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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. 

Articlesby Mike AntichMarch 1, 2006

Fleets are the Targets for ‘Hidden Taxes’

Over the past two decades, the tax cost to operate a company-provided fleet has increased substantially. Today, taxes are the sixth-highest cost to operating a fleet.

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Articlesby Mike AntichFebruary 1, 2006

Public Sector Fleets:Why Fleet Resale Proceeds Should Not be Returned to the General Fund

A fleet with a vehicle replacement fund to which resale proceeds are returned makes the fleet manager more accountable for the disposal of surplus vehicles and equipment. It is in the fleet manager’s best interest to maximize resale proceeds to offset the cost of new vehicles.

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Articlesby Mike AntichFebruary 1, 2006

Are You a Tactical or Strategic Fleet Manager?

The common denominator among the companies operating the nation’s 300 largest commercial fleets is that they empower their fleet managers to make strategic decisions necessary to cost-effectively operate their fleets.

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Articlesby Mike AntichFebruary 1, 2006

Public Sector Fleet Operations on the Radar Screen of Politicians

The rapid rise in gasoline and diesel prices precipitated unanticipated fleet budget deficits throughout the country in 2005. This caused fleet to get on the “radar screen” of elected officials, the local news media, and taxpayer watchdog groups. As fleet managers asked legislators for additional funding, a knee-jerk “politicization” of fleet operations occurred with some elected politicians seeking to modify fleet policies.

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Articlesby Mike AntichJanuary 1, 2006

Think You Run a Well-Managed Fleet? Show Me the Metrics

Strategic sourcing has been a strong trend in corporate procurement for more than a decade. It has changed the corporate landscape and many fleet managers today find themselves reporting into the company’s procurement/sourcing group.

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Articlesby Mike AntichJanuary 1, 2006

The Time is Now to Create a Certified Automotive Remarketing Program

The International Automotive Remarketers Alliance (IARA) has launched an important industry initiative to develop the first-ever certification program for remarketers. Known as the Certified Automotive Remarketing program (CAR), it will be open to all members of IARA, along with nonmembers who meet the eligibility criteria. Currently, no such program exists for the remarketing industry. However, this is not the case in other industries.

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Articlesby Mike AntichJanuary 1, 2006

Higher Fuel Prices Prompt Increase in Truck Overloading

Higher fuel costs have created budgetary pressures to minimize operating expense, prompting some companies to make the most of every trip by overloading trucks.

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Articlesby Mike AntichJanuary 1, 2006

How Should Fleet Resale Performance be Measured?

A variety of resale guides are available for commercial fleet managers to use in benchmarking vehicle resale values and measuring the performance of their remarketing vendor. Recently, the advent of online resale guides is prompting some fleet managers to actively consider the use of other industry benchmarks.

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Articlesby Mike AntichJanuary 1, 2006

How Should Fleet Resale Performance be Measured?

The emergence of online resale guides has prompted some fleet managers to use them as industry benchmarks to measure resale performance. Other fleet managers are now using online sales guides to price employee sales vehicles

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Articlesby Mike AntichDecember 1, 2005

Use of a Company-Owned Vehicle May Override the ‘Coming and Going’ Rule in Workers’ Comp Claims

Most state workers’ compensation systems do not provide benefits for injuries sustained while an employee is commuting to and from work. This is commonly referred to as the “coming and going” rule. Under ordinary circumstances, any injury that an employee may suffer while traveling to and from work would not be covered by workers’ compensation.

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