# Ryan McMonagle

> Ryan McMonagle is CEO and a director of Custom Truck One Source, the Kansas City specialty-truck and equipment business serving North American infrastructure markets. He joined as CFO in 2015, became COO in 2017 and president in 2021, and succeeded founder Fred Ross as CEO on March 20, 2023. His earlier career included Bain & Company, Smashburger, Sound United and DEI Holdings. He also serves on the United Way of Greater Kansas City board of trustees.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Custom Truck One Source
- **Organizations:** Custom Truck One Source, United Way of Greater Kansas City, Sound United, DEI Holdings, Smashburger, Bain & Company
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in finance, Southern Methodist University, MBA, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Progressed from CFO to COO, president and CEO at Custom Truck One Source., Led Custom Truck during its record 2023 revenue year of approximately $1.87 billion., Named in the 2026 Ingram’s 250 business-leader feature.

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Began his career at Bain & Company.
- **Before 2015** — Served as CFO and Chief Development Officer at Smashburger, then CFO of Sound United and DEI Holdings, working on integration of Polk Audio, Definitive Technology and Directed Electronics.
- **2015** — Joined Custom Truck as CFO following Blackstone’s investment.
- **2017** — Became Chief Operating Officer.
- **2021** — Became president; Custom Truck combined with Nesco Holdings and became a public company.
- **2023-03-20** — Succeeded Fred Ross as CEO.
- **2023-06** — Joined Custom Truck’s board of directors.
- **2024** — Was publicly listed as a United Way of Greater Kansas City board member.

## Achievements

- Progressed from CFO to COO, president and CEO at Custom Truck One Source.
- Led Custom Truck during its record 2023 revenue year of approximately $1.87 billion.
- Named in the 2026 Ingram’s 250 business-leader feature.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — The company announced its forthcoming third-quarter earnings release and conference call on October 12.
- **2026-08** — Custom Truck reported second-quarter revenue of $563.4 million and average rental fleet utilization of 81.6%, and raised full-year revenue guidance to $2.1 billion-$2.2 billion.
- **2026-08** — A Kansas City report described the company’s planned $42 million local expansion, expected to create more than 200 jobs.

## Links

- Website: https://www.customtruck.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-mcmonagle-85636b

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Last updated: 2026-10-23