2026 TruckShop411
Annual Meeting
Plus the Monson Truck & Trailer 20-Year Open House
Exclusive to TruckShop411 members. Your membership is your ticket.
Not a member yet? Become a member to attend.
The First In-Person Gathering for the TS411 Community
Most independent shop owners are on an island. Their closest competitors are local shops they can’t openly collaborate with. This meeting brings heavy-duty truck shop owners, managers, technicians, vendors, and industry leaders together around one mission: building the private network, training hub, collective buying power, and resource platform for the people who keep trucks moving. This is not a generic conference. It’s a working event for people who live the truck shop business every day.
Peer Networking
Connect with shop owners who actually understand what you deal with every day, a room full of peers you don’t normally have access to.
Inside a Working Shop
Walk through a successful heavy-duty repair operation at the Monson Truck & Trailer 20-year open house and see how it really runs.
Training Previews
Get a first look at the expert-led training roadmap covering truck systems and the shop-operations skills that keep your business profitable.
Top 20 Groups Launch
Discover the private, recurring peer groups built for owners who want to compare notes, solve problems, and stay accountable.
Shape What’s Next
Preview future initiatives like Breakdown411 and tell us what TS411 should build next. Your feedback drives the roadmap.
Learn From the Experts
Hear directly from shop operators and industry experts on hiring and keeping techs, collective buying power, technical training, and building a shop that grows.
Learn From People Who Know the Work
Practical, specific insight from shop operators and industry experts. No broad motivational filler.
Buck Monson
Founder, TruckShop411
Owner, Monson Truck & Trailer
Twenty years building and growing a heavy-duty repair shop from the ground up. Buck started TruckShop411 to give independent shops the peer network, training, and resources he wished he had.
Rick Martin
Lead Instructor, TruckShop411
Heavy-Duty Training
Decades in the field turned into a training curriculum that spans alignment, braking, drivetrain, and shop operations. Rick leads the technical training that anchors the TS411 platform.
Jamie Irvine
Host, The Heavy-Duty Parts Report
Heavy Duty Consulting Corporation
In the heavy-duty parts industry since 1998. Jamie helps fleets and shops lower their cost per mile and teaches parts & service companies how to sell more.
The Heavy-Duty Parts Report
Chris Lawson
Founder, Technician Find
Technician Recruiting
A recruiting specialist who has helped hundreds of independent automotive and diesel shops find and hire good technicians faster, using proven ads and follow-up systems.
Technician FindTwo Days. Two Venues. One Network.
The Monson Truck & Trailer open house on Friday, followed by the official annual meeting on Saturday. Tap a day to see the full schedule.
Walk through a real, successful heavy-duty repair operation. Show, don’t tell.
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12:00 – 1:00 PMMeal 12:00 – 1:00 PM
Arrival, Lunch & Networking
Arrive, grab lunch on site, and settle in with some informal networking.
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1:00 – 1:30 PMKeynote 1:00 – 1:30 PM
“20 Years of Monson Truck & Trailer”
How the shop started, what changed as it grew, and how TS411 came out of real shop experience.
Speaker
Buck Monson
Founder, TruckShop411
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1:30 – 5:00 PMShop Tour 1:30 – 5:00 PM
Guided & Self-Guided Shop Tours
Service workflow, intake, parts, diagnostics, the training studio, and how jobs move through the shop. Take a guided walk-through or explore the shop at your own pace.
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5:00 – 6:00 PMNetworking 5:00 – 6:00 PM
Networking
Connect with other members and the Monson crew before the day wraps.
The official meeting day: platform, training, community, roadmap, and member feedback.
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8:30 – 9:30 AMNetworking 8:30 – 9:30 AM
Check-In, Coffee & Donuts
Grab coffee and donuts and settle in with some informal networking.
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9:30 – 10:00 AMKeynote 9:30 – 10:00 AM
The State of TruckShop411
Buck on why independent heavy-duty shops need a place of their own, what the platform is today, and where it is headed.
Speaker
Buck Monson
Founder, TruckShop411
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10:00 – 11:00 AMTraining 10:00 – 11:00 AM
Training Showcase
The technical training vision and how courses keep improving your people and processes, plus the new courses coming and the educators we are featuring. The last 15 minutes are an open Q&A with Rick.
