Roadrageous

Fleet operations rarely go as planned. Vehicles break down, priorities shift, emergencies arise, and new information can quickly change decisions.    Desiree Taylor, Fleet Administrator at the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services, joins Chad Lindholm on Road Rageous to discuss how to manage this uncertainty. She explains that effective fleet leaders oversee not only vehicles, but als...

Sherry Calkins is a recognized leader in the fleet industry with  nearly three  decades of experience across government and private-sector fleet operations before moving into technology leadership at Geotab. She is a prominent voice in connected mobility, fleet data, AI, and strategic partnerships, has served on  numerous  industry boards, and was inducted into the Automotive Fleet Hall of Fame.  ...

John Kearns is SVP of Safety & Risk at Alliant Insurance Services, known  industry-wide  as "The Liability Mechanic." Michael Sorrell is SVP of Sales for FleetLytics at Alliant Insurance Services. Together they bring  nearly four  decades of combined experience across law enforcement, transportation safety, and insurance risk to this Road  Rageous  panel discussion.   Here's  a glimpse of what  yo...

  Adam Lang  is the Director of Customer Advisory Services at  Netradyne . He spent over a decade in the fleet industry, including  significant time  at  Halvor Lines , where he helped lead growth from  roughly 275  trucks to more than 750 while  maintaining  a strong safety culture and a driver-first philosophy.   In this episode…   Most fleet safety systems are built to catch what went wrong. Ad...

Britt Watty   is a fleet strategist at  Emkay Fleet Management   and a longtime advocate for women in fleet leadership. Over roughly 20 years in the industry, she has helped organizations move from reactive, budget-driven vehicle replacement to a proactive, data-driven lifecycle strategy.   In this episode…   Most fleet replacement conversations start with the wrong comparison. Organizations look...

Scott Stephens  is the Operational Support Manager for  Miami -Dade County Fleet, overseeing  nearly 11,000  vehicles across approximately 30 county departments. A U.S. Navy veteran with a background in nuclear engineering, he came to fleet through a temp assignment in Dallas in 2009, joined Miami-Dade County 11 years ago, and has since led fleet management system implementations, an EV scale-up f...

David Renschler is the Fleet Manager for the City of Fairfield, California, where he has managed one of the nation's top-recognized public fleets since 2007. He was named Government Fleet Manager of the Year at GFX in 2022, has testified before Congress on fleet electrification, and has engaged with the California Air Resources Board since 2008 as an advocate for realistic, data-driven EV policy....

Steve Saltzgiver is a four-decade fleet industry veteran whose career has spanned mechanic, transit operator, firefighter, and executive leadership roles at the State of Utah, the State of Georgia, Coca-Cola, Republic Services, Mercury Associates, and RTA Fleet Management. He is a NAFA Hall of Fame inductee and Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, known for turning around underperforming fleets t...

Mark Lukenbill is the Head of Commercial Operations for MileMaker, the commercial mileage and routing technology that powers Rand McNally. He grew up riding along with truck driver uncles across the lower 48, graduated into freight brokerage during the 2008 financial crisis, and has spent the last six years working across transportation technology from TMS and procurement software to railroad oper...

Kenny Planeta is a third-generation trucking insurance broker with 21 years of experience working exclusively in commercial trucking risk. He began managing a book of truck insurance while still in college, following his father and grandfather into the business, and has spent his career helping fleets understand what is actually driving their premiums — and what it takes to change it. Here's a gli...

Derek Legg is a Commercial Insurance Advisor at Levitt Group of Colorado, where he works with contractor and service fleets across high-exposure industries to manage risk, control premiums, and avoid the kind of catastrophic claims that can shut a small operation down. In this episode of Road  Rageous , Derek breaks down the specific vulnerabilities that most small fleet operators are carrying wit...

Fleet Is Not the Stepchild: Nicholas Bradshaw on Professionalizing Municipal Fleet Management Nicholas Bradshaw, Director of Fleet Services for the City of Knoxville, leads a 1,700-vehicle municipal fleet with a philosophy rooted in people-first hiring, life cycle analytics, and innovation. In this episode, he breaks down why fleet gets overlooked, what it takes to change that, and the practical s...

Steven Mock  is the Risk Mitigation Director at Brown and Brown and a Certified Safety Professional with 18 years of experience in safety training, compliance, underwriting, and fleet risk management. His  track record  includes taking a fleet from a 300% loss ratio to 21% in three years while  tripling  its size.   In this Road  Rageous  episode, Steve challenges the assumption that fleet safety...

