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KeynoteThe headline talk on the Main Stage. Included with every ticket. Nothing else is scheduled against it.
VIP onlyYou need a Full Throttle VIP or Winner’s Circle ticket to get in. Pit Pass and Grandstand badges do not cover these.
BreakoutA working session in the Breakout Room, open to every ticket holder. Seats fill on a first come basis.
RSVPCapped room. Put your name down at registration on the morning of the session or you will not get a seat.
Heavy HittersA revenue bracket roundtable. You sit with operators running the same size business you are, not a mixed room.
ApprovalTighter than an RSVP. Seats are reviewed before they are given out. Ask at registration and the team will confirm you.
TentativeLocked on the calendar, still being finalized. The time holds. The details may still move.
Pre-Expo
Thursday, September 24
Move-In 10:00 AM at the Speedway · Mixer 6:00 PM at BigShots
Get checked in, get set up, and meet some people before the Expo officially kicks off Friday. Thursday runs at two locations, so check the address on each one before you head out.
10:00 AM5:00 PM
Sponsor, vendor and exhibitor move-in
If you have a booth, a truck, or a trailer on the floor, this is your window. Sponsors, vendors and exhibitors all move in Thursday, same seven hours.
Unload, get your space dialed in, and be ready to roll when the doors open Friday at nine.
Texas Motor Speedway3545 Lone Star Circle, Fort Worth, TX 76177
Before the show gets busy, come hang out with the people you’ll be spending the weekend with.
We’ve got a taco bar, tee boxes, plenty of room to kick back, and 150 people from across the industry under one roof.
Badge pickup stays open throughout the mixer.
This one is off site. BigShots Golf is about 1.3 miles south of Texas Motor Speedway, roughly a four minute drive. Do not go to the track Thursday night.
BigShots Golf, Fort Worth15700 Golf View Dr, Fort Worth, TX 76177, 1.3 mi south of the Speedway
Doors open at nine. Two keynotes, five breakout sessions including two Heavy Hitters roundtables, a full vendor floor, and demos running on the Road Course all day long.
Main StageBreakout RoomRoad Course
8:00 AM9:00 AM
Registration and badge pickup
Doors open at eight. Grab your badge, grab a coffee, and get a seat before the welcome.
9:00 AM9:30 AM
Main Stage
Opening welcome
We kick off the weekend, run through how the next two days work, and point you at everything worth catching.
Road Course opens at 10:30 AM
9:30 AM10:30 AM
Keynote
Bill Faeth
Nothing else is scheduled against this one. The Breakout Room and the Road Course are closed so you don’t have to pick.
10:30 AM11:15 AM
Main Stage
Magnate at 10:45
Featured Stage Presentation. Fifteen minutes on the Main Stage. Come see what we have been building.
Presented by
Breakout RoomHeavy HittersRSVP
Scaling Past $1 Million
For operators between $1M and $2M. Fifty seats around one table, comparing notes with people at your exact stage.
50 seats · $1M to $2M
Road Course
Live demos
Climb in the cab, run a truck around the course, and see how the equipment handles before you spend a dollar on it.
11:30 AM12:15 PM
Main Stage
Spotlight at 11:30
Ten minutes on the Main Stage. One company, one product, straight to the point.
Breakout RoomBreakout
Other People’s Money
How operators are financing trucks, cans, and growth without draining the bank account to do it.
Road Course
Live demos
Climb in the cab, run a truck around the course, and see how the equipment handles before you spend a dollar on it.
12:15 PM1:00 PM
Main Stage
Lunch and Mic Drop at 12:30
Grab lunch and walk the floor. At 12:30 there’s a fifteen minute live interview on the Main Stage while you eat.
Streamline Financial at 12:30
Featured Stage Presentation. Fifteen minutes on the Main Stage.
Presented by
Breakout RoomHeavy HittersApproval
Heavy Hitters $2M+
A working lunch for the biggest operators in the building. Thirty seats, and every one of them is reviewed before it is given out.
30 seats · $2M and up
Road Course
Live demos
Climb in the cab, run a truck around the course, and see how the equipment handles before you spend a dollar on it.
