Jessica Trout: A Lubrication Consultant Shows What Really Improves Engine Life

Horsepower isn’t only built with parts and talent, it’s protected by the choices you make between rebuilds. We’re joined by Jessica Trout of Schaefer Oil to talk about what happens when you treat lubricants like performance equipment instead of an afterthought, and why a “lubrication consultant” mindset beats a hard-sell pitch every time.

Jessica shares how she grew into the business alongside her father, and why Schaefer’s made in the USA manufacturing story still matters to fleets, farms, and race teams who need consistent quality. We get practical about how real customers validate results using third-party oil analysis through WebScope, including extended drain intervals, reduced downtime, and even identifying when a problem is actually mechanical or OEM-related rather than “bad oil.”

Then we head to the dirt. Sprint car racing becomes the stress test for everything, from selecting the right racing oil for alcohol-burning engines to learning directly from engine builders who see the bearings, seals, rings, and wear patterns up close. Jessica explains how those builder insights and on-track proof can shape better recommendations for everyone, including industrial equipment owners who just want longer life and fewer failures. We also touch on driveline gear oil and grease field testing, plus how Schaefer works with American Lube Equipment for pumps and lubrication hardware.

If you want smarter maintenance, stronger reliability, and a clearer way to choose the right lubricant for your application, listen now. Subscribe, share this with a racing friend or a shop owner, and leave a review so more people can find the show.

Transcript

Welcome To Women In Motorsports

Melinda Russell 0:02

Welcome to the Women's Motorsports Network Podcast, the show that puts the spotlight on the incredible women who fuel the world of motorsports. From drivers to crew members, engineers to fans, and everyone in between, we're here to celebrate the trail drivers, dreamers, and doers shaping the sport we love. In each episode, we share inspiring stories of females of all ages from every corner of the motorsports universe, past, present, and future. It's a journey through the seasons of life filled with heartfelt moments, laughter, and a whole lot of horsepower. So whether you're a lifelong fan, a racer yourself, or simply curious about the extraordinary women behind the wheel, settle in, relax, and enjoy a fun and uplifting ride with us. This is the Women's Motorsports Network Podcast, connecting and celebrating women in motorsports one story at a time. Let's hit the track. Hello everyone. This is Melinda Russell with the Women's Motorsports Network Podcast. And Jessica Trout is my guest today. And Jessica, I'm excited to have you on because you know I interview a lot of drivers and a lot of those kinds of things, but I don't know necessarily talk to someone who's involved with a company that's important to motorsports and all kinds of other venues or too. But you're going to talk to us a little bit about Schaefer Oil. And I'm excited to hear more about you, what you do, and about Schaefer. So tell me your story.

SPEAKER_01 1:43

Well, I'm Jessica. Thank you for having me. I'm in the Harrisburg area and I work for Schaefer alongside with my father, Gary Trout. And funny story how I started getting into it. My father started first when I was in eighth grade. And I actually did a science fair project on it. I used to write his orders for him while he faxed them in. Then I just kind of fell into loving the job and I wanted to start it as a career and work beside my dad and take care of our customers as a family as our own. And Schaefer is a 186-year-old company from St. Louis, Missouri. So all of our products and refinery, our kettles, everything is made and manufactured in St. Louis, including our plastic material. We purchased that from another plant in St. Louis. So everything is made in the US and formulated here, which is great for us.

Melinda Russell 2:41

Yeah, and that's important. People want to buy from American companies. You made in the USA is a big deal, isn't it?

SPEAKER_01 2:49

Yes. Yeah, especially with containers.

Melinda Russell 2:53

Yes.

SPEAKER_01 2:53

And any type of 55-gallon, whether it's a tow or even our corp bottle containers, having it made here in the US is a big deal. And then being one of the many US owned seventh generation owned family companies is not really as heard of anymore as it used to be. But we actually started out with the Black Beauty Grease for trains and then worked our way up to oil. And now we have a lot of different types of greases, gear oils, transmission fluids, all the way down to your industrial cleaners and then your oils as well. So there are quite a few different products that Schaefer has.

