Built by a shop operator who turned a $1M loss into profit, ShopView is the fastest-growing heavy-duty repair platform in North America.
ShopView, a heavy-duty shop management platform built specifically for truck and equipment repair businesses, is rapidly emerging as North America’s fastest-growing platforms in the heavy-duty repair industry as repair shops increasingly move away from outdated legacy software systems.
The company was recently featured alongside Foothills Group in a Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) success story highlighting how technology and AI helped transform a backyard truck repair operation into a multi-location heavy-duty repair business generating more than $20 million in annual revenue.
Founded by heavy-duty repair operator Fabian Bonjean after experiencing firsthand the operational challenges of scaling a modern repair business, ShopView was created to solve the real-world problems traditional shop management systems struggled to address.
Before launching ShopView, Bonjean founded Foothills Group in 2017 out of a triple garage behind his Calgary home. What began as a one-person operation eventually grew into a multi-location heavy-duty repair organization generating more than $20 million in annual revenue and employing more than 100 people across Western Canada.
However, rapid growth exposed major operational bottlenecks.
“We did about $20 million in revenue in a year – yet we lost about a million dollars,” said Bonjean. “The issue wasn’t demand. It wasn’t our technicians. It was the systems we were running the business on.”
After cycling through multiple shop management platforms that failed to meet the realities of heavy-duty repair operations, the Foothills Group leadership team made the decision to build its own software platform internally, to take to market.
That platform eventually became ShopView.
Launched commercially in 2023, ShopView was designed specifically for the workflows, operational complexity, and speed required inside modern heavy-duty repair shops.
Following internal implementation, Foothills Group reported a dramatic operational turnaround, moving from a $1 million loss to a $2.7 million profit the following year.
“The difference was immediate,” said Bonjean. “Once we had the right systems in place, we could scale locations, implement processes properly, improve visibility, and operate far more efficiently.”
Today, ShopView has thousands of users now operating on the platform across Canada and the United States. The majority of ShopView’s customer base is now located in the U.S. market, which represents approximately 80% of the company’s customers.
With team members across North America and continued expansion throughout the U.S. heavy-duty repair industry, ShopView has become one of the fastest-growing platforms in the space.
The company has also become known for its early adoption of AI tools inside day-to-day repair shop workflows through ShopCoach AI.
The platform allows technicians and service teams to generate detailed work orders in seconds, streamline operational workflows, improve communication, and gain business insights directly from operational data. This directly correlates to increased shop profitability and scalability.
“The industry is changing quickly,” said Bonjean. “The future belongs to platforms that are fast, simple, AI-powered, and built by real operators who understand how shops actually work. That shift is happening right now, and ShopView is leading it.”
The BDC feature also highlighted the role of mentorship, leadership development, and strategic support programs in helping the company scale sustainably.
“BDC played an important role in helping strengthen our leadership and operational structure as we grew,” said Bonjean. “The mentorship and outside perspective were extremely valuable during key growth stages.”
ShopView continues to expand its presence across North America as repair shops increasingly prioritize operational efficiency, technician productivity, workflow automation, and AI-driven business management tools.
About ShopView
ShopView is a heavy-duty shop management platform designed specifically for truck and equipment repair businesses. Built by industry operators, ShopView helps repair shops improve efficiency, visibility, profitability, and operational scalability through modern software and integrated AI tools.
About Foothills Group
Foothills Group is a heavy-duty repair and service organization specializing in truck and equipment repair operations across Western Canada. Founded in 2017, the company has grown from a backyard operation into a multi-location organization serving commercial fleets and heavy equipment customers.
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