideas throughout our organization, because that just means we have more ways to solve problems. Our family-run roots give us a spirit of entrepreneurship that accelerates our speed and agility. This is a rare combination in a fast-growing, global enterprise that makes Dorman a special place to work.

For over 30 years, Elite has gone above and beyond to help automotive professionals refine their skills, grow sustainably, and reclaim their personal lives!

From sales training, to management coaching, to a mastermind peer group, Elite offers a way for anyone to experience the expertise of our team of industry leaders and veterans. We strive to breed success the RIGHT way, through tried and true methods and sustainable techniques.

For more than a century, Federated Insurance has provided peace of mind to business owners through valued insurance protection.

Federated’s national headquarters is located in Owatonna, Minnesota. It also operates a regional office in Phoenix, Arizona, and several service offices throughout the country. Federated has more than 2,300+ employees and is licensed in 49 states and the District of Columbia.

Federated specializes in business insurance for selected industries, including:

• Auto Dealers
• Auto Parts Stores
• Auto Service and Repair
• Building Material Dealers
• Cabinet and Custom Woodworking Shops
• Contractors
• Convenience Store Operators
• Farm, Dairy, and Industrial Equipment Dealers
• Funeral Services
• Grocery Stores
• Jewelry Retailers
• Machining, Plastics, and Tooling
• Motorcycle and Powersports Dealers
• Petroleum Marketers and Transport
• Retail and Wholesale Operations
• Printers
• Tire Dealers

Today, hundreds of trade associations and industry organizations recommend one or more of Federated's programs.

The company is rated A+ (Superior) by A.M. Best Company^®. For the latest rating, access www.ambest.com.

Garage Gurus^® is an industry-leading training and support platform created to address the skills gap and technician shortages facing the automotive service industry. 

Built from a unique combination of technical training, product expertise and onsite, online, and on-demand delivery, Garage Gurus makes comprehensive training available to more service technicians than any other aftermarket manufacturer. 

We come to work every day to give technicians the skills, training and knowledge they need to ensure quality repairs and build a stronger, more successful automotive service industry.

Gesa credit union is committed to making a positive impact in the communities we serve.

As an ASA Allied Member for over 20 years,. GreenHaven has helped many members with new websites, social media, seo and other digital marketing.

Established Since 1942

With a rich history in information technology, Kukui provides businesses a custom marketing platform that integrates with each organization’s Point of Sale (POS) system. This empowers each of Kukui’s clients with quantitative data showing their return on investment, the number of new clients based on their POS system, statistics revealing their customer retention rate, and areas to improve their business through the tracking of phone calls, appointment forms, and feedback from customer reviews.

Family owned since 1951, the McGee Company has always operated with one simple goal: To anticipate the needs of our customers by having the right product available to them – right when they need it. With warehouses in Denver, Salt Lake City, Albuquerque, Atlanta and Dallas, McGee brings the American West the largest inventory of products possible to best serve our customers every day.

The McGee Difference

More than our extensive product offerings, more than our national network of warehouses and supply chains, it’s our absolute commitment to customer service that distinguishes McGee Company. For more information about McGee Company, check out our company history.

Fast and Easy Ordering

We strive to ship all orders placed by noon on the same day. You can call in your order between 8am and 5pm, Monday through Friday, or fax your order to our warehouse 24 hours a day. Our computer system lets our counter sales department deliver immediate shipment from any of our four warehouses. And with our 96% fill rate, you can be assured that your order will arrive complete.

People

Friendly and specially trained to best assist you, our sales representatives average eight years of experience with the company. It’s our commitment to customer service that makes the difference in what we do.

Training

We’re pleased to offer you numerous seminars throughout the year at our expanded Denver training facility. These seminars cover topics like tire pressure monitoring sensors, proper tire repair, alignment training and equipment maintenance. Our goal is to help keep your staff stay up-to-date on the latest trends and information to come out of the industry.

Product Selection

For over 60 years, every product McGee carries has undergone rigorous testing before we offer it to you. By making sure these products meet our high standards, we guarantee that they will meet yours.

Single Source Supplier

Our broad range of products make us the single source for all of your equipment and supply needs.

Lease Programs

Our creative leasing solutions can help you make our equipment that much easier to afford. McGee now offers in-house leasing in multiple states, giving us the ability to put a package together that best works for you. Email us for more information.

National Support

A network of 38 Ascot warehouses located across the country support McGee, meaning we can get you the products you need right when you need them.  Additionally, our Ascot membership gives you greater purchasing power, a large inventory and a diverse line of product offerings to choose from.

Employment Opportunities

Environmental Impact

NAPA Autotech develops automotive technician training courses fine-tuned and on target for today’s working repair and service technicians.  Our courses are “real world”.  Each is created by technicians for technicians and covers almost every make and model to help technicians keep their skills up to date.  The mission of NAPA Autotech is to provide aftermarket automotive technicians with career development opportunities through structured, disciplined, measurable, high quality technical instruction.  This will enhance understanding of vehicle systems, increase first time repair capability, and increase customer satisfaction while contributing to the profitability of their shop.

