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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 AntichAugust 31, 2017

Arizona Contractor Names Fleet Manager

Dan Specker was named fleet manager for SDB Contracting Services in Chandler, Ariz. He assumed this position in June.

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Newsby Mike AntichAugust 30, 2017

Ohio Tree Trimmer Names Fleet Operations Director

Paul Milano was promoted in June to director of fleet operations at The Davey Tree Expert Company in Kent, Ohio.

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Newsby Mike AntichAugust 3, 2017

Coca-Cola Bottling Names Facilities & Procurement Director

Mark Smith was promoted to director of facilities and procurement at Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Northern New England (CCNNE) in Bedford, New Hampshire. He assumed the role in May.

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Newsby Mike AntichAugust 2, 2017

GE Water & Process Technologies Names Global Fleet Manager

Jason Pucely was named global fleet manager for GE Water & Process Technologies in Trevose, Pa.

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Newsby Mike AntichAugust 1, 2017

Pepsi Names Martel Fleet Manager

Travis Martel was promoted to fleet manager for PepsiCo in the Harrisburg, Pa. area.

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Newsby Mike AntichJuly 31, 2017

State Farm's Fleet Administrator Malcom Retires

Dick Malcom, fleet administrator for State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., retired from the Bloomington, Ill.-based company in May.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichJuly 27, 2017

How to Control Rogue Spending in Fleet

Procurement studies reveal that 20% or more of total corporate spend is for purchases that could have been acquired at a lower cost.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichJuly 23, 2017

Spec’ing Today’s Trucks to Meet Tomorrow’s Needs

When you spec truck assets today, many of these vehicles will be in service for 10 to 15 years or longer. While these assets are adequate for today’s business, will this still be true 10 to 15 years from now? This is an important question because some fleet managers tend to focus on today’s needs and neglect the long-term considerations as to how job requirements may evolve in the future.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichJuly 10, 2017

Human Nature Prone to Take Advantage of Docile Autonomous Vehicles

The co-existence between autonomous and human-controlled vehicles (along with others who use public roads) will bring new issues into play, primarily because self-driving vehicles will be built to be inherently law-abiding and risk averse. As we approach this new era, the question is how seamlessly will autonomous and human-controlled vehicles co-exist? One thing is certain, as we trail blaze new ground, so too will we trail blaze new problems.

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Newsby Mike AntichJuly 6, 2017

Graybar's Fleet Manager Hughes Retires

David Hughes, long-time director, corporate safety & fleet management at Graybar, retired on June 1. Succeeding Hughes as the new director, corporate safety and fleet management at Graybar is Keith Bailey, who assumed the position in May.

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