Saltzgiver, Steve

Steve Saltzgiver is the Fleet Success Ambassador with RTA where he works with the firm’s public, private, and non-profit clients with a focus on process improvement, cost reduction initiatives, and optimizing complex maintenance operations. Steve has held various fleet leadership roles, including leading diverse fleets of over 50,000 assets and annual operating budgets exceeding $1 billion dollars. Mr. Saltzgiver is recognized as a change advocate who has supervised the implementation of several fleet and ERP data systems. As a former vice president for two Fortune 500 companies, Coca-Cola Refreshments and Republic Services Inc., and director for two sizable state fleet operations in Utah and Georgia, Saltzgiver has been recognized for achievements in data analysis, benchmarking for continuous improvement, organizational optimization, fleet cost reductions, sustainable fleet planning, and fleet management and telematics technology deployment. He has taught workshops and best practice seminars on a wide array of topics throughout the U.S., Canada, and Europe. Active in several professional fleet organizations, Steve has served in various leadership positions, including for NAFA Fleet Management Association (currently serves on the Board of Directors), Rocky Mountain Fleet Management Association, and National Conference of State Fleet Administrators (NCSFA) where he served as executive director and president. He is widely quoted in industry publications and has collaborated on numerous articles. Mr. Saltzgiver is the recipient of the 2017 Legendary Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the Government Fleet Expo. He is also a 2017 inductee into the Government Fleet Hall of Fame, the NCSFA Distinguished Service Award, and 2015 Fleet Technology Sustainable Fleet of the Year award. He earned his Master of Arts in Organizational Management at the University of Phoenix and is a Certified Automotive Fleet Specialist. Saltzgiver is a co-author and writer for the wildly successful “Fleet Success Playbook” published by RTA.