Dexter Whitaker, co-owner of KODA is no stranger to the oil and gas industry. His father worked in the field and Dexter had his first job as a Roughneck when he was only 16 years old. In 1964 Dexter drilled the first of many oil wells that he would personally own an interest in. Owner, Operator, Investor and Equipment Salesman are a few of the many titles Dexter has claimed in his history with the oil and gas industry. It was during the time Dexter was trading oil and gas equipment that he discovered his interest and passion for pumping units.

One day Dexter was complaining to a friend in the business that he could not find any quality pumping units to buy. His friend said, “Why don’t you just build one.” So he did. In 1976 Dexter founded Whitaker Manufacturing which sold $40 million dollars in Pumping Units between 1980 and 1984.

Due to the oil crash of the 1980’s the need for Pumping Units slowed and Whitaker Manufacturing closed.

With the increase of oil and gas exploration in the continental United States, Dexter and an associate decided it was time to start producing Pumping Units again. In February 2007 KODA Pumping Units, Inc. was founded and Dexter got to build the Pumping Unit he always dreamed of building.

“This unit is stout and the Bearing train is just better,” Dexter said, when asked about his new design.

“I have been doing this for over 40 years and I know what operators need.  They need a dependable unit that will sustain the trials of the field and still deliver maximum production and that is exactly what the KODA Pumping Unit will do.”

Dexter Whitaker