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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 AntichOctober 15, 2015

Long-Time AFLA Member Dies

Paul West, who worked at Industrial Leasing and Donlen, passed away on May 4 in Greensburg, Pa.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichOctober 15, 2015

Managing Fleet with a Long-Term Perspective

If you implement fleet programs that contribute to the achievement of overall company-wide goals, you will get the attention (and praise) of senior management. You must view vehicle acquisition, replacement planning, funding alternatives, and sourcing alliances with manufacturers and suppliers as high-level strategic corporate decisions. Without long-term planning, it is impossible to have a well-managed fleet.

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Articlesby Mike AntichOctober 8, 2015

Strong Truck, Van Sales Constrain Rail to Delay OTD

Increased demand for trucks and high-roof vans slowed rail shipments due to the limited number of rail cars for these larger vehicles. Delayed rail shipments complicated workflow for stretched upfitters.

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Newsby Mike AntichOctober 5, 2015

General Mills Reshuffles Fleet Roles

Adam Orth, CAFM, has been named fleet services manager of General Mills. He replaces Shawn Dusosky, who moves into a non-fleet role with the company.

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Newsby Mike AntichOctober 3, 2015

Donlen Hires Vendor Network Manager

Lauanna Recker has been named vendor network manager at Donlen.

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Newsby Mike AntichSeptember 29, 2015

Goill Award Winner Nelson Retires From Fleet

Carl Nelson, fleet manager for AM-Liner East, Inc. in Berryville, Va., announced his retirement. While at AM-Liner East, Inc., Nelson won the 2012 Larry Goill Memorial Quality Fleet Management Idea award presented by NAFA.

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Newsby Mike AntichSeptember 28, 2015

Fleet Hall of Fame Member to Retire From Siemens

Jim McCarthy, director, Vehicle Management Service for Siemens Shared Services in North America, will retire Sept. 30. McCarthy was inducted in the Fleet Hall of Fame in 2011 and was named AF's Professional Fleet Manager of the Year in 2005.

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Articlesby Mike AntichSeptember 24, 2015

Element Discusses Integration Strategy

Element Financial Corporation, upon closing its acquisition of GE Capital's U.S. fleet business, has now turned its attention toward integrating two fleet management companies.

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Newsby Mike AntichSeptember 21, 2015

First Fleet Manager of the Year Award Winner Dies

Jack Lamb, the first professional fleet manager employed by Exxon and the first-ever winner of Automotive Fleet's Professional Fleet Manager of the Year Award in 1985, passed away in Houston Sept. 16. He was 85.

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Articlesby Mike AntichSeptember 19, 2015

Developing and Controlling a Fleet Budget

Preparing a fleet budget requires only three easy steps: develop your cost assumptions, determine line-item expenses, and correct the variances between budgeted and actual costs.

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