Driven for Success
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.
Driven for Success
Latest Episodes
S1 E41 How to Stop Answering the Same Questions Over and Over | Trucking Systems & Scaling
Most 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 slowly turns the owner into the bottleneck.In...
S1 E40 Why Trucking Employees Ignore Your Processes (It’s Not What You Think)
Most 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 working as trucking companies grow.Because...
S1 E39 Trucking Owners You’re Delegating the Wrong Decisions (And It’s Costing You Control)
Most 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 the owner—and what happens when they do...
S1 E38 Are You Accidentally Overpaying Your Drivers?
Most 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 down a common mistake that can quietly eat int...
S1 E37 The Real Reason Your Trucking Team Can't Make Decisions (and How to Fix It)
Most 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 context.In this episode, we break down why yo...