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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. 

Newsby Mike AntichMarch 31, 2020

Dmochowsky to Retire from Mondelēz International

John Dmochowsky, CAFM, MBA, senior global fleet manager for Mondelēz International, Inc. will retire on April 1, 2020.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichMarch 30, 2020

Last-Mile Deliveries Surge in a Socially Distanced World

Whatever the final impact of the pandemic on fleet management, one legacy will be the creation of an expanded base of new customers comfortable with e-commerce transactions to be serviced by a growing number of final-mile delivery fleets.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichMarch 23, 2020

Fleet Policies & Procedures to Minimize COVID-19 Contagion

As fleet manager, your mission is to lower  potential infections among those using fleet assets and to minimize the risk of spreading the virus to others with whom drivers interact.

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Articlesby Mike AntichMarch 18, 2020

Replacement Tire Transaction Costs Up Slightly in CY-2019

Although prices for replacement tires increased 3% per unit per month in calendar-year 2019 compared to CY-2018, the per transaction tire costs were up less than 1% for fleets buying at pre-negotiated national account prices.

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ArticlesCover Storyby Mike AntichMarch 17, 2020

Passenger Vehicle Maintenance Spend Increased 4% in CY-2019

Average repair cost per unit increased in 2019, primarily due to higher labor rates. Also, PM costs were up as more units require more expensive synthetic oil. Tire price per unit, on average, increased 3% in the past 12 months.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichMarch 3, 2020

Risk of PM Neglect Increases with Longer Oil Drain Intervals

Extending the oil drain interval to higher miles puts it out-of-synch with courtesy checks for tire wear and brake pad or rotor inspections. By extending oil drain intervals, there will be less frequent inspection of these wear items than what has occurred in the past.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichFebruary 26, 2020

Fleet Manager Leadership Defines Fleet Operations Culture

Every company has a corporate culture and if you drill down the corporate strata, every department likewise has its own culture that embodies the management philosophy of the department manager.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichFebruary 19, 2020

The Fleets of Tomorrow Will Attract Fast-Track Managers With Predisposition to Analytics

Younger employees who are aware of fleet manager core competencies will gravitate to fleet as a stepping stone because of the exposure to cross-functional groups.

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Articlesby Mike AntichFebruary 18, 2020

Fleet Managers Discuss the Risk of Data Paralysis

Automotive Fleet recently surveyed commercial fleet managers about the challenges they face. One of the recurring themes was the issue of data overload and the potential of data paralysis.

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Articlesby Mike AntichFebruary 12, 2020

Emerging Legal and Privacy Issues for Fleets

With policies such as the GDPR, the issue of potential regulatory, legal, and privacy issues associated with the collection and use of Big Data promises to grow in the future.

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