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The Fleet Success Show — 247 episodes
Episode 237: 40 Years in Fleet Management: Hurricanes, Hostile Takeovers, & Becoming #1
Episode 236: Will Robots Fix the Fleet Technician Shortage?
Episode 235: "JARVIS" For Fleet Managers? How Next-Gen AI is Eliminating Complex Reporting
Episode 234: AI for Fleet Leaders: Stop Waiting, Start Moving
Episode 233: EVs, Telematics, and a 340-Pound Naysayer Named Eric
Episode 232: Women in Fleet: Shae Davies - 30 Years, 3 Firsts, 0 Apologies
Episode 231: What 100K Vehicles and 175 Bases Teaches You About Fleet Leadership
Episode 230: Fleet Managers Are Wasting Millions Because of Bad Data
Episode 229: The Real Crisis in Government Fleets (No One Talks About This)
Episode 228: Fleet Management Is 25 Years Behind, But AI May Change Everything
Episode 227: The Hidden Costs Killing Fleet Operations (It’s NOT What You Think)
Fleet Management 101: The Low-Hanging Fruit Most Fleets Ignore
Episode 225: Are Certifications Still Worth It? The Truth About ASE, CAFM & Fleet Leadership
Episode 224: Fleet Fraud Is Getting Smarter (Here’s How Fleets Fight Back)
Episode 223: Outsourcing in Fleet: How to Know What to Sublet, When, and Why
Episode 222: Fleet Management 101: Nobody Teaches Fleet Management
Episode 221: The State of Fleet Management: Education, AI, and the Technician Crisis with NAFA’s CEO
Episode 220: Motor Pools Are Back: Right-Size Your Fleet Without Breaking Operations
Episode 219: Stop Guessing at Downtime: Status Strategy for Better Availability
Episode 218: Fleet Predictions 2026: AI Hype, Technician Shortages, and the Next Era of Fleet Managers
Episode 217: Why Replacement Planning Solves 95% of Your Problems
Episode 216: The Rise of the Tech-Savvy Fleet Manager
Episode 215: Fleet Management 101: How to Become a Great Fleet Supervisor
Episode 214: How Centralizing Fleet Operations Saved a University Thousands
Episode 213: Why Your Replacement Plan Is Sabotaging Your Fleet
Episode 212: Why Fleet Education is Booming, and What It Means for the Future of the Industry
Fleet Management 101: Winning the Fleet Management Super Bowl
Episode 210: How to Win NAFA’s 100 Best Fleets: Insider Advice from a Longtime Judge
Episode 209: The Fleet Success Mindset: Building Stronger Teams, Systems, and Results
Episode 208: Don’t Stop Fighting for Replacement Funds
Episode 207: Inside the Judge's Room: What It Really Takes to Be a NAFA 100 Best Fleet
Episode 206: Fleet Leaders Reveal the Software They’d NEVER Use Again
Episode 205: The 3Ws of Fleet: Right-Sizing Your Team, Tools, and Tech for Long-Term Success
Episode 204: Connect 2025 - Workload, Workforce, Workplace: Rightsizing Is More than Just for Fleet Assets
Episode 203: Fleet Leader AMA: What Top Fleets Do Differently (Live from Connect 2025)
Episode 202: Fleet Management 101: The Critical Metrics That Separate Good Fleets From Great Ones
Episode 201: From Wrenches to Strategy: Why Fleet Managers Need Out of the Bay
Episode 200: Fleet Success: What We’ve Learned over 200 Episodes and Why Culture Always Wins
Episode 199: The Truth About Fleet Tech Shortages That No One Wants to Admit
Episode 198: What Fleet Managers Get Wrong About Replacement, Rightsizing & Staffing
