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Mike Antich

Former Editor and Associate Publisher

Mike Antich covered the fleet management and vehicle remarketing markets for over 20 years. Mike has written or edited over 5,000 articles on fleet management, manufacturer fleet activities, the fleet leasing industry, and vehicle remarketing during this period.

Mike was the editor and associate publisher for Automotive Fleet magazine. 

Mike was also actively involved with a variety of fleet and remarketing industry associations and was a long-time member of the board of directors for the Automotive Fleet & Leasing Association (AFLA). He served as AFLA's president from 2008-2009 and was reelected AFLA president in 2021-2022. He was also the chairman of the AFLA Globalization Committee, where he was instrumental in creating the first-ever Global Fleet Networking Consortium comprised of five international fleet associations.

He was also a member of the board of directors and an officer for the International Automotive Remarketers Alliance (IARA). He was the Alliance's long-time secretary and chaired its public relations committee. In addition, he was the past chairman of the IARA certification task force, which developed the industry's first-ever certification program for vehicle remarketers. 

In 2010, Mike was inducted into the Fleet Hall of Fame and inducted into the Global Fleet Hall of Fame in 2022. He also won the Industry Icon Award, presented by the IARA and NAAA.

Mike was an international speaker and has spoken at numerous industry conferences, client advisory councils, and fleet sales meetings.

He passed away on Dec. 19, 2025. 

Newsby Mike AntichMay 26, 2015

LKQ Corp. Names Fleet Director

Robert Anno has been named director of fleet management at auto parts company LKQ Corp.

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Newsby Mike AntichMay 25, 2015

Ferring Pharmaceuticals Names P2P Coordinator

Angela Gregorowicz has been named P2P coordinator at Ferring Pharmaceuticals in Parsippany, N.J. She assumed this position in February.

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Newsby Mike AntichMay 15, 2015

Monsanto Fleet Manager Retires

Peg Nicholson, CAFM, fleet manager for Monsanto Company, retired on March 6. Nicholson had worked at Monsanto since 2005.

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Articlesby Mike AntichMay 12, 2015

OEM Report Card: Courtesy Delivery

While not embraced by all dealers, the process of offering drop-shipped vehicles to fleets offers opportunities for dealers as well as OEMs.

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Articlesby Mike AntichMay 12, 2015

OEM Report Card: Order to Delivery

For commercial fleet managers, the delivery times of light-duty vehicles can often fall prey to the availability of rail cars, quality holds, weather-related delays, and other production factors.

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Articlesby Mike AntichMay 12, 2015

2015 Fleet Industry Report Card: FMCs

In the second part of this year’s fleet industry report card, fleet managers give their feedback about what fleet management companies (FMCs) are doing right and where they have a need for improvement.

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ArticlesCover Storyby Mike AntichMay 12, 2015

2015 Fleet Industry Report Card: OEMs

The results are in for the third annual industry report card, validating that OEM fleet operations continue to do a very good job in meeting the needs of commercial fleet managers; however, there is room for further improvement.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichMay 5, 2015

Implementing a Driver Communication Strategy

I recently attended a seminar comprised of fleet drivers from different corporations, and what surprised me was that none of them knew the name of their company fleet manager. Is this important? I think so.

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Newsby Mike AntichMay 5, 2015

NCR Corp. Names North American Fleet Manager

Julie Bergs was named North American fleet manager for NCR Corporation. Previously, Bergs was fleet administrator for Georgia-Pacific LLC.

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Newsby Mike AntichApril 28, 2015

Motorlease President Jack Leary Dies

John “Jack” Leary, president of The Motorlease Corp., a fleet management company headquartered in Farmington, Conn., passed away on April 25. He was 60.

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