We were welcomed at Blue Ox and thanked for participating in their fit program. We tried to tell them that it was a huge plus for us, but they are very glad to have people bring their new vehicles to them so they can work on developing baseplates for more and more vehicles. Pender, NE is absolutely in the middle of nowhere and the first question I asked was why were they there? Turns out the company started there in 1926 building and fabricating farm and ag equipment, it wasn't until the 1980's when they started in on vehicle towing equipment during a farming recession. They have now diversified into all sorts of towing equipment, receiver hitches, motorcycle and ATV lifts, braking systems, steering aids, etc. We had an interesting tour and learned a lot about the company. Then since we really couldn't find anywhere to eat in town, we headed out for Sioux City, IA for lunch, about 50+ miles, and a...........movie! We don't ever do movies so this was pretty monumental.
We got back to Blue Ox about 5pm and got some great news that they expected to have us done by about 12-1pm today! So we will be heading back south this afternoon, a whole day earlier than expected, maybe to Topeka. This has been a great experience so far.
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