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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 AntichDecember 1, 2005

You May Be Violating State Law By Deducting Driver Wages to Pay for Vehicle Damage

Many nationally dispersed fleets include a provision in their fleet policy guidelines stating that drivers are financially liable for damage to their company-provided vehicle if it was caused by negligence. However, many fleet managers are unaware that this practice is illegal in some states.

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Articlesby Mike AntichDecember 1, 2005

Saving Gas Can Be as Simple as Properly Inflating Tires

The easiest way to minimize fuel expenditure is to ensure that tires are inflated to the correct pressure. Statistics compiled by the American Automobile Association (AAA), show that fuel economy is compromised by 10 percent when tires are under-inflated by only 2 psi (pounds per square inch.) An under inflated tire increases rolling resistance, requiring your engine to work harder. Proper tire inflation could save several hundred dollars annually at the gas pumps.

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Articlesby Mike AntichDecember 1, 2005

Driving and Prescription Drugs Can be a Lethal RX

As fleet manager, any time one of your drivers uses an over-the-counter or prescribed medication, you must consider the risk and the effect it might have on their ability to drive.

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Articlesby Mike AntichNovember 1, 2005

Fleet Cost Control Starts with the Company Driver

The best time to control cost is before it occurs, and the way to do this is by establishing policies and procedures that inhibit unnecessary spending. However, just because your company implements a written fleet policy doesn’t mean it is being followed. How do you increase driver compliance with fleet policy?

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Articlesby Mike AntichNovember 1, 2005

Sky-High Fuel Prices Spike Fleet Operating Costs in 2005

Fuel prices hit a record nationwide average of $2.91 per gallon in October 2005. Fuel costs have increased 43 percent since January. In addition, labor rates and part prices are up. Tire manufacturers have also raised prices.

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Articlesby Mike AntichNovember 1, 2005

Fuel Becomes Fleet's No. 1 Expense at $3.25 Per Gallon Depreciation Moves to No. 2 Position

If the price of gasoline reaches $3.25 per gallon, it will exceed depreciation as fleet's No. 1 expense, based on today's incentives and residual values. With the $3-per-gallon threshold already shattered, this scenario is not implausible.

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Articlesby Mike AntichNovember 1, 2005

Designing Tires to a Specific Model Has Consequences for Commercial Fleets

Tires are an evolving component on vehicles. One simply has to look at the trend with factory OEM wheels and tires. Only a few years ago, the norm was 15- and 16-inch wheels. Currently, these same-sized cars, are now equipped with 16- and 17-inch sizes and some even have 18-inchers for mid-size cars.

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Articlesby Mike AntichOctober 1, 2005

The Impact of Hurricane Katrina on the Wholesale Used-Vehicle Market

An estimated 250,000 to 1.2 million vehicles were damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. There were approximately 20,000 commercial fleet vehicles in the Gulf Coast at the time of the Hurricane with as many as 2,000 units destroyed or damaged.

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Articlesby Mike AntichSeptember 1, 2005

Fleet’s Finest Hour

Estimates vary as to the number of private and commercial vehicles destroyed or damaged by Hurricane Katrina, from a low of 250,000 vehicles to as many as 1.2 million.

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Articlesby Mike AntichSeptember 1, 2005

Fleet Policy is the DNA of Your Fleet

For the past several years, I have read with fascination about the human genome project, which seeks to decipher the DNA instructions that, along with environment, help to determine who we are as individuals. In the same vein, I believe that each fleet also has a DNA of sorts, which is comprised of the procedures and regulations that are codified in its corporate fleet policy.

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