Talking Shop: Best Practices with Kevin Schlangen, CEM
Kevin Schlangen, CEM, is the fleet manager for Dakota County, Minnesota, and is a former Construction Equipment and AEMP Fleet Masters Award winner.
His diverse, mixed fleet includes everything from excavators to snowplows to chainsaws, as well as responsibility for pickups, police vehicles, and other rolling stock. Many county departments rely on Dakota County Fleet Management for maintenance.
Construction Equipment senior editor Frank Raczon visited with Schlangen to learn some of his secrets for establishing and maintaining a top shop.
About the Author
Frank RaczonFrank Raczon
Frank Raczon has covered and influenced the equipment industry for 35 years, including 15 years as senior editor of Construction Equipment, and marketing, advertising, and public relations work with the industry's top manufacturers. In addition to authoring "Caterpillar: Modern Earthmoving Marvels" (Motorbooks, 2015), he has won numerous awards in his career, highlighted by nods from the Construction Writers Association, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, the Business Marketing Association, and BtoB magazine. Raczon has also won a number of awards from publishing peer groups such as ASBPE and TABPI.