In this 55th episode of The Straight Talk on Fleet podcast, Erin interviews Ernie Garcia. Ernie serves as Director of Fleet Management and Business Systems at Gothic Landscape. Gothic Landscape is a family owned and operated landscaping company operating in California, Arizona, and Nevada, employing more than 2300 dedicated landscape professionals.

Not only does Ernie manage a large, decentralized fleet in the landscaping industry, he manages with integrity, innovation and collaboration with his operations team! While he doesn’t have the advantages of a centralized and corporately led fleet management model, he has succeeded by working closely with the teams he services, creating an environment where safety and efficiency can shine. Seasoned and newer fleet managers will gain insights from Ernie in this episode!

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