Barry Rubin is always looking for ways to improve his business. Now with a new facility, the third-generation recycler has already taken American Auto Salvage of Fort Worth, Texas to the next level.

“He’s taken the present day mindset and lifted the bar higher,” said employee Mike Kunkel, general manager, who has known Rubin for 13 years. “We’re becoming a lot more quality driven than a lot of salvage facilities. We have laid out the new facility so that we can deliver parts significantly faster. We have a system for cleaning the parts, staging the deliveries, and so on.”

It is a strong position for someone who could have easily been run out of business.

“The city wanted his property so they could move a river that was next to him,” remembered John Catalano of Bionic Auto Parts & Sales in Chicago. “He only had so much time to find a new location. He found an empty lot and converted it into this great place. He was not only able to move his late model business but also open a u-pull-it place next door.”