Melinda Russell 3:36

So what is the main thing? You know, you worked with your dad, so I'm assuming you kind of still work together. You know, the importance of visiting those customers, and it probably was more back in the day, was it more face-to-face? And now is it less because we have Zoom and StreamYard and all these? Or do you still go out and see all those customers?

SPEAKER_01 4:03

We still go out and see all of them. It's easier and better to show customers how it works. And then I also take pictures of how customers are seeing the benefits, whether it's through WebScope, which is a third-party independent lab oil analyst that we use in Ohio. And they're actually registered with Schaefer. We do extended drain intervals. So showing the proof and customers changing doesn't matter what type of oil they were using before, but switching over to Schaefer to show that they were able to extend their drains, having less downtime, that also is the proof. But it's better to go to a facility in person, whether you have an appointment or not. It's just nice to show face and make an appointment then. That way you know you're there willing to learn as a lubrication consultant, is primarily how Schaefer likes to work that way, not just as a sales rep trying to tell you something. We're there for quality and to help our customers' equipment last longer and give more horsepower to races, of course.

Melinda Russell 5:11

I love that you're you're a lubricant consultant instead of a salesperson. Because honestly, I don't know if you're familiar with a store called The Buckle, but when my girls were younger, they loved to shop at the Buckle at the mall. And I hated that store. And I'll tell you why. Because when I walked in, whoever, whatever salesperson could grab you first was trying to shove jeans and shirts and stuff to my girls. And I did not like that. I just want to go in the store and look around. I don't want the pressure of a salesperson. You go in as a partner with them. You're the lubricant consultant, just like they might have uh an air conditioning consultant or whatever, right? You're not there necessarily to sell them something, you're there to help them find the products they need that are best for that company and provide those products. And I love that that's a whole different way to think about it.

SPEAKER_01 6:12

Yeah, yeah, that's how I try to. I don't say what are all your issues. I just kind of give them what this is how our customers, you know, I've seen the benefits with Schaefer, their bearings look almost like new because of our Molly and Penetro in there, the savings with the economy, and then obviously with your mileage, you're getting more and then less wear and tear. But I primarily try to show that. That way, if there is something going on, they're like, oh, well, yeah, we have issues with our compressor or we have issues with this truck. It's always coming at well. Let me see if one of our products can help. And if there is a, you know, a mechanical issue or like, you know, something almost like a warranty issue, web scope shows whether there's antifreeze or something going on with that specific type of equipment, that also helps the customer. Hey, the OEM, this is this is not right. And this is an independent lab. We need to fix this. It's not the oil, yeah, it's the actual manufacturer. So we try to help no matter what. It's not just trying to sell different products and put money in in the pocket. It's more we're there for the customer to help them out, not yeah.

Melinda Russell 7:28

And you know, down the road, though that's a way to build relationships for one thing, because if they're let's just say they're having trouble with a truck and they've tried everything, and then you help them, you say, Well, let me take a shot at this, and then you send it to your your webs web co is it called? Yeah, web scope. Yeah, web scope. And so they find out, oh, it is a problem with the manufacturer, and you can go back to them and say, you know, contact your manufacturer about this or this. How grateful are they gonna be to that?

SPEAKER_01 8:06

Oh, yeah, for sure. And not only that, but even when I cross, I always try to go with the OEM, what that type of equipment or machinery calls for. And then I always like to triple check with Schaefer, the technical department, because they're aware of the issues, whether it doesn't matter what type of company it is or what the equipment is. But if there was an issue way back in 2000 or 2005, they already have it in their notes when they look up, you know, for that specific equipment. And if we don't have a product, we're not going to try and sell you something that's could be all right. We make sure this is the benefits you get, this is the product. They might not even be using the right ISO grade, depending on the application. So that's where Schaefer comes in, and we try to basically be a lubrication consultant, not yeah, sell them everything that we can. But yeah, right.

Melinda Russell 9:01

So why don't we educate not just myself, but my listeners, what different kinds of companies or oils, whatever, however you want to go about it, about your product line? It's huge. I know it's huge, so you can't do everything. But what are some of the companies that would be, you know, relying on Schaefer oil or or a company that maybe if they're listening to it, they're like, well, I never thought about trying them. What kind of companies use your products?

