BUILT AMERICA MAGAZINE
Across a fleet, the Ford Transit chassis, aluminum skeleton, power architecture and electrical standards remain consistent, simplifying training, service and parts. What changes is the mission layer: one unit might support command operations, another healthcare and another logistics. “Standardize what’s underneath. Tailor what’s on top.” Jared McCauslin, Co-Founder and CEO of VanDoit
BUILT IN MISSOURI
VanDoit fabricates approximately 80 percent of its own parts across more than 100,000 square feet in three Missouri facilities. Its equipment includes CNC machinery, plasma cutters and a waterjet operating at 50,000 PSI. The team calls it the Dream Factory. “It lets us control quality from the skeleton up instead of hoping a supplier got it right,” McCauslin says. Engineers, fabricators and an in-house service team remain close to the product, giving VanDoit control over changes, components and support after delivery.
“And because the modules move,” McCauslin says, “a unit can change roles later without being rebuilt.”
VanDoit already produces specialized vehicles for large fleet customers, and many organizations begin with one vehicle before returning for more.
For McCauslin, though, American manufacturing ultimately comes down to accountability.
“When they come back for units two, three and ten, the platform is already proven in their hands.”
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