Episode 197: From the Shop Floor to the Top 100: Dave Persad's Relentless Pursuit of Fleet Excellence
Episode 196: How to Go from Turning Wrenches to Calling Shots in Fleet
Episode 195: The Million Dollar Mistake: How Contaminated Fuel Took Down 110 Fleet Engines
Episode 194: Eliminating Dysfunction: Building Trust and Team Health in Fleet Organizations
Episode 193: Lost Assets, Legal Nightmares & Fleet Creep: Why You Must Do a Physical Vehicle Inventory
Episode 192: The #1 Mistake Fleets Make with Safety (and How to Fix It)
Episode 191: The $400K Mistake Most School Districts Are About to Make
Episode 190: The Fleet Manager’s Guide to Burning Old Data Without Burning Bridges
Episode 189: The Hidden Perks of RTA Connect (That Aren’t on the Agenda)
Episode 188: Blame Steve: The Fleet Episode That Might Get You Promoted
Episode 187: Get to a Trade Show, Or Get a New Job
Episode 186: Don’t Trust Your Invoices! The Dangers of Outsourcing without Oversight
Episode 185: Underdog to MVP: Promoting Yourself (and Your Fleet) the Right Way
Episode 184: Fleet Math is Sexy (And It Might Just Save Your Job)
Episode 183: How UCLA Electrified Their Fleet—Without Electrocuting Their Budget
Episode 182: From the Shop Floor to the Forest Service: One Fleet Manager’s Epic Ride
Episode 181: You Can Be Right or You Can Have a Fleet: Budget Cuts for Grown-Ups
Episode 180: From Budget Cubicle to Fleet Jungle: One Fleet Manager’s Wild Ride to the Top of Public Works
Episode 179: Fleet Stress: The Hidden Costs Killing Your Fleet (and How to Find Them)
Episode 178: Fleet Culture That Works: How to Build Team Morale Without Breaking the Budget
Episode 177: When Fleet Outsourcing Fails: How to Use SLAs, Track Comebacks, and Regain Control
Episode 176: Fleet Coaching: How to Develop Technicians Into Tomorrow’s Fleet Leaders
Episode 175: The Power of Class Coding: Why Your Fleet Data Depends on It
Episode 174: Off-Road Leadership: Fleet Success Lessons from Baja California
Episode 173: Fleet Horror Stories: Fires, Failures & Frozen Garbage Trucks
Episode 172: The Power of Association – A Conversation with NAFA CEO Bill Schankel
Episode 171: “I’m a Fleet Manager, Now What?” Bridging the Knowledge Gap in Modern Fleet Leadership
Episode 170: Fleet Rookie Mistakes (We Made Them So You Don’t Have To) - Advice from Award-Winning Fleet Managers
Episode 169: Parts Management: The Hidden Goldmine in Fleet Efficiency
Episode 168: How to Fix a Broken Fleet in Six Months: Secrets from Fleet Whisperer Steve Saltzgiver
Episode 167: Why Fleet Techs Are Leaving – And How to Keep Them
Episode 166: Mandates, Mayhem, and Managing Fleets: What Keeps Fleet Managers Up at Night, with Special Guest Mike Kastner from NTEA
Episode 165: Why Your Fleet Software Implementation Is Doomed: The 5 Biggest Pitfalls to Avoid
Episode 164: The Cost of Doing Nothing: Why Delaying an FMIS Hurts Your Fleet
Episode 163: "The Making of a Fleet Manager of the Year" with Sara Burnam
Episode 162: Fleet Challenges Uncovered: Navigating EV Costs, CARB Regulations, and the Technician Shortage
Episode 161: Don't Judge a Book by its Cover: The Fleet Success Playbook Book Club
Throwback 011: What Metrics Should I Use to Measure Fleet Success?
