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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. 

Market Trendsby Mike AntichDecember 13, 2018

Entitlement Mentality Leads to Vehicle Abuse

Many times employees who have an “entitlement mentality” do not have a sense of responsibility to take care of the company asset as if it was their own. This impacts fleet costs. A company vehicle in poor condition because of driver abuse or neglect will result in lost resale value or incur unnecessary reconditioning expense at auction.

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Newsby Mike AntichDecember 4, 2018

Global Fleet Manager of the Year Honoree Named

Almy Sousa Magalhães, global strategic procurement executive for fleet & mobility e-commerce, distribution, warehouse and fleet at Philip Morris International, was named the 2018 Global Fleet Manager of the Year at the Fleet Europe Summit 2018.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichDecember 3, 2018

Predictive Analytics to Revolutionize Last-Mile Delivery

Not only is last-mile delivery the fastest growing vocational fleet segment, it is also demonstrating that it will be an early adopter exploiting the technologies and business practices that will become the new core fleet management tools to be employed in the next decade of the 2020s.

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Photo Galleriesby Mike AntichDecember 1, 2018

Mike Albert's Truck Fest

Mike Albert Fleet Solutions held its third annual Truck Fest event on Sept. 27, 2018, which is designed to showcase the latest fleet upfitting packages, truck-mounted vocational equipment, and OEM chassis.

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Articlesby Mike AntichDecember 1, 2018

Mike Albert Hosts 2018 Truck Fest

Thirteen distributors and truck upfitters displayed their products at the annual fleet event.

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Articlesby Mike AntichNovember 30, 2018

Higher Motor Oil Prices Nudge Preventive Maintenance Costs Up

Citing the higher cost of crude oil, many major manufacturers of finished lubricant products increased prices from 5% to 8% in CY-2018. Plus, each model-year, more OEMs require the use of more expensive synthetic motor oils.

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Articlesby Mike AntichNovember 30, 2018

Strategies to Reduce Fuel Spend

Companies are spec’ing selectors to take advantage of more fuel-efficient vehicle technologies, such as higher-speed transmissions, turbocharged smaller displacement drivetrains, and, when possible, downsizing to a smaller vehicle.

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Articlesby Mike AntichNovember 30, 2018

Fuel Prices Increase Fleet Operating Costs

Higher fuel pricing has been the No. 1 factor contributing to higher operating costs in calendar-year 2018. Since fuel makes up the largest portion of fleet operating costs, it has strongly contributed to the increase in total fleet spend.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichNovember 8, 2018

Biggest Challenges Facing Vocational Fleet Managers

To get the pulse of the vocational truck and van market, I reached out to a wide cross-section of fleet managers around the country to find out what’s on their minds. Here’s a snapshot of what they told me.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichNovember 5, 2018

ADAS Complexity Will Create New Maintenance Costs and Vulnerabilities for Fleets

While technology is making vehicles safer, last longer, and be more environmentally friendly, it is also making them increasingly complex. As vehicles become more complex, so do all aspects of vehicle repairs.

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