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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 AntichDecember 26, 2016

Pacific Gas and Electric Names Senior Manager, Fleet Engineering

Keshav Sondhi was named senior manager - fleet engineering for Pacific Gas and Electric Company in Davis, Calif.

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Newsby Mike AntichDecember 23, 2016

Unimin Names Category Procurement Manager

Robert Yelk was named category manager, procurement and strategic sourcing for Unimin Corp. in New Canoon, Conn.

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Newsby Mike AntichDecember 23, 2016

McKinney Trailer Rentals Names Director of Maintenance

Stew Taylor has been named director of maintenance for Mckinney Trailer Rentals in Phoenix.

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Newsby Mike AntichDecember 20, 2016

In Memoriam: Wheels Exec Ted Less

Ted Less, a long-time Wheels executive passed away on Dec. 11. He was 86. Less retired from Wheels Inc. in 1995 as a senior vice president. He spent all but three years of his entire working career at Wheels Inc., which he joined in 1958 as truck leasing manager.

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Newsby Mike AntichDecember 19, 2016

HSS Inc. Hires Fleet Veteran

Mark Hennesy was named fleet manager at HSS Inc. in Denver.

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Newsby Mike AntichDecember 19, 2016

Aaron's, Inc. Names Fleet Safety Manager

Troy Anderson was named fleet safety manager for Aaron’s, Inc. in Kennesaw, Ga. in November

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichDecember 18, 2016

How Fleets Inadvertently Violate Privacy Laws

There are more than 3,000 federal and state laws and regulations prohibiting unauthorized dissemination or access to employee personally identifiable information (PII). However, employee privacy is sometimes inadvertently compromised by fleets. The reason this occurs is because the PII that was electronically captured by the out-of-service fleet vehicle is not deleted.

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Newsby Mike AntichDecember 13, 2016

Centuri Promotes Fleet Operations Director

Chad Fay has been promoted to VP of fleet & supply chain at Centuri Construction Group, Inc. in Phoenix, Ariz.

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Newsby Mike AntichDecember 13, 2016

Archrock Names Fleet Manager

Yvette Gentry, CAFM, has been named vehicle fleet manager for Archrock in Houston, Texas.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichDecember 12, 2016

How to Become a Best-in-Class Multinational Fleet

Change is percolating in the management of multinational fleets, which is being driven by global market dynamics, evolving procurement trends, and technology platform upgrades that are facilitating cross-border management of individual country fleets. Developing the subject-matter expertise of managing a fleet from a global perspective is going to become a core competency for fleet managers at multinational corporations.

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