SPEAKER_01 9:34

Well, we have everything from industrial, whether it's like an energy plan, a paper mill, plastic molding plan, down to even our food grade processing, and then all the way to farming, eye control. We have a lift, certain equipment in that aspect, mills, basically, it's almost everything you can think of. Schaefer does have a product for it. But the nice thing is if you go on SchaeferOil.com, they do categorize different markets of business. So you can click on whether you're an over-the-road hauler or contracting or heavy moving equipment, logging, you can click on that certain company and then it will show the most products that are purchased with that type of business. So Schaefer does help try to minimize the products so you're not overwhelmed because we have 12 different greases. And if you don't know our grease compared to what you're currently using, you're not going to know which grease to use. So that's where, yeah, we come in and help customers go in that aspect. But yeah, it is nice with our website now that we categorize the different market fields for them.

Melinda Russell 10:51

Absolutely, because it could be very overwhelming, couldn't it?

SPEAKER_01 10:55

It is. We do have quite a few products. I mean, our project line card is it's three-folded pamphlet. I mean, it's huge, but we do categorize it from motorcycles to racing, industrial, trucking, agriculture, farming. So it is nicely categorized, but it is a lot of products to comb through and it it could be overwhelming.

Melinda Russell 11:18

So, how did the company get started? Do you know, Jessica? You're a young gal, so I know you weren't around back back in the day, but how did the company kind of get started? And then how did it get involved in the motorsports area of the products?

SPEAKER_01 11:34

Well, we got started with the Black Beauty Grease in 1886, and then we've developed products since then. Now I'm not sure the very first product, but it probably was diesel oil and then regular oil with a few different greases, and now we're into racing. We've been into racing for quite a while here. So, but my father and I have recently took a deep dive into racing the past couple of years here because our landscaping customers, some of our industrial customers, have sport that is more like an outlet for them when they're finished with their job. They they like to do racing. So they asked us, well, what kind of racing oil do you guys have? And we took a deep dive into the certain specific engine that they take, whether it's on alcohol running or a regular, and then we can let them know which shaver product is best to use. Because even in our racing oils, we have quite a few different racing oils to go through. But yeah, we've always been there, but not specifically went for racing.

Melinda Russell 12:40

But these past two years we have. Yeah. And you have to have a passion for it too, or you wouldn't have done the deep dive.

SPEAKER_01 12:47

Oh, yeah, yeah. And it is fun to watch. I love watching sprint cars. They're they're one of my favorite, favorite cars to watch because they're always passive, moving and grooving. And then even with the aerodynamics, you know, of the top lifts there, it's just neat to watch them race. Yeah.

Sprint Cars And Choosing Racing Oil

Melinda Russell 13:05

And Pennsylvania, there's a lot of sprint car activity out that direction. Yes. Oh, yeah. Yeah. See, I live in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Not as much sprint car activity here. I mean, we have some, but we have mostly asphalt circle tracks, if you will. So it's it's funny how each part of the country kind of has their specialty, and yet we we dip into a little bit of sprint car racing now and then and and some dirt tracks. But yeah, Pennsylvania is kind of known for some of their awesome sprint car drivers and and tracks. So when you when you go to, let's just say you go to one of your customers and he says, Oh, I drive a 410 sprint and this and that. You know, what kind of oil do I need? What do you have to do to figure that out? Do you have a program you can put all the details in and it tells you, or do you have to do research? How do you really go about really helping that customer?

