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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 AntichOctober 1, 2003

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

Some nationally dispersed fleets include a provision in their fleet policy stating that a driver is liable for wage deductions for damage to his or her company-provided vehicle if it was caused by negligence. However, many fleet managers are unaware that this practice, under certain circumstances, is illegal in some states.

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Articlesby Mike AntichSeptember 1, 2003

Resale Losses Prompt Some Management to Reconsider Driver Reimbursement

A few fleet managers are voicing concern that their senior management is reacting to the current resale losses on their fleet vehicles by questioning the necessity of offering company-provided vehicles. They ask whether driver reimbursement might be a better option since it eliminates the company's vulnerability to downwings in used-vehicle values.

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Articlesby Mike AntichJuly 1, 2003

Are We Losing Control Over Fleet Management?

Ask yourself, how much control do you really have over the following market conditions?

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Articlesby Mike AntichJune 1, 2003

Why the Federal Government Should Discourage Employee Reimbursement

Professional fleet management helps the federal government achieve its environmental objective by operating millions of well-maintained, fuel-efficient vehicles. These late-model company-provided vehicles that are on the road today help the government to reduce tailpipe emission levels and conserve gasoline.

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Articlesby Mike AntichMay 1, 2003

Is Your Employee Sales Program Leaving Money on the Table?

One skill that sets apart exceptional fleet managers is their vehicle remarketing expertise. Nowadays, emphasis is placed on fleet purchasing and not enough on remarketing.

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Articlesby Mike AntichApril 1, 2003

What Fleet Managers Say Are Their Top 5 Challenges

Struggle to manage vehicle depreciation tops the list of concerns.

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Articlesby Mike AntichApril 1, 2003

How to Manage a 'Reverse Expansion'

In the past 12 months, there have been a growing number of corporate downsizings and layoffs; but in today’s politically correct business environment, such terms are viewed as too harsh.

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Articlesby Mike AntichMarch 1, 2003

Do Limited Choice Selectors Cultivate Driver Receptivity to Reimbursement?

In the early years of fleet, company drivers were typically given a selector allowing them to choose between a Ford, Chevrolet, or Plymouth.

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Articlesby Mike AntichFebruary 1, 2003

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.

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Articlesby Mike AntichJanuary 1, 2003

Multiple Parts Price Increases Lead to Higher Severity in 2002

The annual fleet accident study conducted by CEI revealed the greatest risk for an accident to occur was in a parking lot on a Friday in clear weather.

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