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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. 

ArticlesCover Storyby Mike AntichJune 26, 2018

2019-MY Buying Inclinations Driven by Strong Economy

The majority of fleets are reporting that their acquisition strategies are being stimulated by solid organic business growth, with most forecasting an increase or continuation of the same order volume in model-year 2019.

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Articlesby Mike AntichJune 26, 2018

Mexico: Analysis of the Fleet Market

The automotive industry in Mexico has been growing each year since 2009, but 2017 was the first year sales decreased. Although retail and fleet sales declined, Mexican automotive industry continues to post strong export sales.

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Newsby Mike AntichJune 26, 2018

Calif. Trucking Company Names Fleet Manager

Arrin Burruss was named fleet manager at NEXT Trucking in Carson, Calif.

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Newsby Mike AntichJune 26, 2018

Biogen Names Fleet Manager

Billie Munroe has assumed management of Biogen U.S. fleet.

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Newsby Mike AntichJune 26, 2018

LKQ Corp. Names Fleet Director

Megan Delano was named director of fleet and logistics for LKQ Corporation in Nashville, Tenn. She assumed this position in December.

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Newsby Mike AntichJune 25, 2018

La Prairie Group Names Global Procurement Manager

Francesco Urso was named global procurement manager of indirects and procurement development for La Prairie Group AG in Volketswil in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland. He assumed this position in April.

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Newsby Mike AntichJune 25, 2018

Polaris Names Indirect Procurement Manager

Cristiano Teixeira has been named manager of indirect procurement at Polaris Industries in Plymouth, Minn. He assumed this position in February.

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Newsby Mike AntichJune 25, 2018

Biogen Fleet Manager Promotes out of Fleet

Meegan Heritage, long-time manager of field logistics and fleet operations for Biogen, assumed a new role outside of fleet in December. After 17 years in fleet, Heritage is now manager of trade and distribution for Biogen.

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Newsby Mike AntichJune 25, 2018

Meisel Promoted to VP of Operations at Quanta

David Meisel was promoted to executive vice president of operations at Quanta Services, Inc., which is headquartered in Houston. He assumed this position in March. Meisel will continue to manage the fleet in his new position.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichJune 14, 2018

How Fleets Can Avoid Staged Accidents

Blog: Vocational trucks are susceptible to being targeted for staged accidents, which involves maneuvering an unsuspecting employee driver into an intentional crash in order to make a false insurance claim or to file a lawsuit against the driver’s employer.

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