All Episodes

Episode 250: What Makes a Great Fleet? Inside the Fleet Success Awards

Episode 249 - AI, Change & the New Fleet Manager: How to Lead What’s Next

Episode 248: Fingerprints, Retinas, and Remote Kill Switches: What’s Really Coming to Your Next Vehicle

Fleet Management 101: Where Fleet Belongs in Your Organization

Episode 246: The Utilization Debate: Should You Move Vehicles Between Drivers?

Episode 245: Your Fleet Is Losing Money Without a Chargeback System

Episode 244: From Commodore 64 to Ask Ron360: Marc Knight on 35 Years of Building Fleet Software

Episode 243: Every Work Order Should End With an Inspection

Episode 242: Rethinking the Modern Motor Pool

Episode 241: How Utah Built the Most Centralized Fleet in America

Episode 240: Is AI Replacing a Decades-Old Profession?

Episode 239: I Was Wrong About EVs: A Fleet Vet’s Shocking AI & EV Turnaround

Episode 238: Managing a Prison Fleet with Inmate Mechanics

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