VP, Truck Technology & Maintenance

About Nationa Lease

A partner company of Corcentric, Nationa Lease is one of the largest full‑service truck leasing organizations in North America, with more than 700 service locations throughout the U.S. and Canada, a combined customer fleet of 125,000 tractors, trucks, and trailers, and annual revenue in excess of $4 billion. The company provides comprehensive services for private fleets and transportation service providers and is comprised of 150 independent businesses employing 22,000 people.

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As VP of Truck Technology & Maintenance at Nationa Lease, you will join a fun, collaborative team within an ambitious, entrepreneurial global organization. You will oversee and support members with maintenance, truck technology, shop efficiency, and manufacturer support best practices. You will advocate with suppliers to support Nationa Lease as a unified network, including designing vehicle specification solutions that meet our customers' specific applications.

Working directly with our members, national account customers, and suppliers, you will stay well‑informed of truck fleet technological innovations and trends and serve as a leading subject matter expert, resource, and advocate for the Nationa Lease member community. This role is based in Downers Grove, IL, with a hybrid schedule and approximately 35% travel.

• Keep informed on the latest technologies and trends affecting truck fleet management and leasing services.
• Share maintenance best practices for shop efficiency and new vehicle technologies.
• Conduct site visits with members.
• Present maintenance issues, solutions, trends, and best practices at meetings and conferences.
• Investigate major vehicle maintenance failures and work with manufacturers to identify the root cause and develop a unified member solution for all affected vehicles.
• Advocate on behalf of members with manufacturers for policy consideration, major dealer issues, parts delays, software licenses, etc.
• Conduct customer operation analysis and design vehicle specs to fit those needs.
• Identify national account customers' appetite for safety risk, driver comfort, fuel efficiency vs performance, telematics, and total cost of lease.
• Perform customer operational assessment and work with the sales team to provide best‑in‑class transportation solutions; design and select vehicle specs to meet the customer's specific application.
• Support Member Services to plan and execute the annual Maintenance Managers Meeting.
• Prepare and administer the Nationa Lease annual Tech Challenge, including participation at TMC Super Tech.
• Review sales packages for completeness, rating accuracy, policy adherence, and approve vehicle specifications for compatibility and customer needs.
• Assist the sales team with prospect and customer sales support, including site visits, customer reviews, and vehicle solutions.
• Develop supplier agreements for capital equipment, including cab & chassis, bodies, refrigeration units, and liftgates.
• Process vehicle orders for national accounts, track delivery, and hold suppliers accountable.
• Coordinate the reallocation of available member vehicle slots.
• Calculate and communicate transfer values for national account vehicle transfers.

• Deep expertise in truck technology and maintenance practices.
• Broad knowledge of truck renting and leasing.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with a professional presence and the ability to present to large audiences and engage the member community.
• Excellent organizational skills, independently driven and accountable with a high degree of ownership and an entrepreneurial mindset.
• Ability to use technology, including email, internet, and web conferencing.
• Ability to travel as needed (approximately 35%).
• Ability to work in a team environment with a collaborative mindset.

We want to make sure you're set up to succeed, and we view these as the critical skills you'll need to achieve great things at Nationa Lease!

• Generous annual paid time off program that increases with tenure.
• Eight paid holidays plus three personal holidays.
• An annual paid day off to…