When Craig Croner, CPFP, joined the City of Glendale, Arizona, in August 2021, the fleet operation was in a tough spot. The organization was still coming out of the COVID pandemic, morale was low and technicians were leaving for other…
Tim Coxwell wasn’t looking for a job in fleet management when the Leon County, Florida, Sheriff’s Office asked him to help interview candidates for its next fleet director role in 2013. But when officials described the position…
Each fleet workplace has its own culture, created by the people who work there but heavily influenced by management. When fleet professionals talk about shop performance, they often focus on key performance indicators: turnaround…
Public fleet operations could track a hundred metrics. Steve Saltzgiver, CAFS, thinks they should focus on three to five. The longtime fleet manager, current RTA strategic advisor and 100 Best Fleets judge says the key is figuring out…
Football’s back, and I have a confession. I grew up in the Los Angeles area in the 80’s and 90’s and never ”had a team.” They all left me. It makes me a little ambivalent about who to root for so I’m left cheering for the most…
For years, Sarasota County Fleet had four maintenance facilities. What it didn’t have was a fleet facility. That distinction is at the center of the modernization effort Fleet Manager Justin Mullins has been leading since arriving at…
