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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. 

2016 Mercedes-Benz Metris
ArticlesCover Storyby Mike AntichAugust 26, 2015

Mercedes-Benz Launches 2016 Metris Mid-Size Van

Available as a cargo or passenger van, the new 2016-MY mid-size van will be focused on vocational and fleet markets. It will be available with a 2.0L turbocharged four-cylinder gasoline engine with 7-speed automatic transmission.

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Articlesby Mike AntichAugust 21, 2015

Ford Previews 2016-MY Fleet Vehicles

Ford Motor Company held its 2016 model-year fleet preview at the Gaylord Texan resort in Grapevine, Texas, from May 4-6.

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Newsby Mike AntichAugust 18, 2015

Mass. Contractor's Fleet Manager Retires

Jack Surgen, fleet manager for Massachusetts-based contractor Daniel O'Connell's Sons, Inc. has retired.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichAugust 6, 2015

New Category of Fleet Manager to Gain Legitimacy

For the past several decades, FMCs have employed in-house fleet managers in their fleet administration departments to manage client fleets, but were promoted from within the FMC. Now, we are starting to witness FMCs hiring traditional fleet managers. Does this make a trend? It is still too early to tell, but, what I can say is that it has caught our attention. My prediction is that this is indeed the start of a bona fide, long-term, industry trend that will accelerate in future years.

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Newsby Mike AntichAugust 5, 2015

Western Refining Wholesale Promotes Manager to Director

Jared Hanis was promoted to director of procurement and contract services for Western Refining Wholesale in Tempe, Ariz.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichAugust 3, 2015

Vehicle Abuse: An Overlooked Remarketing Cost

The resale value of a used vehicle is determined by three factors: the unit’s age, total mileage, and overall condition. A used company vehicle in poor condition, because of driver abuse or neglect, will result in lost resale value or incur unnecessary reconditioning expense at auction. Here's what you can do to minimize vehicle abuse.

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Newsby Mike AntichAugust 3, 2015

EnLink Midstream Names Fleet Specialist

Lisa Kneggs has been named fleet specialist for EnLink Midstream headquartered in Dallas. She assumed this position in January.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichJuly 26, 2015

Impact of Chinese Truck Tires on Fleet Aftermarket

One factor driving the deluge of Chinese exports of replacement truck tires to the U.S. is China's immense tire production overcapacity. In 2015, China manufactured 120 million tires, with an overcapacity rate of almost 25 percent. The influx of Chinese truck tires is also having a detrimental effect on the tire retreading industry, because many of these “bargain” tires have only one life because they cannot be retreaded.

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Newsby Mike AntichJuly 24, 2015

Republic Services Names Fleet Maintenance Manager

Steve Jansen, CTP, has been named fleet maintenance manager at Republic Services in Mount Prospect, Ill. He assumed this position in March.

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Newsby Mike AntichJuly 24, 2015

LeasePlan USA Names Fleet Manager

Rob Parham has been named fleet manager for LeasePlan USA.

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