NAFA FleetSolutions
The Race to Recruit
Why fleet leaders need to rethink how they attract, develop, and retain the technicians who keep vehicles moving
By Carla Kalogeridis
July/August 2026 Pages 15–17
About Diamond Fleet Tech Network
We're building a technician talent ecosystem — connecting trade schools, technicians, and employers through Digital Technician Profiles.
The Problem We're Solving
Technicians should not have to apply everywhere, rebuild resumes, or fight through paperwork just to be represented.
Too many skilled techs avoid the process altogether — they move through relationships, stay stuck in bad-fit shops, or leave the industry instead.
Our Mission
Make sure every diesel, automotive, and heavy equipment technician has a Digital Technician Profile that represents them throughout their career.
One profile that lives with the technician, helps schools support placement, and helps employers find real technician fit.
Sean C. Carson
Founder & President, Diamond Fleet Tech Network (DFTN)
Sean C. Carson is a transportation, logistics, and operations leader with more than 20 years of experience across Walmart, Tyson Foods, PepsiCo, and Little Debbie—including four years directly leading fleet maintenance operations and technician teams.
Having led both large-scale operations and maintenance teams, Sean understands the challenges employers face in finding, hiring, developing, and retaining qualified technicians. He has also seen firsthand how traditional hiring methods often fail the skilled professionals doing the work and the employers trying to reach them.
Sean founded Diamond Fleet Tech Network to create a better connection between technicians, trade schools, and employers. Through Digital Technician Profiles and a relationship-driven network, DFTN gives technicians stronger professional representation, helps schools expand career opportunities for their students, and gives employers access to better-aligned talent—not another stack of résumés.
Built from Real Fleet Experience
Industry Recognition
DFTN’s approach to technician recruiting, development, and retention has been featured by leading fleet-industry publications.
Fleet Maintenance
How digital technician profiles could improve fleet maintenance hiring and retention
By John Hitch
Read the Article
Photo courtesy of Sean Carson
Why This Exists
For Technicians
- •Tired of filling out the same information on multiple applications
- •Limited visibility beyond personal networks and word-of-mouth
- •Resume-based hiring that doesn't capture their real value
- •Need a way to showcase skills and preferences to multiple employers
For Employers
- •Long time-to-hire and high costs for open positions
- •Screening through unqualified applicants and generic resumes
- •High turnover from poor hiring fits
- •Starting from scratch with every new opening
For Schools
- •Students need a simpler way to present their hands-on skills and training
- •Traditional resumes rarely capture certifications, equipment experience, and accomplishments
- •Instructors need an easy, career-long profile students can continue updating
- •Schools need stronger visibility and connections between students and employers
Our Vision
A future where every technician is visible, every fleet can see real available talent, and the technician shortage is tackled in a new way — by removing friction on both sides. Diamond Fleet Tech Network makes it easier for technicians to be seen, easier for schools to showcase the pipeline, and easier for fleets to move beyond post-and-pray hiring by seeing skills, experience, location, equipment background, and fit before the application process ever starts.