Episode 160: Past, Present, and Future of Fleet | 2024 Recap & 2025 Predictions
Episode 159: Connect Keynote: Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Turley
Episode 158: Connect Keynote: The 7 Ls of Leadership with Mike Pitcher
Episode 157: Connect Keynote: RTA Product Roadmap
Throwback: 010: Net Promoter Score: Why Your Fleet Should Adopt This SaaS Practice
Episode 156: Your Fleet’s Dashboard Shouldn’t Look Like a NASA Control Room: Managing Data Overload
Throwback: 009: Employee Retention
Episode 155: The Disaster Preparedness Playbook
Episode 154: The Truth about EV Costs: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly Pt2
Throwback 008: How to Create an Intentional Culture at Your Fleet Operation
Episode 153: The Truth about EV Costs: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly, Pt1
Throwback: Episode 006: Leaders are Readers
Episode 152: You Can’t Manage Costs You Can’t See: The Importance of Billing Fleet Services the Right Way
Throwback 005: The Four Pillars of Fleet Success - Risk Management
Episode 151: Your Replacement Backlog Is Impacting Your Fleet Availability
Throwback: Episode 004: The Four Pillars of Fleet Success - Resource Efficiency
Episode 150: The Baby Boomers Are Taking Their Knowledge with Them: The Importance of Process Documentation
Throwback: 003: The Four Pillars of Fleet Success - Intentional Culture
Episode 149: Fleet Manager of the Year: You Never Know Until You Try
Throwback: Episode 002: The Four Pillars of Fleet Success - Stakeholder Satisfaction
Episode 148: Resource Efficiency: Utilization vs. Availability
Episode 147: Meet Scott Rood: A New Journey in Fleet Management
Episode 146: How Available Is Your Fleet? A Conversation with Steve Saltzgiver
Episode 145: 2024 Fleet Challenges & Trends: A Conversation with Tony Yankovich
Episode 144: Training is the Remedy for Your Fleet’s Ails
Episode 143: The Ethical Conundrum of the Over-Employment Trend
Episode 142: The Truth about EVs Part 2: The Hosts Read the Comments
Episode 141: Managing Turnover from the No Spin Zone
Episode 140: Not a Plug for Dave Ramsay’s EntreLeadership Summit
Episode 139: Spirit Week, BBQ & Cornhole—A Recipe for Fleet Success
Episode 138: Tony's NAFA Recap
Episode 137: NAFA 2024 in San Antonio
Episode 136: The Truth About EVs from a Fleet Expert and EV Owner
Episode 135: The Great Debate—Planned vs. Unplanned Maintenance
Episode 134: Clear Direction Leads to Accountability
Episode 133: The Bloodflow of Any Fleet
Episode 132 - Upgrading Your Fleet Maintenance Facility for the Future
Episode 131 - Is Culture Really Something Fleets Should Spend Time On
Episode 130: The Importance of Data Integrity, Accuracy, and Consistency
Episode 129: Your FMIS Is Being Sunset, Now What?
Episode 128: Fleet Management Challenges that Keep You Up at Night
Episode 127: Everything You Need to Know About Fleet Performance
Episode 126: The ABCs of Fleet Performance Metrics
Episode 125: 100 Best Fleets Interview with Facundo Tassara
Episode 124: Just Do It
Episode 123: 100 Best Fleets with City of Las Vegas
Episode 122: 100 Best Fleets: An Interview with Dan Zenger
Episode 121 - Fleet Consultant Mailbag: Top Questions
Episode 120 - So, You’ve Hired a Fleet Consultant – Now What?
Episode 119: Why Do You Need a Fleet Consultant?
Episode 118: Busting 8 Top Myths About Hiring Fleet Consultants
Episode 117: Scariest Financial Mistakes Fleets Make
Episode 116: Fleet Industry's Perfect Storm?
115: Electric Vehicles: Where To Begin
Episode 114: Ways to Cut Fleet Costs
Episode 113: Building a Culture
Episode 112: How to Get Named to the 100 Best Fleets Lists
Episode 111: Data Trends Your Fleet Should Adopt
Episode 110: Introducing the Team
Episode 109: Summer Fleet Tips
108: Accountability Partners
107: Benefits of a Fleet Data Analyst
Episode 106: VMRS Codes
105: How to Create an Intentional Culture at Your Fleet Operation
Episode 104: Volunteering
Episode 103: Fleet Success Summit Recap
102: Power of Routine
101: The Fire Alarm Accountability
100: Reflecting on 100 Episodes of Fleet Success
099: What Does Fleet Rightsizing Really Mean?
098: The Two Skills Every Shop Manager Needs To Master
097: Stopping the Spin on Employee Turnover Messaging
096: Is Your Staff Meeting Your Expectations?
095: Mechanic Productivity
094: Driver Health
093: Drones taking over the industry
092: Importance of Customer Success
091: Goal Sprints - 80% of New Year's resolutions fail within 1 Month
090: Create Engaging Trainings
089: The Power of Yet (Overcoming Self Doubt)
088: Building Blocks of Culture Preview with Sam Bradford
087: PMs - Scheduling/Compliance/Streamline
086: PMs – How often should you do them?
