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FADRA 2026 Convention Registration is Now Open

Led by Convention Committee Chair Gary Lindros, Jr., the committee has put together a high-level slate of speakers for the 2026 Convention, which will take place July 30-August 2, 2026 at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral. We are pleased to announced that Shannon Nordstrom of Nordstrom's Automotive will be our keynote speaker and share his insights in a couple of additional sessions. Other speakers and sessions include:

• Jer Banta, Profit Team Consulting, on Operational Efficiency and the 30-Second Close

* James Spears, Tractable, on AI in the Auto Salvage Business

• Mike Misky, Butler Auto Recycling, on Employee Hiring and Retention

• Brett Buike, National Reinsurance, on Warranties and Insurance

• E-Commerce Best Practices - Theresa Colbert, CarPart.com, & Mike Misky, Butler Auto Recycling

• Bookkeeping Best Practices Panel with Summer Kimsey, Butler Auto Recycling; Kim Rutherford, Budget Auto Parts; and Sandra Adams, Cocoa Auto Salvage

• U-Pull-It Panel - Gary Lindros, Ace Pick a Part; Phil Riffel, Polk County Pick & Pay; Rob Harlan, LKQ

• EOS Management System with Natalie Miller, Miller's Auto and Mike Misky

• Shipping Standards and Management - Mike Misky and Beau Wroten, RCD

Thursday will open with a golf tournament and close with a Yard Tour and BBQ at Cocoa Auto Salvage. We will close with a Coney Island Beach Party themed event, including Last Member Standing and the Live Auction of donated items. We will soon contact exhibitors for the Trade Show and open registration. Click this link to access registration forms, make your hotel reservations, see the speakers and schedules, and more:
FADRA Convention Registration and Information
 
 

 

                                                                                   
Take Advantage of Team PRP's Sales School at the FADRA Convention

Adding to the already dynamic lineup of speakers at the 2026 FADRA Convention, Team PRP is bringing its Sales School to our meeting on Saturday morning from 9:00 am - 12 Noon. Mike Kunkel and Jer Banta will speak and it is open to any recycler, not just members of Team PRP.

Send your people to Central Florida at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral on Saturday, August 1. We are offering a discounted one-day registration rate of $200, plus another $100 if you stay for the the evening Coney Island Beach Party. Great food, music, a live auction that benefits our Legislative Fund, Boardwalk games, and more.

Bring two sales people, and you get the third registration free!

The Exhibit Hall will be open for another hour, after class concludes, where you will have free lunch with your registration fee. Forty vendors will love seeing new people in the time available.

Afternoon seminars from Jer Banta of Profit Team; the u-pull-it panel with Gary Lindros, Jr. of Ace Pick-a-Part and Phil Riffel of Polk County Pick and Pay; a shipping and transportation seminar with Mike Misky of Butler's Auto Recycling, Beau Wroten of Team PRP, and ARA President Shannon Nordstrom; an eCommerce session with Mike Miskey and Theresa Colbert of Car-Part.com; plus the annual Ask the Experts Panel.

Why Go to Sales School?

Boost your sales skills, grow your network, and learn proven industry strategies—all in one morning.

Team PRP is a national network of nearly 300 independent parts distributors united in providing top quality replacement parts, exceptional warranties and personal service to the professional repairer. They help drive regional brokered sales among recyclers, focus on strengthening relationships with regional partners, and share and encourage the adoption of industry best practices.