SPEAKER_01 14:12

I do ask whether they're running ethanol, which is alcohol, or or not. And most of the time, these guys have four different sprint cars. So the best thing to be safe and sorry and saving your money is to do our 191. It's a 20W50, it's 100% pure paraffin. So it's specifically made for alcohol engines. You can use it in other types of engines, it's not going to hurt it. It just doesn't have that synthetic in there. So we have our 705 racing oil, which is a 20W50, but it has a synthetic additive in, which is great. But with alcohol, which I've learned from my racing engine rebuilders, when running a synthetic in an alcohol-burning engine, it just burns up your synthetic material. So you paid X amount of dollars specifically for that synthetic material just for it to burn up. So you've wasted your money. And I hate seeing customers waste money when I know they could get better horsepower and all of the stability that they need and performance they need in that engine. So that's why I primarily sell the 191 to the 410 sprint cars. But that's learning from my racing engine rebuilders. That's where you learn the specifics and what works, why it doesn't work, and how Schaefer works and the progress that they see because they're going to tell you they're not going to sugarcoat anything.

unknown 15:41

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 15:42

It is what it is. Where the driver, they're in it for the driving. The race team, you know, they can unload and put a new engine in, and I don't even know, 10 seconds flat. It's crazy how fast they can. I mean, it's unbelievable. But but yeah, the racing engine rebuilder, they know the specific details in the bearings, the seals, the rings, the flat tappets. They tell you logistically how everything works and the component, even through the dyno testing. So, and I love to research, understand, take pictures, and take it all in as much as they'll give me.

Melinda Russell 16:21

Yeah. So the engine builders, that's interesting. So they they're probably the number one place, maybe where you can say, what kind of oil should I suggest to so-and-so because this is the engine you built for him. They are very knowledgeable about all those things, correct?

SPEAKER_01 16:43

Yes, nine times out of the ten, it's the engine rebuilder that's telling the driver what oil to put in. So they're not for the sponsorships. They're, you know, the driver and the race team, they need those sponsorships in order to go through and race. Where some drivers they don't have that, unfortunately. So my father and I, we do give sponsorships out to racers and engine rebuilders. It doesn't matter who you are, what you drive, that's how we are. If you're racing, we know it's a competitive, very expensive sport to be in. But with the engine rebuilders, they know the specific types of oil that works and doesn't work in the ingredient detail of the oil. So it doesn't really, I don't want to say it doesn't matter the brand, but the specific additives that are in the oils, they know through the testing of the engines. But that's how I know the 191 works specifically in those four tens.

Melinda Russell 17:41

So, how did you get introduced to these engine builders? It doesn't seem like that would have been your normal, maybe customer.

SPEAKER_01 17:50

No, it really wasn't. It was more Google searching sprint car engine rebuilders and then going from there and showing how Schaefer worked. Like we have a sponsorship with Andretti Sprint Car Racing, so that really helped in showing hey, Andretti's full car line is using all Schaefer products down to our Grease, our gear oil, and our engine oil. So, in showing that aspect, that's how we got further in the engine rebuilder. And then they pass it along to their drivers, and then that's how they purchased it. But now, since we're already approved and shown proof that Schaefer works, we we have 90% of the engine rebuilders here in PA alone. Yeah.

Melinda Russell 18:41

Yeah, because it's uh word of mouth, isn't it? Yes, I I switch. I'm I'm an engine builder and I suggested this to my driver, and now he's using it, and then he's doing really well at the track, and then they uh somebody says, Well, what kind of what kind of oil are you using? What kind of lubricants are you using? And then he'll say Schaefer, and then it's it's just uh spirals, doesn't it?

SPEAKER_01 19:05

Correct, yeah, that and then seeing the horsepower that they get because most of them have GoPros, some of them show you know how the engine's progressing and how much water it needs to cool down the engine or the RPMs and the horsepower that they're getting. Not only that, but through the dyno testing as well. But seeing it on the track and then having it go through with the GoPro and showing the driver like how it works, that's your biggest sell point right there. The dyno testing is great, but you don't get the velocity of the air and the turning, you know what I mean, with the dynamics of how the sprint car is made. So, in that, the showproof is during the race and how it really shows.

Melinda Russell 19:49

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 19:49

And then that's how we got into gear oil with the drive line, AL drive line. He's he's been there for us, and Charlie Garrett, he's helped us get in with Aaron Long. And it now we have Gear Oil with certain engine rebuilders going through different sprint car teams across the globe from England, New Zealand, Australia, and then in the US. So it kind of goes off from there. And these racers, they're not all counterintuitive with, you know, oh, I beat you last time, we're not going to be friends. They all know each other, they are all friends with each other. Even the engine rebuilders, if if somebody's having an issue with a certain component or their bearing manufacturer is, you know, it changed somehow, they're communicating to other engine rebuilders. They're all a very close-knit kind of community. It's not like a doggy dog, you know, kind of community. And I enjoy seeing that as well.

