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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 AntichMay 16, 2018

Commercial Fleet Market in Argentina Gains Strength

The largest fleet market in Argentina is among large multinational corporations, such as pharmaceutical companies, but there is also a strong vocational fleet market in food distribution, petroleum, mining, and utilities.

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Driving Notesby Mike AntichMay 15, 2018

2018 Nissan Frontier SV Crew Cab

The Frontier is a capable work truck that can be used in diverse vocational segments, ranging from pool cleaners to gardeners to diverse tradesmen applications. It is powered by a robust V-6 and has a configurable cargo bed.

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Articlesby Mike AntichMay 15, 2018

Fleet Market Flat as Ecuador Emerges from Recession

The strongest sectors acquiring commercial fleet vehicles are agricultural, construction, pharmaceuticals, petroleum, telecommunications, and consumer product companies. Car rental and government are the two top fleet markets.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichMay 12, 2018

Collaboration Between Procurement & EHS Can Yield Dramatic Spend Reductions

Procurement underperforms in cross-collaboration initiatives with other corporate spend categories, such as Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) and supply-chain management.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichMay 7, 2018

Three Steps to a Successful Upfit: Plan, Plan, Plan

We all agree that planning is crucial to the success of any project, but it is especially important when spec’ing a new upfit. Conceptually, most fleet managers will agree with this statement, but it isn’t always followed in actual practice.

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Newsby Mike AntichMay 7, 2018

Eaton's Indirect Supply Chain Manager Retires

While at Eaton, Janet Horvath had global fleet responsibility to meet corporate cost reduction goals and sustainability initiatives.

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Newsby Mike AntichMay 7, 2018

Corporate Fleet Administrator for Terracon Retires

Ginny Liddle, CAFM, corporate fleet administrator for Terracon Consultants, Inc., retired on May 3, 2018, culminating a 32-year career in fleet with 12 of those years at Terracon, which is headquartered in Olathe, Kan.

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Newsby Mike AntichApril 26, 2018

Former AT&T Internet of Things Director Starts Consulting Firm

Fleet Tech Advisors provides evaluation and advisement for fleet software solution providers including market introduction, growth potential, carrier negotiations, device procurement, market strategy, and sales team enablement.

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Newsby Mike AntichApril 26, 2018

Vermont Grocer Selects Struthers as Maintenance Manager

Clarence Struthers was named remote location fleet maintenance manager at C&S Wholesale Grocers in Brattleboro, Vt.

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Newsby Mike AntichApril 26, 2018

Samsung Names Marzhevskaya Car Fleet Manager in Moscow

Marina Marzhevskaya was named car fleet manager for Samsung Electronics in Moscow, Russian Federation.

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