1:00 PM2:00 PM
Keynote
Richard Rawlings
Building a brand people remember. The Breakout Room and the Road Course are closed for this one.
2:15 PM3:00 PM
Main Stage
Spotlight at 2:15
Ten minutes on the Main Stage. One company, one product, straight to the point.
Breakout Room
Open seating
Nothing scheduled. The room is open if you want to sit down with somebody and keep a conversation going.
Rawlings meet and greet is running in the VIP Lounge
Road Course
Live demos
Climb in the cab, run a truck around the course, and see how the equipment handles before you spend a dollar on it.
3:15 PM4:00 PM
Main Stage
Door prize drawing at 3:15
Five minutes at the Main Stage. You have to be standing there to win it.
Breakout RoomBreakoutRSVP
Broker Connect
Room for about 50 operators to sit down with brokers and talk real numbers. RSVP at registration that morning.
Sponsored by
Road Course
Live demos
Climb in the cab, run a truck around the course, and see how the equipment handles before you spend a dollar on it.
4:15 PM5:00 PM
Main Stage
Door prize drawing at 4:30
One more drawing, then we wrap day one from the Main Stage.
Breakout RoomBreakoutPanelists TBA
Own It or Join It
Building your own brand versus buying into a franchise. Both sides, same room, no sales pitch.
Road Course
Live demos
Climb in the cab, run a truck around the course, and see how the equipment handles before you spend a dollar on it.
5:00 PMDay one closesThe floor shuts down at five. Doors open again Saturday morning at eight.
6:00 PMWinners Circle dinnerA private dinner for Winners Circle ticket holders. After that, everybody ends up at Billy Bob’s Texas. It’s not on the official schedule, but it happens every year.
Day Two
Saturday, September 26
Floor 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM · VIP Lounge 8:30 AM
Day two moves quicker. One keynote, six breakout sessions including two more Heavy Hitters roundtables, and the whole thing ends with raffles and giveaways at four.
Main StageBreakout RoomRoad Course
8:00 AM9:00 AM
Registration and badge pickup
Doors open at eight. Grab your badge, grab a coffee, and get a seat before the welcome.
9:00 AM9:15 AM
Main Stage
Day two kickoff with Big Juicy
Eric “Big Juicy” Love gets everybody moving and lays out what’s happening today.
9:15 AM10:00 AM
Main Stage
Spotlight at 9:30
Ten minutes on the Main Stage. One company, one product, straight to the point.
Breakout RoomHeavy HittersRSVP
Breaking $500K
For operators under $500K. The room where you find out what the next tier actually did to get there.
50 seats · Under $500K
Road Course
Live demos
Climb in the cab, run a truck around the course, and see how the equipment handles before you spend a dollar on it.
10:15 AM11:00 AM
Main Stage
Mic Drop at 10:15
Fifteen minutes, one operator or manufacturer, live on the Main Stage.
Breakout RoomBreakoutRSVP
Women of the Industry
The women running trucks, yards, and offices in this business, all in one room. Limited seating, RSVP at registration.
Sponsored by
Road Course
Live demos
Climb in the cab, run a truck around the course, and see how the equipment handles before you spend a dollar on it.
11:00 AM11:15 AM
Main Stage
Warrior Web Works at 11:00
Featured Stage Presentation. Fifteen minutes on the Main Stage.
Presented by
Road Course
Live demos
Climb in the cab, run a truck around the course, and see how the equipment handles before you spend a dollar on it.
11:15 AM12:15 PM
Keynote
Mike Andes
Scaling from owner to CEO. The Breakout Room and the Road Course are closed for this one.
12:15 PM1:00 PM
Main Stage
Lunch and door prize drawing at 12:30
Eat, walk the floor, and be at the Main Stage at 12:30 if you want a shot at the prize.
Breakout RoomHeavy HittersRSVP
Road to $1 Million
For operators between $500K and $1M. Fifty seats, and the jump everybody in the room is either making or just made.
50 seats · $500K to $1M
Road Course
Live demos
Climb in the cab, run a truck around the course, and see how the equipment handles before you spend a dollar on it.
