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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 AntichDecember 1, 2017

CEI's New President/CEO on Leadership Change

CEI sees the fleet industry entering a transformative era fueled by OEMs, fleet management companies, and suppliers focusing on technology-driven innovation to drive better results for customers.

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Articlesby Mike AntichDecember 1, 2017

Enterprise Fleet Management's Retired President Looks Back on Growth

Steve Bloom, retired president of Enterprise Fleet Management, reflects on the key milestones that contributed to the growth of the business that now includes more than 50 fully staffed offices across the U.S. and Canada.

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Newsby Mike AntichDecember 1, 2017

Liddell Brothers Names Fleet Manager

Rich Josselyn was named fleet manager for Liddell Brothers, Inc. in Halifax, Mass. He assumed this position in June.

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Newsby Mike AntichNovember 29, 2017

Merchants Names Maintenance Coordinator

Mel Pawlisz was named maintenance coordinator at Merchants Fleet Management in its Rosemont, Ill., office.

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Newsby Mike AntichNovember 29, 2017

Advanced Disposal Services Names Fleet Manager

Previously, Tony Quainton was fleet manager for Waste Management in Detroit Central, Southfield, Mich.

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Newsby Mike AntichNovember 28, 2017

Former Bimbo Bakeries Fleet Manager Joins MBI Energy

Arthur Parr, CAFS, was named director of fleet maintenance at MBI Energy Services in Dickinson, N.D. Parr is responsible for the maintenance of 1,800 vehicles operating in North Dakota, Wyoming, and Colorado. He assumed this position in July 2017

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Newsby Mike AntichNovember 27, 2017

Pepsi Names Senior Fleet Manager

Prior to joining PepsiCo, Richard Callis was senior manager of fleet for Charter Communications in Charlotte, N.C.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichNovember 27, 2017

The Future of Fleet Is Managing the Connected Vehicle Ecosystem

In the next decade, the term "fleet management" will soon become inadequate to fully define the scope of our industry and it will be viewed as an anachronistic label. Today's vehicle connectivity megatrend will be the catalyst of an expanded fleet business model focused on managing a new connected vehicle ecosystem. This fleet ecosystem will encompass not only the vehicle, but also the mobile workers and, more importantly, the work they performed and the tools they use.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichNovember 14, 2017

Fleet Will Need to Reinvent Itself as a New Vision of Fleet Management Emerges

Over the past several decades, the purchasing managers of yesteryear reinvented themselves into procurement professionals whose function is now viewed as a strategic asset that provides a competitive advantage to a corporation. Can fleet management, likewise, elevate its perceived value to a corporation, especially in the eyes of its senior management? I say yes, and the timing is right to do so.

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Articlesby Mike AntichNovember 4, 2017

Warranty Recovery Costs Remain Flat for 2017

Higher acquisition prices and longer service lives are contributing to a higher total cost of ownership. An under-utilized way to manage fleet costs is to have an effective program to successfully manage warranty recovery.

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