Custom Made Products Co.

Custom Made Products was started in 1968 by Gary Naeve, when he developed and invented

a front mount fuel tank and obtained a patent.  This was a needed solution to a problem that

he was facing in his own farming operation.  The first eight fuel tanks were produced in

Gary's shop at his farm.  After Gary hired a local company to produce the tanks, he eventually

decided to sell that part of the business to Simerson Iron Works in Sioux Rapids, Iowa.

A few more years passed before Gary's entrepreneurial spirit was kindled again.  He had been

helping a friend with some dirt work in the process of building a hog confinement.  It was then

that Gary became aware of dirt moving equipment and he quickly became a dealer for a number

of dirt scraper manufacturers.

In the fall of 2004, Gary added land rollers to his line.  He is now the "largest dealer" in the United

States.

Around the same time the dirt scraper business evolved, the CDL program began.  After

obtaining his own CDL endorsement, he was approached by numerous individuals for

permission to borrow his truck for use in obtaining their own CDL endorsement.  The CDL

program at Custom Made Products was designed to provide the training and equipment to

allow individuals to obtain their CDL endorsement with minimum fuss.  Gary's CDL program

has helped over "4,000 Satisfied Customers" over 14 years.  After many years of training

and helping individuals get their CDL license, he has began to slow that part of the business

down.  He now only provides training two days a week instead of four.

In 1996, Gary's son Rod began a trucking operation underneath the Custom Made Products

name.  From a startup of only one truck, Rod has grown to become an outfit of 20 trucks with

a wide range of flatbeds, vans, feed and grains trailers, and heavy equipment hauling for a

diverse range of hauling ability.