1:15 PM2:00 PM
Main Stage
Spotlight at 1:15
Ten minutes on the Main Stage. One company, one product, straight to the point.
Spearcrest Digital at 1:30
Featured Stage Presentation. Fifteen minutes on the Main Stage.
Presented by
Breakout RoomBreakout
AI That Actually Books Jobs
What AI is doing for haulers right now. Answering the phone, booking jobs, and following up while you’re out on the truck.
Sponsored by
Road Course
Live demos
Climb in the cab, run a truck around the course, and see how the equipment handles before you spend a dollar on it.
2:15 PM3:00 PM
Main Stage
Door prize drawing at 2:30
Five minutes at the Main Stage. You have to be standing there to win it.
Breakout RoomBreakout
Covered Until You Need It
What your policy actually pays when a can goes through a windshield, and what it quietly doesn’t.
Road Course
Live demos
Climb in the cab, run a truck around the course, and see how the equipment handles before you spend a dollar on it.
3:15 PM3:45 PM
Main Stage
Spotlight at 3:15
Ten minutes on the Main Stage. One company, one product, straight to the point.
Breakout RoomBreakout
The Camera Is Free
Your competition is not using it. YouTube, social, and building a brand online, from the operators already doing it.
Road Course
Live demos
Climb in the cab, run a truck around the course, and see how the equipment handles before you spend a dollar on it.
3:45 PM4:00 PM
Everybody heads to the Main Stage
The Breakout Room closes and the Road Course wraps up. Prizes start at four.
4:00 PMGrand prizeRaffles, Giveaways & Live Auction
The Expo wraps with raffles, giveaways, live auction items, and our biggest prize of the weekend: a 2026 Cougar 16-ft gooseneck trailer with a 25-yard dumpster valued at more than $25,000.
Be at the Main Stage when we draw the winner. You must be present to win.
4:45 PM5:00 PM
Main Stage
Closing remarks
We close it out, thank the people who made it happen, and send you home.
5:00 PMDumpster Expo 2026 closesExhibitor teardown and move-out runs until 8:00 PM. See you next year.
VIP Lounge
Meet & Greets
Ninety minute windows, not a single time slot. Catch a breakout and still get your minute with the speaker.
Friday · 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Bill Faeth
Book signing and real conversation, on your schedule instead of a fixed slot.
Friday · 2:15 PM to 3:45 PM
Richard Rawlings
Autographs and photos. Come straight over after the keynote or drift in later.
Saturday · 12:15 PM to 1:45 PM
Mike Andes
Book signing, photos, and enough time to ask him something specific about your business.
VIP only
Full Throttle VIP or Winners Circle badge required. The VIP Lounge is open both show days, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.
Badge pickup
Thursday, September 24
5:00 PM to 9:00 PM · Full Throttle VIP and Winners Circle only, at BigShots Golf, Fort Worth.
Friday, September 25
Opens 8:00 AM · Texas Motor Speedway.
Saturday, September 26
Opens 8:00 AM · Texas Motor Speedway.
Two venues, four minutes apartSpeedway: 3545 Lone Star Circle BigShots Golf: 15700 Golf View Dr
The Main Stage never goes dark. Between keynotes, Eric “Big Juicy” Love keeps it moving with short segments, nothing over 15 minutes, so the floor and the Road Course stay busy.
Spotlight
Ten minutes. One company, one product, straight to the point.
Door prize drawing
Five minutes. You have to be standing there to win it.
Mic Drop
Fifteen minutes, live on stage, with speakers, operators, and manufacturers.
Road Course times posted on site
This is the part you can’t get from a catalog. Climb into the cab, run a truck around the course, and put the equipment through its paces before you spend a dollar on it.
Demos run through both show days between Main Stage programming, and everything stops during a keynote. The running order and participating companies are posted at the gate each morning.
Heavy Hitters roundtables by revenue
Four rooms, split by what your business actually does. You sit with operators at your stage instead of guessing which advice applies to you.
Published August 20, 2026. Everything here is confirmed except items marked tentative.
Schedule subject to change. This page updates the same day anything moves.