Melinda Russell 20:53

I would think that would be such a blessing to be able to work with because you're you're not afraid to mention that you work with Jones engine rebuilders when you're talking to Mr. Smith. Yeah, because who knows, they might be huge competitors. But in this world, and this is typical of the racing world, I think, you can be very competitive on the track, but you can be best friends when you're not on the track. And that's true of those those companies and those those guys that are working there too. And we don't see that in a lot of other industries.

Gear Oil Testing And Real Proof

SPEAKER_01 21:31

No, no, hardly at all. But yeah, no, they they are pretty close-knit, tight community. And then, you know, once you get one engine rebuilder, is how we saw it. Once we got him and showproof and results, and it wasn't just one racer, he had switched over multiple racers. Once you have more than one person showing the horsepower, the cleanliness of the engine, hardly any sludge or or anything in. Their engines looking like brand new, just coming out of the box and the bearings alone. Yeah, Troy Godfrey, he he loves taking apart the engine and seeing the bearings. And he took one out of a box and turned around and took the other one out of the engine. And he said, Well, which bearing was the one in this last race? I thought he was just pulling my legs. I thought he grabbed two of the new ones out of the box. No, literally one was Schaefer's and coming right out of the engine, and there was hardly any markings at all on there. Same thing with AL drive line now. He has a swivel coupler. I had no idea what a swivel coupler was in the drive line, but he's made his own aluminum ball gear and using Schaefer, and we're doing field testing with a grease that wasn't really known to be put into a drive line, but so far it's working out great. So it's great to go through these field testing with them and Schaefer's tech team helping out, especially in the racing industry, like really getting to know oh, our products, they don't just specifically work in the cookie cutter industrial, you know, application. It also is working in this drive line. So the specifics, you know, that we get into is viscosity and how these greases stay on, especially in this application use. And that's where it's like awesome to see. That's what I really like to see. Other Schaefer products working in a different application and everybody seeing the benefits of it. Plus, it saves the racer in the long run. They don't have to purchase a new ball gear if there's hardly any burnishing or any scuffing or anything going on in there. So that's another awesome key factor is saving the customer money. Yeah. As well.

Melinda Russell 23:51

So do you so do you carry a bag of like this is an out of the box, this is out of the car? I mean, that would be so fun to go in and try to get it.

SPEAKER_01 24:01

I know I I don't do that, but I do have like I do pictures and stuff. So, like I I show Charlie Garrett's engine and I I put our 191 bottle on there on the picture, and then I put my information on there because viewing it, especially going in, even if the customer doesn't even know sprint cars or doesn't race at all. Everybody knows if you're showing a racing engine, you know they're not there for the fuel economy, they're not there for you know getting the best mileage they can. They're going, they're hitting, you know, heavy down to the metal, flying as fast as they can, turning sharp, not worrying about anything in the world, they're just zooming, right? Right. So, and showing how that engine works with hardly any scuffs, and that's also what I learned. You you have to see how many scuffs are on the engine. It's not how clean it is, but it's all the heat, wear, and tear. Well, there's hardly, I think there's only two scuffs that when he was taken apart the crankshaft that it was on there, like next to nothing. And he said, It's it's unbelievable. It never looks like this. I normally have to go down and clean it out and then redo the whole thing again. But in showing that even to your ag and tractors, industrial companies, even if they don't even have driving equipment, just their regular press equipment, it shows the longevity that Schaefer they can benefit from. So that's where I like to show, even though they're not in that field. Same thing with the ball ball gear. This is our gear oil, and then our grease that's going into testing. And this is the benefits he's seen. And it's um actually the same ball gear from 20 races versus a ball gear using a different gear oil after one race. And the one with Schaefer looks almost brand new. It has just a few little micro scratches in there. But the one after one race, there's burnishing, it looks like little burnt marks in it, and then it looks like the one almost looked like his dog chewed it. I said, You're sure your dog didn't get a hold. He goes, No, no, this is after. I'm like, Oh my gosh. But yeah, no, it's just crazy like how like tore up these, you know, components of a vehicle can get if you don't have the right lubrication or even grease to benefit.