From Dealership to #1: How Tallahassee Fleet Became America's Municipal Gold Standard Libsyn Show Notes Version Guest: Jeff Shepard, Fleet Manager, City of Tallahassee, Florida Topic: Building the 2025 #1 Municipal Fleet in America Duration: [Podcast Duration] Episode Summary Jeff Shepard transformed Tallahassee's 2,900-vehicle municipal fleet into America's #1 ranked operation. Starting as a deal...

From South Dakota to Florida: Patti Earley on 40 Years in Fleet Leadership Patti Earley is the Fleet Fuel Operations Manager at Florida Power and Light and a past president of NAFA Fleet Management Association. With more than 40 years in the industry, she is one of the most recognized voices in fleet today and the inaugural recipient of NAFA's Tom Johnson Award. In this Road Rageous episode, Patti...

Silent Support, Massive Impact Craig Croner is Deputy Director of Fleet Operations for the City of Glendale with 30+ years experience managing 1,500 assets across police, fire, waste, and municipal operations. Here's a glimpse of what you'll learn: [1:27] From high school shop class to 30 years in fleet leadership [5:32] What "invisible infrastructure" really means in municipal operations [8:11] M...

We're in the People Business: How Waste Connections Puts Culture Over Compliance Brandon Leonard is the Region Safety Manager at Waste Connections with over 20 years of fleet experience. He leads safety strategy across waste and recycling operations, emphasizing servant leadership, people-first culture, and empowering frontline employees to make safe decisions in complex operating environments. He...

Municipal fleets operate under a microscope. Every dollar is taxpayer money. Every decision faces scrutiny. Every vehicle supports critical public services. So how do you balance innovation, sustainability, and reliability at massive scale? Eric Winterset knows. As Fleet Services Bureau Manager for the City of Long Beach, he oversees 1,600 rolling stock units serving police, fire, refuse, helicopt...

EPISODE SUMMARY: Fleets have safety policies everywhere—but drivers make real-time decisions about whether to follow them. Nancy Bendickson reveals how systematic gap assessment transforms disconnected safety programs into accountability structures that actually stick, turning telematics alerts into behavioral change through collaborative implementation, not top-down mandates. With 40+ years of ex...

From Data Overload to Driver Engagement: Making Telematics Actually Work Phil Kozdemba is a seasoned business development leader with a proven track record in sales management, strategic partnerships, and technology-driven growth. At GO Analytics, he's driving global expansion by building high-impact relationships with customers, resellers, and industry partners, helping fleets transform overwhelm...

Emily Garza is a seasoned fleet leader with experience spanning both the private sector and fleet management companies. Emily has built a reputation for driving efficiency, optimizing vehicle acquisition strategies, and leading teams through change with sharp focus on cost savings, compliance, and operational excellence. She's managed fleets across organizations like Rivian, Arch Rock, and Red Bul...

Rob Matthews  currently serves as Regional Fleet Manager at Lewis Tree Service, a 100% employee-owned company where he oversees critical operations across a diverse fleet of commercial and utility vehicles. A Marine Corps veteran with over 27 years of hands-on experience, Rob has built an impressive track record managing light, medium, and heavy-duty fleets across industries including waste manage...

Episode Summary In this episode of the Roadrageous podcast by IMPROVLearning , Jim Senter shares how Kellanova transformed fleet safety from a priority into a  core company value . With over 15 years in environmental health and safety, Jim discusses how his team reduced preventable collisions, built a culture of proactive coaching, and leveraged AI-powered dash cams to improve driver behavior. Fro...

Mary Beth Micucci, DES, is a dynamic leader in learning strategy and digital engagement. As Director of Member Learning at NAFA, she leads the development of impactful programs like the Certified Automotive Fleet Manager (CAFM) credential. With a background spanning instructional design, behavioral analytics, and digital event strategy, Mary Beth brings a unique blend of creativity and precision t...

Jennifer Hedrick is the President and CEO of the Women in Trucking Association, where she's driving meaningful change across the transportation industry by championing opportunities for women behind the wheel and beyond. With over two decades of experience in nonprofit leadership, coalition building, and strategic planning, she's known for building authentic relationships that turn stakeholder eng...