The Shop Boss crew spent November 3 to 6 at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas. Attendees kept Booth #11253 busy all week, and the conversations were some of the best we’ve had at a show. What attendees came to see If you stopped by, you got a hands-on preview of the enhanced digital vehicle inspection (BOSS Inspect), which now has expanded functionality and a better user experience. You also saw BOSS AI: ProNotes, which gives technicians a quick way to turn their notes into clear, customer-ready language. Your techs speak car. ProNotes speaks customer. Invoice Builder drew plenty of interest too. It lets you build professional, custom invoices with your shop’s own branding, which matters when your invoice is often the last thing a customer sees from your business. The booth was buzzing with fresh ideas on how to keep improving efficiency in small independent repair shops. The goal is a shop that grows and gives every customer a professional experience. PowerNation TV stops by the booth PowerNation TV also visited the booth to interview Carter, our Shop Boss rep, about what Shop Boss offers repair shops. View the quick interview here. Shop Hero Awards honor Reggie’s Motorworks and The Noble Mechanic On Wednesday, November 4, Vehlo hosted the 2026 Shop Hero Awards at an invite-only reception at Sugarcane at The Venetian. Reggie Stewart and Kole Grove of Reggie’s Motorworks and The Noble Mechanic took home the Shop Hero Award. Their Fueled for School fundraiser brought in $12,000, topping its $10,000 goal for the first time in two years. The money funds 2,400 meal kits for hungry school kids in Hamilton County, Indiana. “Reggie and Kole show what a repair shop can do beyond the shop,” said Cavan Robinson, VP of SMS Operations at Vehlo. Four product awards also honored shops, one for each Vehlo brand. Shop Boss sponsored the Breakthrough Business award, which goes to the Shop Boss user with the most year-over-year growth. This year it went to Mike Crews and Roger Pulliam of CP Truck and Automotive Solutions. Congratulations to every winner, and to all the shops nominated. You can read the full announcement in the Shop Hero Awards press release from AAPEX. A first for SEMA One moment from the show had nothing to do with software. Shaun Hawkins, founder of the DriveLife app and CarEvents, married his partner Rose at the CTEK booth, the first wedding ever held at the SEMA Show. Shaun’s white suit carried a custom “SEMA Show: The Wedding 2026” design across the back, and a modified Baja truck sat alongside the flowers and candles. Congratulations to the newlyweds! You can read the full story in the announcement on EIN News. See what you missed Couldn’t make it to Las Vegas? You can still see the enhanced DVI, ProNotes and Invoice Builder in action. Book a demo and we’ll walk you through them.