Melinda Russell 26:30

Isn't it I I'm I'm listening to you talk, and you know, who would have dreamed that this would be this exciting of a topic? But it really is, Jessica. I'm really I'm really interested and excited about sharing this because you know it's saving them money. You're you're showing how your products can be used in other areas. So when you know that when a a sprint car driver is racing, he's all out. He's got his pedal to the metal. Well, and then you take it to a farmer. My dad was a farmer, so we're gonna talk about a farmer. You take it to a farmer and you say, Hey, this is a sprint car after 10 races or whatever it might be. Oh, you know, this would work in your tractor, your combine, your whatever. And it's impressive. Yeah, you know, to show them and it's kind of fun, isn't it?

SPEAKER_01 27:26

Oh, yeah, it is for sure. It it is fun, and then especially even like with the gear oil as well, because you know, the tractor transmission fluid, you know, but the gear oil showing that he does not affect, you know, the application at all either. And that's where farmers, you know, just because they're not racing and the engine isn't getting hot that way, but they're hauling, they're pulling, they're out in the fields, the sun's out there, you know, their equipment's getting warm being used. However, it's also getting warm from the sun. They don't have all the shields that a car has. A lot of their hoses and everything is out in the elements. So and it shows you know, the molly will keep that cool and the penetro in there as well, and it keeps the hoses and seals almost like new. But yeah, so that's how yeah, and understanding the additives and how they work and how they can save that consumer consumption time can benefit them as well.

Melinda Russell 28:32

Absolutely. So, Jessica, how can somebody get a hold of you? I'm assuming can you sell to someone in Michigan, or do we have people here that we should contact?

SPEAKER_01 28:43

I mean, there are yeah, so there are sales reps in Michigan. Like if you're looking to talk to a sales rep, you on Schaefer's website, you can click on locate a rep near me and you just put in your zip code, and then the reps that are closest to you, you can contact them.

Melinda Russell 29:02

But what if we want you to be our rep?

SPEAKER_01 29:05

I mean, how do we get a hold of you, Jessica? I am on LinkedIn as well as Jessica Trout, and then I yeah, I have a like yellow car with racing on there, and then but yeah, you can contact me that way, or even if you call Schaefer, you can you know ask them, you know, how can I contact Jessica Trout and then go from there.

Melinda Russell 29:30

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 29:31

So, but there are quite a few ways, but to find the most local rep, okay, it would be on Schaefer's website, and then you could find the nearest rep near you. Okay. But to ask about our products, like if you you know wanted to go in more of like a deep dive more into technical information, you can call Schaefer and ask for the tech department. And they're more than willing to go into further detail with how Schaefer crosses into that product, or if you're having specific issues with that type of equipment, they'll walk you through like what could possibly be going on, whether it's the wrong, like I said, ISO grade, or whether you need to switch using a certain grease to you know, a hired, yeah, even if it needs a tactifier in that grease, you just never know. But they'll take the time to go through your equipment with you because we're there for the customer, right? Not just, you know, to sell oil or lubrication. It's more well, what are the issues? Because there could be something minor that you just don't have the right type of product for your use.

Melinda Russell 30:42

Your dad must be very proud of you, Jessica.

SPEAKER_01 30:45

Oh, yeah. I and I learned a lot from him. I mean, you can't just get all this information or learn everything about Schaefer, whether you just take hydraulic oil or engine oil within the year. It's more you just got to take in a little bit at a time because it's a lot of information. It's not just one industry and that's it. Now it's and you got to know the certain dynamics of it. So I really try to dive in and know key points of all of our oil and then going through that way. But I've been with Schaefer since 2011. So that's where I really took a technical information. That way I knew a few key points of all our products to tell customers and to show them this is what sets Schaefer apart from other types of lubricants in that kind of way to educate them that way.

