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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 AntichMarch 23, 2021

Fleet Safety Trends Influencing Fleets in 2021: Part One

Fleet safety is a dynamic segment of fleet management and based on conversations with fleet managers in a variety of industries, following is part one in a three part series that details 15 trends currently impacting most commercial fleets.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichMarch 18, 2021

The Overt (and Hidden) Cost of Vehicle Abuse

Vehicle abuse is an avoidable fleet cost. This abuse is wide-ranging, running the gamut from damage caused from fluid levels being low, missing PM intervals, driving on underinflated tires to extreme situations of jumping curbs or carelessly scraping the sides of parking structures.

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Articlesby Mike AntichMarch 17, 2021

Major Fleet Milestones: 2010 - 2021

The seventh edition of the Top Fleet milestones covers events that occurred between 2010 to 2021.

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Articlesby Mike AntichMarch 16, 2021

Major Fleet Milestones: 2000 - 2009

The sixth edition of the Top Fleet milestones covers events that occurred between 2000 to 2009.

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Articlesby Mike AntichMarch 15, 2021

Major Fleet Milestones: 1990 - 1999

The '90s saw the growth in major global fleet acquisition agreements and the creation of the global fleet manager position.

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Articlesby Mike AntichMarch 11, 2021

Major Fleet Milestones: 1980 - 1989

The third edition of the Top Fleet milestones covers events that occurred between 1980 to 1989.

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Articlesby Mike AntichMarch 10, 2021

Major Fleet Milestones: 1970 - 1979

The third edition of the Top Fleet milestones covers events that occurred between 1970 to 1979.

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Articlesby Mike AntichMarch 9, 2021

Fleet Readers Sound Off on EV Adoption, the Work-from-Home Business Model & More

This regular column is designed to encourage discourse for fleet professionals to let their voices be heard to their peers and other industry professionals.

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Newsby Mike AntichMarch 9, 2021

Craig Cheatle Joins Discount Tire

Craig Cheatle was named national head of business development for Discount Tire, the world’s largest independent retailer of tires and wheels.

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Articlesby Mike AntichMarch 9, 2021

Major Fleet Milestones: 1960 - 1969

As Automotive Fleet celebrates its 60th anniversary, we look back on the major milestones that have influenced fleet management.

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