085: Proactive approach to Risk Management with Tim Ammon
084: Stakeholders Satisfaction with Christine Rogers
083: Twitter Fallout and How it relates to Fleet
082: Risk Management with Don Osterberg
081: PM Program Essentials: Checklists
080: Fleet Standardization: The unintended victim of supply chain woes
079: Lessons from 30 years of Fleet Management
078 - Managed or Micromanaged: How to deal
077 - Live from RTA Connect
076 - How many direct reports should I have?
075: Intentional Culture: From a tech's perspective
074: Impact of poor communication: Lessons from Artemis
073: FleetCon preview: Retention starts with culture
072: Quiet Quitting
071: Owner Operator Fallout
070: Dignity vs Performance
069 - Creating a Personal Brand on LinkedIn
068: The Stewardship of Leadership
067: Tips for New Managers
66: Stay Interviews
065: Great Place to Work Certification
064: Q&A with Steve Saltzgiver
063: On Air with Life Coach Rich Ruff
062: Democratizing Safety with CEO Rashid Galadanci of Driver Technologies
061: Embracing the Stigma of Mental Health
060: Beating the Dead Horse of Electrification
059: When to Hire a Coach or Consultant
058 - The Problem That Fleet Success Solves
057: Tackling the CAFM
056: Women in Fleet
055: It's Not (All) About the Pay
054: Weighing Liability in a Fleet Operation
053: Measuring Utilization in your Fleet
052: NAFA 2022 Recap + FSS 2022 Preview
051: NAFA I&E 2022 Preview
050: Looking Back at The Last 50 Episodes of The Fleet Success Show
049: Our thoughts on Michael Jordan's 30-year Grudge
048: Ron Zima with Go Green Communications Inc. (Guest Interview)
047: Getting to Know Josh & Anjuli Turley - Owners of RTA: The Fleet Success Company
046: How To Reignite the Fire In Your Team
045: OEMs Are Gettin' AaaS-y
044: In The News - EPA Report Released On Largest Fleet In The World
043: Our Response To "Culture Fit Is Bullsh*t"
042: Tracking More Than Just Vehicles In Your FMIS
041: What's So Hard About Soft Skills?
040: Technician Tool & Equipment Policies
039: Standard Repair Times
038: Protecting Your Fleet From Catalytic Converter Theft
037: Setting the Vision For Your Fleet in 2022
036: A Special Announcement From Josh & Jeff
035: Conducting Effective Interviews
034: Attributes of an Ideal Fleet Manager - Smart (Part 3 of 3)
033: Attributes of an Ideal Fleet Manager - Hungry (Part 2 of 3)
032: Attributes of an Ideal Fleet Manager - Humble (Part 1 of 3)
031: Preventative Maintenance vs. Corrective Maintenance
030: Your Culture is Shaped By What You Tolerate, Not What You Preach
029: Our Thoughts on Used vs. New Vehicles For Your Fleet
028: 5 Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
027: Top 5 Things To Do As A New Fleet Manager
026: Regulation & Its Impact on Fleet
025: Autonomous Vehicles & What They Mean For Fleet
024: Fleet Success Show LIVE from Las Vegas! (Special Bonus Episode)
023: Tim Boyle From Whip Around (Guest Interview)
022: Speaking the Kind Truth
021: Michael Braband with Fleet Management 101 (Guest Interview)
020: Fleet Management Industry Certifications
019: Total Cost of Ownership & Its Impact on Procurement
018: Ed Smith and George Hodges-Fulton From Agile Fleet (Guest Interview)
017: Gossip - The Enemy of Unity
016: Should You Electrify Your Fleet?
015: How to Pick an FMIS (Fleet Management Information System)
014: Aaron Dunn and Michael Clements From The Trucking for Millennials Podcast (Guest Interview)
013: Extreme Ownership And How It Applies To Your Fleet
012: Why All Fleets Should Adopt A DVIR Process
011: What Metrics Should I Use to Measure Fleet Success?
010: Net Promoter Score: Why Your Fleet Should Adopt This SaaS Practice
009: Employee Retention
008: How to Create an Intentional Culture at Your Fleet Operation
007: Moving on from COVID
006: Leaders are Readers
005: The Four Pillars of Fleet Success - Risk Management
004: The Four Pillars of Fleet Success - Resource Efficiency
003: The Four Pillars of Fleet Success - Intentional Culture
002: The Four Pillars of Fleet Success - Stakeholder Satisfaction
001: Introducing the Fleet Success Show
Welcome to The Fleet Success Show!