Melinda Russell 31:41

And educating them is is a bonus because you know it's it's like if you go to buy a coffee pot and there's 50 of them sitting on the shelf, and you don't, you know, it's like I wish somebody would just tell me which is the best one. And so it's nice to feel like you're educating them and then letting them make the decision. Right. You're not you're not browbeating them into buying your oil.

SPEAKER_01 32:09

No, and it's not like and cross-referencing it, it's a very, you know, in-depth because you can't just cross-reference what they're currently using, especially if they're having like a minor issue, whether their seals go out, well, it just went out. It's probably, you know, the guys aren't greasing it as much. Well, you could be using the wrong type of fluid, you know what I mean? So, and that's why we try to completely understand the year make model of the unit or equipment that they have, and making sure we have that OEM spec as well.

Melinda Russell 32:42

Right.

SPEAKER_01 32:42

Whether it's German, engineered, anything like that. We we try to make sure because there are, you know, a lot of different products out there, a lot of different OEMs, a lot of certifications that are needed. So, and Schaefer is going right in there. We just got API certified gasoline equipment now, and going that way. Now we're getting into the diesel because now that's making certain it is crazy how some of these engines are being built. So, but yeah, now we're getting into that certification and making engine oil for those specs as well.

Melinda Russell 33:21

Yeah, very cool. I've learned, oh my gosh, I've learned a lot. And I've been aware of Schaefer for quite a while. I didn't realize they were in so many countries. That's cool because I have women that I've interviewed that race in all those countries that you just mentioned. So that's pretty cool. Love that you shared this with me today, Jessica. I think we could probably talk for another hour just about all the different things that you do. But I want to encourage people to find you on LinkedIn. And if they have any questions, you know, I know you'll know who to send them to for sure. Oh, yeah, because you're very, very knowledgeable.

SPEAKER_01 34:01

Yeah, and if it's specific about like racing, like you know, because a lot of these engines, rebuilders, they have their name on the engine, obviously. But the racers, they don't just race here in PA, not only in Florida or Michigan, you know, or Missouri. I mean, they're they go out everywhere, so it's you know, it's a benefit to show, you know, just because we're in smaller PA, which sprint cars are pretty normally, you know, known upon, but Australia, they're also huge. So just having you know the racing engine rebuilder here in PA, his engines over there as well. And that racer is showing true. This is what I can do, this is the horsepower that I receive. But but yeah, it is neat how we go across globally.

Melinda Russell 34:51

We really do. Well, Jessica, thank you for being on with me today. I really appreciate this. I think this is gonna be a good show for people to listen to, men and women, to get some new knowledge about not just Schaefer, but about product in general and and to say, hey, I have never tried Schaefer, but I'm gonna give them a try because sounds like they have something for every situation.

SPEAKER_01 35:19

Oh, yes, for sure, definitely.

Melinda Russell 35:21

Yeah, for sure. Well, thanks again. Any any last words that you want to share before we conclude our interview?

SPEAKER_01 35:29

Well, I appreciate you having me on here. There is uh one other thing that Schaefer does have as well. We work with American lube equipment. So your your tote equipment, automatic grease pumps, that is also Schaefer has a contract with them just like they do with web scope. So okay, we do sell certain types of pumps through American Lube, and that is an American company as well. Schaefer is very into keeping everything here in the US and making sure that it's made right, yeah, and backing everything up that we have contracts with and certifications with. That way our consumer is just as happy as we are.

Melinda Russell 36:13

Yeah, that's important, especially the more, the more you know you look around at what's happening in the world. It's important that we buy American, isn't it? Yes, yeah, yeah, for sure. Well, Jessica, tell your dad thank you for sharing with me about you. That's how I learned about you and what you do. And I and I hopefully maybe we can get you on again, or if you have some new products that come out, it'd be a great way to share new things that you're doing. I'd love to have you on again.

SPEAKER_01 36:46

All right, perfect. Sounds great. Thank you so much. Thank you. All right, bye.

Melinda Russell 36:55

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