Speaker
Rick Martin
Lead Instructor, TruckShop411
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11:00 – 11:15 AM11:00 – 11:15 AM
Break
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11:15 – 12:15 PMSession 11:15 – 12:15 PM
“Finding & Keeping the Right Technicians”
How to attract good techs, write ads that actually get responses, build follow-up systems, and compete with dealers and chains for talent. The last 15 minutes are an open Q&A with Chris.
Speaker
Chris Lawson
Founder, Technician Find
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12:15 – 1:15 PMMeal 12:15 – 1:15 PM
Lunch
Catered lunch on site.
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1:15 – 2:15 PMSpotlight 1:15 – 2:15 PM
Top 20 Groups & Breakdown411 Preview
A first look at the Top 20 Groups, private recurring peer groups for serious shop owners. Then a preview of Breakdown411, our driver-to-shop iOS and Android app concept, and a chance to give your honest feedback.
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2:15 – 3:15 PMSession 2:15 – 3:15 PM
Buying Power: Tier-One Parts at Tier-One Prices
How a growing membership of independent shops builds the collective leverage to buy direct and competitively, earning tier-one parts at tier-one prices and giving independents the same pricing power as the big consolidators and dealers. The last 15 minutes are an open Q&A with Jamie.
Speaker
Jamie Irvine
Host, The Heavy-Duty Parts Report
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3:15 – 3:30 PM3:15 – 3:30 PM
Break
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3:30 – 4:30 PMPanel & Q&A 3:30 – 4:30 PM
Speaker Panel: Open Discussion & Q&A
All of the day’s speakers take the stage together for an open conversation and live questions from the room.
Buck Monson, Rick Martin, Jamie Irvine & Chris Lawson
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4:30 – 5:00 PMKeynote 4:30 – 5:00 PM
Closing Remarks
Buck wraps the weekend with member commitments and next steps, a look at what we’re building next, and why this is just the start.
Speaker
Buck Monson
Founder, TruckShop411
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5:00 – 6:00 PMNetworking 5:00 – 6:00 PM
Networking & Refreshments
Drinks, light bites, and casual conversation to wind down the program before dinner.
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6:00 – 7:30 PMMeal 6:00 – 7:30 PM
Shop Owners Roundtable Steak Dinner
Settle in for a steak dinner, beer, and cocktails, and an open roundtable among shop owners.
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7:30 – 9:30 PMLive Music 7:30 – 9:30 PM
Live Music & Fireworks
Heavy-duty live music from Soccer Mom, followed by a fireworks show to close out the weekend.
Find Your Way Around the Quad Cities
Everything happens within a short drive. Explore the venues and nearby places to stay. Tap a marker or a spot in the list for details.
Event Venues
Lodging
RV & Camper Parks
Good to Know
This event is built for independent heavy-duty truck shop owners, managers, technicians, vendors, and industry partners. If you own, manage, work in, support, or serve heavy-duty truck shops, it’s built for you.
The Monson Truck & Trailer 20-Year Open House on Friday with guided shop tours and lunch, and the official TruckShop411 Annual Meeting on Saturday with training previews, guest speakers, the Top 20 Groups launch, member feedback sessions, and a first look at Breakdown411.
Yes, this is a members-only event. Your TruckShop411 membership is your ticket, and it covers your whole shop team. Not a member yet? You can join for $99/mo per shop to attend.
There’s no registration or ticket fee. Attendance is included with your TruckShop411 membership. The only costs are your own travel and lodging.
Plenty of options nearby. The map’s Lodging list has hotels close to both venues, plus RV & camper parking, each with details and directions.
Keep it casual and comfortable. Friday includes walking shop tours, so wear closed-toe shoes appropriate for a working repair facility.
Be in the Room Where It Starts
This is the first annual TruckShop411 Meeting, a members-only event and the start of something bigger for independent heavy-duty shops. There’s no registration fee; you only cover your own travel and lodging. Spots are limited.
Already a Member?
Your membership is your ticket. Log in to the member platform to RSVP, then plan your travel and stay.
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Join TruckShop411 for $99/mo per shop. That membership gets you and your team into the meeting.
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