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Mike Antich

Mike Antich

Former Editor and Associate Publisher

Automotive Fleet's former editor, Mike Antich, shared his opinions and ideas on the overall commercial fleet industry and draws interesting comments from fleet managers and other industry professionals from across the country. Mike was inducted in the Fleet Hall of Fame in 2010.

Market Trendsby Mike AntichMarch 4, 2001

A Seasonal Remarketing Strategy Will Minimize Vehicle Depreciation Expense

One of your top job priorities as a fleet manager is to obtain the highest resale price for each company vehicle you take out of service.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichFebruary 4, 2001

Is the UK Controversy Over Driver Privacy a Prelude of What's to Come in the USA?

The Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union (AEEU) has threatened legal action against ADT Fire & Security, one of the largest security companies in the United Kingdom, if it installs tracking devices in 1,300 of its 4,300 company vehicles. These 1,300 vehicles are driven by service engineers (who are AEEU members) to service and maintain security systems.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichJanuary 4, 2001

You May Be Violating Federal Law When Using Motor Vehicle Records in Hiring Decisions

You may be breaking federal law if you are ordering motor vehicle record (MVR) checks through a third-party reporting agency and not following procedures specified by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichDecember 4, 2000

Why the Wholesale Market Looks Good for Used Fleet Vehicles in 2001

Currently, we are in the midst of the traditional, seasonal downturn in the used-vehicle market, which has caused resale values to plummet. This is normal and it happens every winter, sometimes a little sooner, sometimes a little later.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichNovember 4, 2000

Overloading is No. 1 Cause of Truck Maintenance Problems

A disturbing, and ongoing, trend in the fleet industry is increased truck and van maintenance costs because of overloading.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichOctober 4, 2000

It's Time to Stop Over-Taxing Fleets

Under the current Internal Revenue code, business-use passenger cars have a class life of three years, but are assigned to a five-year property recovery class.

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