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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 AntichJanuary 20, 2017

PG&E Appoints Senior Manager of Fleet Operations

Michael Daniels was promoted to senior manager fleet operations at Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E).

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Newsby Mike AntichJanuary 20, 2017

Energy Fleet Specialist Spins off Into Wealth Management

Stephanie Mills was named associate wealth management advisor for Mariner Wealth Advisors in Oklahoma City.

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Newsby Mike AntichJanuary 19, 2017

American Red Cross Fleet Unit Hires One, Promotes Two

The American Red Cross has hired additional staff for its enterprise fleet management unit.

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Newsby Mike AntichJanuary 19, 2017

N.J. Nonprofit Appoints Director of Transportation and Property Management

Alan Binstein has been named director of transportation and property management at The Arc of Essex County.

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Newsby Mike AntichJanuary 19, 2017

Teva Pharmaceuticals Names Associate Director

Kimberly Jamme was promoted to associate director, North American Fleet Operations for Teva Pharmaceuticals.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichJanuary 19, 2017

It is Critical to Get Out of Your Office to Assess Vehicle Usage Issues

Many view fleet management as being a desk job, but it is more than that. When trouble-shooting fleet problems, such as increased costs for a particular user group, it is important to identify the root cause, which often requires on-site visual inspection of fleet assets and how they are being utilized.

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Newsby Mike AntichJanuary 11, 2017

Houston Municipal Fleet Veteran Retires

Nancy Reingold retired from the City of Houston, Texas, after a 19 ½ year career with the city.

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Newsby Mike AntichJanuary 9, 2017

Former ADP Manager Named N.C. Fleet Manager

William Forsythe, CAFM, was named fleet manager at North Carolina Department of Administration in Raleigh, N.C. He assumed this position in October 2016.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichJanuary 9, 2017

Why the Fleet Manager Should be the Gatekeeper to Procurement

The strategic procurement process typically involves a multifunctional sourcing team. This cross-functional team often designates a “gatekeeper” responsible for controlling the flow of information to the group. When selecting a fleet supplier, I strongly believe the fleet manager needs to be the gatekeeper. Here are the arguments supporting this assertion.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichJanuary 1, 2017

Cost Control is Constrained Without Driver Buy-in

The fundamental requirements of your business necessitates minimum fleet equipment specifications that, as a result, pre-define the expense parameters from both a fixed and operating cost perspective. If you acquire vehicle assets that best fulfill your fleet application, then any supplemental cost reduction will only be based on incremental refinements The best way to achieve additional cost reduction is by modifying driver behavior.

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