Meet Mike DelaCruz

Founder of Overdryve Inc.

Service-Intel is a cloud-based program that is compatible with 80% of the shop management systems now in use in the United States and Canada. It properly forecasts mechanical service requirements. It shifts your independent car servicing shop from reactive to proactive mode. You will become a family-owned car fleet service management business.

Jorge Antico is the founder and CEO of eAutoClub, Inc.
He is the ex-owner of Santa Monica Auto Center in Santa Monica, California.

With his accounting and computer science knowledge, he recognized a huge flaw in shop management systems.

Management System don't age service history!
He also experienced first hand how vehicle owners don't trust vehicle inspections. Consumers believe they're a self-serving way to gain sales. This is costing the Aftermarket an estimated $60 billion/year in under-performed maintenance.

The solution is an authoritative, unbiased service-need prediction software call ServiceIntelligence (SI).

SI POS, CRM, and TMP transformed his shop and customers experience
SI is cloud-based software, compatible with 80% of shop management systems in use in the US and Canada. It accurately predicts mechanical service-needs. It transforms your independent automotive service shop from being reactive to proactive. You'll become a fleet service management provider for the family-owned vehicle.

Your clients embrace service need advice based on vehicle usage
This rewards your auto repair shop with more service recommendation approvals.

SI benefits the entire Aftermarket eco-system via a single authoritative and secure platform. Shops willing to partner with parts/lubricant supplies benefit from sales & marketing assistance.

Part & lubricant manufacturers/distributors gain a competitive advantage. Deep visibility of vehicle population service-needs, improves inventory planning and increases promotion ROI.

ShopPros is literally transforming the way people look at their business and as a result, changing their lives!

We facilitate working “on” the business through comprehensive application that targets specific actions to accelerate your outcomes!

Tekmetric is the cloud-based shop management system designed for Auto Repair Professionals who are driving the industry forward. With the power of Tekmetric, empower your team, modernize your customer experience, and make better business decisions backed by real-time metrics.

Tires Direct Seattle is a Locally Owned and Operated Tire Wholesale Distributor of passenger vehicle, light truck and Semi truck tires as well solids for tractors and lifts, in the North West. We are based in Kent Washington. The best part of this is you will always deal with real people that will offer real help and our motto is we work together with our dealers to make sure we are all successful. Making it through these current difficult economic times is going to take all of us being there for each other. Being from the NW and selling tires and wheels for the last 22rs in Washington   Oregon and Idaho, I have personally worked with and seen a lot of the tire dealers build there business over the years; and now here at Tires Direct that intimate knowledge allows us to better serve you in your business needs. Our team here at Tires Direct is ready to come answer all your questions and help you trouble shoot those hard fitments or just walk your newest employee through a deal, providing him or her, all the best we have in knowledge and product to make sure he or she locks that deal in with your customer! 
Tires Direct is open 8-5 , Monday to Friday, we do local deliveries in the Seattle metro are every day , first run at 9am and second run at 10:30am. We deliver the to oregon every Monday, Wednesday and Friday and into Eastern Washington every Tuesday Thursday. We have a team that is here to help and is fully bilingual in English and Spanish. And we also have a  Dealer log in for 24hrs a day and 7days week live inventory and online ordering at your convenience. 

We here at Tires  Direct hope to have the opportunity to work with you and continue to grow our business together! 

Tire Brands we distribute are: 

Ferentino Tire, Venom Tire, Predator Tire, Kanati Offroad, Arroyo and Giovanna Tire and Nexen , 

Parts & Accessories

Worldpac imports original equipment and automotive replacement parts directly from the most respected manufacturers in the industry. Our complete product offering includes over 110,000 products for over 40 import and domestic vehicle carlines.

Suppliers & Brands

Worldpac imports parts directly from the most respected original equipment suppliers and manufacturers in the automotive industry. With over 7 million total vehicle applications, Worldpac's supplier community represents one of the most comprehensive product inventories in North America.

Online Parts Catalog

The Worldpac SpeedDial Parts Catalog and Fulfillment Ordering System is the most widely-used and advanced program in the industry. Check real-time parts availability 24x7 on over 110,000 parts, view images on over 85,000 parts, check prices, place orders, view invoices, self-service returns, and much more.

Advanced Training

The Worldpac SpeedDial Parts Catalog and Fulfillment Ordering System is the most widely-used and advanced program in the industry. Check real-time parts availability 24x7 on over 110,000 parts, view images on over 85,000 parts, check prices, place orders, view invoices, self-service returns, and much more.

Customer Marketing Solutions

Complete Marketing and Service Solutions so you can focus on running your business.