Publishing Details
Contact & Outreach
About This Podcast
Driven for Success is a podcast for trucking company owners and executives running 20–80 truck fleets who want to scale without chaos.
Hosted by Mike Ritzema, founder of Superior Trucking Payroll Service, the show focuses on what actually breaks as fleets grow—and how strong operators fix it before constant firefighting takes over.
This isn’t a motivational show and it’s not theory-heavy. Each episode is grounded in real patterns seen across hundreds of trucking companies, covering topics like:
- Where complexity quietly creeps in as you scale
- What to standardize—and what not to
- Why payroll, pay clarity, and systems become retention issues
- How to build infrastructure that supports growth instead of relying on heroics
The goal is simple: give you practical ideas you can apply immediately to run a calmer, more profitable operation.
If you’re building a trucking company that needs to work without you carrying everything on your shoulders, this show is for you.
Podcasting 2.0 Features
Explore Statistics
Recent Episodes
S1E44 S1 E44 What Truck Driver Per Diem Actually Is (And Why So Many Trucking Companies Get It Wrong)
Send us Fan MailMost trucking company owners have heard of per diem.Most drivers have heard of per diem.But very few people can clearly explain what it actually is.In this episode of Driven for…
S1E43 S1 E43 The First System Every Trucking Owner Should Build (When Everything Feels Overwhelming)
Send us Fan MailMost trucking company owners don't have a time problem.They have a decision problem.When every question, exception, approval, and problem comes back to the owner, the business starts…
S1E42 S1 E42 Why Your Trucking Business Feels Chaotic (Even With Good People)
Send us Fan MailMost trucking companies do not feel chaotic because they hired bad people.They feel chaotic because everybody is filling in the blanks differently.One manager says yes. Another says…
S1E41 S1 E41 How to Stop Answering the Same Questions Over and Over | Trucking Systems & Scaling
Send us Fan MailMost trucking companies don’t have a people problem.They have a repetition problem.The owner keeps answering the same questions over and over again… and every unanswered process…
S1E40 S1 E40 Why Trucking Employees Ignore Your Processes (It’s Not What You Think)
Send us Fan MailMost trucking company owners think process problems are people problems.They’re not.In this episode of Driven for Success, Mike Ritzema breaks down the hidden reason processes stop…
S1E39 S1 E39 Trucking Owners You’re Delegating the Wrong Decisions (And It’s Costing You Control)
Send us Fan MailMost trucking owners think they need to delegate more.They don’t.They need to stop giving away the wrong decisions.In this episode, we break down why some decisions should never leave…
S1E38 S1 E38 Are You Accidentally Overpaying Your Drivers?
Send us Fan MailMost trucking companies aren’t overpaying drivers on purpose.But if you’re paying drivers a percentage of revenue… there’s a good chance it’s happening anyway.In this episode, I break…
S1E37 S1 E37 The Real Reason Your Trucking Team Can't Make Decisions (and How to Fix It)
Send us Fan MailMost trucking company owners don’t have a people problem.They have a decision problem.If every question still comes back to you, your business isn’t lacking effort… it’s lacking…
S1E36 S1 E36 Why Your Trucking Team Doesn’t Follow Your Processes (And What to Do About It)
Send us Fan MailIf your team isn’t following your processes, it’s easy to get frustrated.You put the time in to build the system. You explained it. And yet, people still do something different.In…
S1E35 S1 E35 What Decisions Should You Keep as a Trucking Company Owner?
Send us Fan MailIf you're running a trucking company and trying to delegate more… but you're not sure what decisions you should still be making—this episode is for you.After realizing they’ve become…
S1E34 S1 E34 Why Most Trucking Companies Stall at 20–80 Trucks (And How to Fix It)
Send us Fan MailIf you run a trucking company with 20 to 80 trucks and feel like everything still runs through you… you’re not alone.At this stage, many owners hit a point where growth slows down—not…
S1E33 S1 E33 The One Question That Builds Decision-Makers in Your Trucking Company
Send us Fan MailIn growing trucking companies, a pattern quietly takes hold.Every question starts going to the owner.Dispatch asks. Payroll asks. Safety asks. Operations asks.And over time, the…
S1E32 S1 E32 The Hidden Cost of Being the Smartest Person in Your Trucking Company
Send us Fan MailEarly in the life of a trucking company, the owner usually is the smartest person in the room.They know the customers. They know the lanes. They know the drivers. They’ve solved…
S1E31 S1 E31 The Escalation Habit That Turns Trucking Owners Into Bottlenecks
Send us Fan MailAs trucking companies grow, something subtle begins to happen inside the business.Dispatch escalates decisions. Payroll escalates questions. Safety escalates problems. Operations…
S1E30 S1 E30 The System You’re Afraid to Build (Why Owners Become the Bottleneck at 20–80 Trucks)
Send us Fan MailMost trucking company owners don’t stall because of bad software or bad people.They stall because every “quick question” still lands on their desk.In this episode of Driven for…
S1E29 S1 E29 The First System Every 30–50 Truck Fleet Needs
Send us Fan MailAs trucking fleets grow into the 30–50 truck range, most owners know they need systems — but they don’t know where to start.Should you fix payroll? Dispatch? Hiring? Maintenance?In…
S1E28 S1 E28 What Trucking Fleet Owners Should Stop Measuring (And What Actually Matters Instead)
Send us Fan MailAs trucking fleets grow, owners often track more numbers than ever — revenue, cost per mile, turnover, utilization.But more data doesn’t always mean more control.In this episode of…
S1E27 S1 E27 Why Good People Burn Out in Bad Systems
Send us Fan MailAs trucking fleets grow past 20–50 trucks, many owners start noticing something uncomfortable: good people seem overwhelmed, reactive, or burned out — even though they care and work…
S1E26 S1 E26 What to Fix First When Everything Feels Important
Send us Fan MailWhen trucking companies grow into the 30–50 truck range, most owners don’t struggle because they don’t know what needs to change.They struggle because everything feels urgent.Hiring…
S1E25 S1 E 25 Why Good Systems Feel Rigid (and Why Growing Fleets Actually Need Them)
Send us Fan MailSomewhere between 25 and 60 trucks, many fleet owners start to feel resistance when new systems are introduced.Not because the systems won’t work — but because they feel rigid,…
Frequently Asked Questions
Driven for Success has published 45 episodes since July 2025, covering topics in Business, Entrepreneurship.
Driven for Success is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 14m.
Sign up on Grep.FM to access contact details for Driven for Success, including email and social media links.
Similar Podcasts
Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast
Life.Church
194 episodes
EntreLeadership
Ramsey Network
687 episodes
Masters of Scale
WaitWhat
705 episodes
HBR IdeaCast
Harvard Business Review
650 episodes
The Mind Your Business Podcast
James Wedmore
747 episodes
Build with Leila Hormozi
Leila Hormozi
387 episodes