Jayco

Jayco Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
Industryrecreation vehicles
Founded1968
FoundersLloyd and Bertha Bontrager
Headquarters,
USA
OwnerThor Industries
Number of employees
3,200
Websitewww.jayco.com
collapsible trailer patented by
Lloyd Jay Bontrager 1967
Jayco collapsible trailer 2004 model

Jayco RV is a subsidiary of Jayco Family of Companies and an American manufacturer of recreational vehicles. The company sets out to make it easier and safer for families to have fun together by manufacturing Conventional Travel Trailers, Toy Haulers, Fifth-Wheel Travel, Trailers and Motorhomes (Class A, B, and C). Jayco is based in Middlebury, Indiana, and about three-quarters of its 3,200-person workforce is from the Amish and Mennonite communities of Indiana.  Jayco RV also provides the industry’s best warranty. Jayco RV’s limited warranty covers two full camping seasons. That is twice as long as most other manufacturers. Jayco RV confidently offers this because of the company’s commitment to build better. Jayco RV has been respected for decades with multiple RV hall of famers and 77 Quality Circle Awards for achieving the highest possible rating in the Dealer Satisfaction Index. Their innovative floorplans consistently win top industry awards.