Custom Made Products was started in 1968 by Gary Naeve, when he developed a front mount fuel tank and obtained a patent.  This was a needed solution to a problem Gary was facing in his own farming operation.  The first eight fuel tanks were produced in the shop at Gary's farm.  After that Gary hired a local company to produce the tanks.  Eventually this part of the business was sold 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.  Gary became aware of a need for 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 unfolded.  After obtaining his own CDL endorsement, Gary was approached by numerous individuals for permission to borrow his truck for use in obtaining a 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 a minimum of fuss.  Gary's CDL program has helped over 3,900 students get thru in the past 14 years.  After the many years of training and working with people to help them, effective October 5, 2008, we will not be helping or training any more.  It has finally come to the time where we have decided to discontinue that service.

In 1996, Gary's son Rod spun off a trucking operation underneath the Custom Made Products banner.  From a startup with one truck, Rod has grown to an outfit of 20 trucks, with a wide range of flatbed, van, feed and grain trailers, and heavy equipment haul for a diverse range of hauling ability.