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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 AntichJanuary 1, 2003

An Effective RFP Is the Foundation to Creating a Successful Partnership with Your Fleet Supplier

The underlying message of this month’s cover story is that the key to negotiating an effective fleet services agreement starts with an effective request for proposal (RFP).

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ArticlesCover Storyby Mike AntichDecember 1, 2002

The Hidden Costs of Driver Reimbursement Programs

A perennial question facing corporate management is whether it makes better business sense to provide company vehicles for employees or to reimburse them for the use of their personal vehicles.

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Articlesby Mike AntichDecember 1, 2002

Reimbursement Trends Among Commercial Fleets

Many companies are under enormous and ongoing pressures to reduce costs. A corporate fleet consumes a very large percentage of a company’s operating budget and it is a tempting target for cost-cutting programs.

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Articlesby Mike AntichNovember 1, 2002

It’s Cheaper to Operate a Fleet Today Than in 1955

Fleet Costs are Up 423%, But Inflation is Up 500%

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Articlesby Mike AntichSeptember 1, 2002

Many Public Sector Fleets Want a Partnership With Fleet Service Providers

I have received a tremendous amount of feedback from public sector fleet managers to the Market Trends column appearing in the August 2002 issue on the need to create a partnership with fleet service providers. You will be able to read many of these comments in the letters to the editor page over the next several issues.

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Articlesby Mike AntichJuly 1, 2002

Electronic Vehicle Titles Will Revolutionize Title Processing: 8 States Now Recognize E-Titles

An electronic lien and title system, or ELT, is the technology that allows vehicle titles and lien information to be transmitted electronically, much like e-mail, to and from state motor vehicle agencies and lien holders.

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Articlesby Mike AntichJune 1, 2002

Fleets Still Experiencing Residual Effects of Sept. 11

It's nine months later and fleets are still feeling the residual aftershocks from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

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Articlesby Mike AntichMay 1, 2002

In a Down Economy, Fleets Repair Rather than Replacing Accident-Damaged Vehicles

The slowdown in the nation's economy has prompted many companies to re-examine their cost containment strategies, which has resulted in new initiatives to reduce the cost of operating their company fleets.

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Articlesby Mike AntichMay 1, 2002

Personalized Driver Web Pages Have the Potential to Become a Powerful New Fleet Management Tool

A future development in fleet management will be the creation of personalized Web pages for every driver in a fleet.

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Articlesby Mike AntichApril 1, 2002

Fleets Experience a Decrease in Traffic Tickets in New York and Virginia Following Sept. 11

Traffic violations in New York and Virginia, the two states most affected by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, have decreased in the five months following the tragedy.

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