65 Years, Manufacturer Direct, Parts In Stock: Auto-jet on Made in Iowa
- May 27
- 1 min read
Auto-jet has been manufacturing school bus exhaust parts in Clive since 1959. Not reselling. Building. That's why the catalog still reaches the older Blue Bird, IC Bus, Thomas Built, and Freightliner configurations distributors stopped stocking years ago, and why fleets calling for a hard-to-find part usually hear "in stock" instead of "backordered."
President John Rapp joined Leisa Fox on the Made in Iowa podcast to talk about how Auto-jet has built and held that model through 65 years of shifting markets. The conversation covers what manufacturer-direct actually means for fleet customers, why catalog depth matters more than catalog size, and how recent tariff changes have created positive momentum for domestic manufacturing demand.
Read the Business Record's writeup of the episode here.
Listen above. For a quote, call 800-247-5391 or visit auto-jet.com.