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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. 

Market Trendsby Mike AntichFebruary 1, 2015

Fleet Operations Exist to Support User Departments, Not Vice Versa

Some fleet managers lament they used to be in "control," but now "share" responsibility, requiring approvals or buy-in from every affected department. Fleet managers must learn to be diplomats, because interdepartmental conflict can have a corrosive effect on how departments work with fleet operations.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichJanuary 25, 2015

Multinational Fleet Managers Must Expand Beyond Regional Expertise

The next real challenge for many fleet managers, executives, or anyone with fleet responsibilities is going to be how to manage and take a fleet to a global platform. Executives at these companies are looking at their fleets from a global perspective.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichJanuary 22, 2015

Don't Make Your Fleet Operation Conform to the Truck

Building a truck is a complicated process. Specifying the right truck requires hundreds of decisions and choices – and each choice potentially impacts another. The tricky part is finding the balance between over-spec’ing and under-spec’ing a vehicle, each with its own unique set of consequences.

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Newsby Mike AntichJanuary 22, 2015

N.J. Non-Profit Names Fleet Manager

Alan Binstein has been named fleet manager for The Arc of Essex County in Livingston, N.J. The Arc of Essex County operates a fleet of 100 vehicles in support of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.

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Newsby Mike AntichJanuary 21, 2015

Consolidated Service Corp. Chairman Starr Dies

Pat Starr, former chairman of Consolidated Service Corp. (CSC) and Automotive Fleet Hall of Fame inductee, died on Jan. 17. He was 87.

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Newsby Mike AntichJanuary 9, 2015

Former Boral Fleet Manager Joins Rollins Inc.

Linda Ellis joined Rollins, Inc. in September 2014, working in procurement services to create savings around Rollins IT and telecom spend.

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Articlesby Mike AntichJanuary 7, 2015

Fleet Management 2025 Forecast: Vehicle Maintenance

Most agree that many of the trends we are experiencing today will continue for the next decade; however, technology, in particular vehicle connectivity, will have a dramatic impact on how vehicles will be maintained in the future.

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Articlesby Mike AntichJanuary 7, 2015

Fleet Management 2025 Forecast: Fleet Taxation

Taxes are almost guaranteed to increase, but their impact will vary due to different tax regulations varying by state. An emerging concern is the taxation of online services, the cost of which would be passed on to end-users.

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Articlesby Mike AntichJanuary 7, 2015

Fleet Management 2025 Forecast: Fleet License and Title Services

The industry consensus is that fleet license & title services will become more expensive in future years as vehicle registrations are blocked for unpaid tolls & violations. Transaction fees will increase to offset DMV budget shortages.

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Articlesby Mike AntichJanuary 7, 2015

Fleet Management 2025 Forecast: Productivity Tools

Mobile apps will by fully integrated into fleet and become the medium for driver interaction, while cloud computing will accelerate the transmission of data. Vehicle connectivity will add a new dimension to fleet management.

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