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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 AntichAugust 1, 2001

Pressure to Lower Expenses Will Keep 2002-MY Orders Flat

Key factors driving new-vehicle acquisitions for the 2002-model year are corporate pressure to cut expenditures, aggressive marketing by factories, and the high cost of fuel, which is causing some fleets to reconsider SUVs.

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Articlesby Mike AntichAugust 1, 2001

Are Red-Light Cameras Safety Devices or Cash Machines?

On May 30, 2001, the San Diego Police Department stopped mailing traffic tickets to motorists for running red lights based on photos taken by cameras at 19 intersections in the city.

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Articlesby Mike AntichJuly 1, 2001

Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Cuts Fleet Costs by $500,000

The refining and marketing company accumulated these annual savings by implementing a series of changes to its fleet, such as reamortizing truck leases, shifting to sedans from minivans, and modifying its vehicle selector.

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Articlesby Mike AntichJuly 1, 2001

Move by New York DMV to Track Insurance Electronically Creates Headaches for Fleets - More States to Follow Suit

In the past decade there has been an alarming increase in losses attributed to uninsured commercial drivers in the state of New York. Ultimately, New York decided to get tough by no longer solely accepting insurance cards as validation of liability insurance coverage.

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Articlesby Mike AntichJune 1, 2001

What are the Pitfalls of Making Vehicle Condition a Part of an Employee's Annual Job Review?

If an employee threw trash all over the office floor, scratched the paint off the walls, broke the light bulbs, left holes and dents in the wallboard, and skipped routine maintenance on the copier until it overheated and broke, no manager would tolerate this abuse, points out Chris Amos, fleet manager for the city of St. Louis.

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Articlesby Mike AntichMay 1, 2001

Factory Incentives Gain Greater Sway in Model Selection

At some companies, management pressure to reduce fleet costs is causing incentives to gain greater importance in selector development. To find out how much influence incentives do exert, AF interviewed 32 fleet managers.

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Articlesby Mike AntichMay 1, 2001

10 Ways to Increase Driver Compliance with Fleet Policy

The best time to control cost is before it occurs and the best way to do this is by establishing policies and procedures that inhibit unnecessary spending.

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Articlesby Mike AntichApril 1, 2001

Will EZ Pass Become a Pain in the Neck?

For fleet managers, EZ Pass is becoming an administrative pain in the neck. More and more fleet managers are reporting an unexplained increase in EZ Pass violations.

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Articlesby Mike AntichApril 1, 2001

Fleet Policy Exceptions Increase Corporate Liability Exposure

What if your company is sued over a vehicle-related problem caused by an employee driver? If this should happen, it is important to know that subsequent legal decisions may be based on prior precedents and exceptions you have made to your company vehicle policy. You may potentially create a new problem by making an exception in resolving a driver-related problem. The last thing you want to do is to create a new problem in the course of resolving it, and the surest way to do so is to make an exc

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Articlesby Mike AntichApril 1, 2001

High-Dollar Fleet Incentives are Decreasing Net Depreciation

For the past three years, the high volume of new-vehicle incentives that auto manufacturers are using to stimulate retail sales has exerted downward pressure on used-vehicle prices. On the other hand, the aggressive fleet incentives that have been in play since 2001 are starting to have the opposite effect on fleet resale values by helping to lower net depreciation expense. For instance, last year, fleets began to remarket vehicles that came into service during the post-9/11 period of aggressiv

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