The Fleet Success Show
The Fleet Success Show
Josh Turley, RTA Fleet, Facundo Tassara, Marc Canton
Welcome to the Fleet Success Show, a podcast dedicated to talking about the fundamentals, standards, and best practices that empower today's fleets to achieve fleet success. Let's get into the show!
Episode 245: Your Fleet Is Losing Money Without a Chargeback System
If your fleet doesn’t have a well-designed chargeback system, you may be losing more than money. You may also be losing visibility into your true operating costs, and the ability to show departments, finance leaders, and other stakeholders exactly what it costs to deliver fleet services.
Sep 10
32 min
Episode 244: From Commodore 64 to Ask Ron360: Marc Knight on 35 Years of Building Fleet Software
Marc Knight has spent 35 years in fleet, first running a food distributor's delivery routes by accident, then learning the business alongside legends Paul Lauria and Chip Taggart, then building fleet software through three decades of technology shifts. In this episode, Marc Canton sits down with RTA's Marc Knight to trace that path from managed competition consulting in the 1990s to product design at RTA today. They dig into why AI might finally solve fleet's hardest staffing problem (finding and keeping good analysts), why dashboards are always looking backward, and why managed competition still shapes how public fleets prove their value.
Sep 3
47 min
Episode 243: Every Work Order Should End With an Inspection
Should every fleet work order end with an inspection? Learn how inspections improve fleet safety, quality control, PM compliance, and risk management.
Aug 27
32 min
Episode 242: Rethinking the Modern Motor Pool
Most fleet managers think about their motor pool in all-or-nothing terms: either you own enough vehicles to cover your busiest day, or you don't. Sebastian Reszka, who leads public sector sales at Uber, joins host Marc Canton to make the case for a third option.
Aug 20
38 min
Episode 241: How Utah Built the Most Centralized Fleet in America
What happens when fleet managers stop operating in silos and start sharing what works? In Utah, that collaboration has been happening for decades. Marc Canton sits down with fleet veterans Steve Saltzgiver and Nathan Schafer to explore how Utah developed an unusually connected fleet community—from statewide fuel infrastructure and fleet consolidation to monthly conversations between local fleet managers. Along the way, Steve and Nathan share how those relationships shaped their own careers and why having the right people to learn from can make an entire fleet community better.
Aug 13
17 min
Episode 240: Is AI Replacing a Decades-Old Profession?
Can AI replace mechanics? Marc Canton and Facundo Tassara explore AI, fleet leadership, analytics, GFX insights, and the future of fleet management.
Aug 6
49 min
Episode 239: I Was Wrong About EVs: A Fleet Vet’s Shocking AI & EV Turnaround
Fleet leader Jen Brown explains why she changed her mind about EVs, how AI is transforming fleet management, and leadership lessons every fleet professional needs.
Jul 30
36 min
Episode 238: Managing a Prison Fleet with Inmate Mechanics
How do you successfully manage a diverse government fleet when your labor force is a mix of staff technicians and full-time prison inmates? In this live broadcast from the Government Fleet Expo (GFX) 2026 in Long Beach, California, host Marc Canton sits down with Jeffrey Dickman, Equipment Shop Supervisor for the Arizona Department of Corrections.
Jul 23
41 min
Episode 237: 40 Years in Fleet Management: Hurricanes, Hostile Takeovers, & Becoming #1
In this episode of the Fleet Success Show, host Facundo Tassara sits down with Patti Earley, the Fleet Fuel Operations Manager for Florida Power & Light (FPL). With over 40 years of experience in the industry, Patti shares what she calls a "case study in how NOT to consolidate a fleet," the logistics behind running emergency utility operations during Florida's worst storms, and what it was like navigating a heavily male-dominated industry starting back in the 1980s.
Jul 16
39 min
Episode 236: Will Robots Fix the Fleet Technician Shortage?
Is AI about to solve the technician shortage? In this live episode from the Government Fleet Expo (GFX) 2026 in Long Beach, California, host Marc Canton sits down with Jacob Turley, VP of Innovation at RTA Fleet, to break down the massive shift happening in fleet management.
Jul 9
45 min
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