Bare Knuckles Diesel

Cody Gilbert has a background in diesel mechanics and started Bare Knuckles Diesel with the same thing that most business owners do - hard work, blood, sweat, tears, long hours, and uncertainty. This story from the shop manager - A.J. Stenner, who you will see proudly running around the shop and showroom, sums it up perfectly:

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"When I first met Cody, I was broke down on the side of the road and it was 10:00 PM at night, with no hope of getting home in sight. I got on the internet knowing what parts I needed, but no one was open to sell them to me. I was scrolling through Craigslist when I found a post for the part I needed. Being that it was 11 PM at this point, I was hesitant to call the number for the fear of what waking someone up at 11 PM on a weeknight might bring. With no other option, I called the number. A gentleman named Cody answered and agreed to meet me in a parking lot in Fort Worth, Texas. Cody, being a man of his word, came out and we got my truck put back together and I was on my way. 

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At this point, there was no shop, no overhead, Cody just had a bed full of truck parts and was heading to west Texas to work on trucks on the pipeline and on location of drilling rigs. I knew he was going places. He had great customer service, was willing to go the extra mile, and was full of knowledge. 

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We stayed in contact until the time he opened his first location of Bare Knuckles Diesel in Haslet, Tx. Shortly after I joined the team, and after countless hours of dedication, we opened the doors to our newest location with a 10,000 sq ft shop in Decatur, TX.

Crazy to see what a truck bed of parts in the right hands will lead to. 

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WE ARE BARE KNUCKLES DIESEL."

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- A.J. Stenner

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* Pictured below - Cody and A.J.'s twin Cummins builds - can often be found proudly representing Bare Knuckles Diesel all over North Texas