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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 AntichFebruary 1, 2005

Public Sector Fleet Management: Will Online Reverse Auctions Ultimately Replace Competitive Bidding in Government Procurement?

Approximately $151 million was spent by states using reverse auctions in fiscal year (FY) 2004. This dollar volume is anticipated to increase 300 percent by FY2007 to more than $450 million as more states adopt reverse auctions, according to a report released last December by INPUT, a government market intelligence company headquartered in Reston, Va.

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Articlesby Mike AntichJanuary 1, 2005

Multi-National Fleets Will Feel Impact of Corporate Compliance with the Kyoto Global Warming Treaty

The Kyoto Protocol, which seeks to reduce global greenhouse emissions, will become effective Feb. 16 in 132 countries that signed the treaty. Even though the U.S. is not a signatory to the treaty, U.S. companies with operations in Kyoto-participating countries will be required to curb their greenhouse gas pollution in those nations.

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Articlesby Mike AntichJanuary 1, 2005

Revising Upfitting Specs Can Decrease Workers’ Comp Claims

Avoiding potential workers’ compensation claims is becoming a greater factor in fleet upfitting decisions. For example, according to a Zurich Service Corp. study, the average workers’ comp cost for a pushing/pulling injury was $10,175, while the average cost for a lifting/bending incident is $8,989.

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Articlesby Mike AntichJanuary 1, 2005

Top 10 Trends in License & Title

In the next five years, online registration renewals will expand from nine to 25 states. In the post-9/11 era, there are increased security concerns in terms of vehicle registration and the DOT enforcing more DMV-related regulations.

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Articlesby Mike AntichJanuary 1, 2005

15 Challenges Facing Utility Industry Fleet Operations in 2005

The past 10 years have been very tough for energy and utility companies with the advent of deregulation and the growing competition in an open marketplace. Utility fleet operations have not been immune to these pressures.

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Articlesby Mike AntichJanuary 1, 2005

15 Trends That Will Impact Fleet Operating Costs in 2005 and Beyond

A primary cause for unscheduled maintenance, especially for trucks and vans, is under-spec’ing. More fleets are investigating the use of smaller trucks to minimize acquisition costs. In an effort to reduce acquisition costs, some companies under-spec trucks but do not change the fleet application.

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Articlesby Mike AntichJanuary 1, 2005

Top 6 Trends in Fleet Taxation

States and other governmental jurisdictions are looking for ways to generate more revenue to compensate for lower tax revenues. As a result, fleets are paying additional expenses for registration, taxes, plates, and inspection fees.

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Articlesby Mike AntichJanuary 1, 2005

Top 10 Fleet Maintenance Trends

Vehicles are being kept in service for longer periods, but this is mitigated by the fact that today’s models are the highest quality vehicles ever built. New technologies, such as hybrid powertrains, will mean new maintenance issues.

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Articlesby Mike AntichJanuary 1, 2005

Top 7 Trends in New-Vehicle Selection & Purchasing

Anticipated is a significant growth of hybrids and import-badged vehicles in commercial fleet usage, the increasing influence of purchasing and procurement groups, and more sophisticated online new-vehicle ordering systems.

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Articlesby Mike AntichJanuary 1, 2005

New Fleet Applications Emerge Using Wi-Fi Technology

What does Dayton, Ohio, have in common with the cities of Aurora, Colo.; Corpus Christi, Texas; Milpitas, Calif., New Orleans; San Mateo, Calif.; North Miami Beach, Fla.; Oklahoma City and Philadelphia? It will become the latest in a growing number of municipalities that have built or plan to build Wi-Fi networks that will turn their entire city into a wireless hot spot.

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