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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 18, 2021

The Overt (and Hidden) Cost of Vehicle Abuse

Vehicle abuse is an avoidable fleet cost. This abuse is wide-ranging, running the gamut from damage caused from fluid levels being low, missing PM intervals, driving on underinflated tires to extreme situations of jumping curbs or carelessly scraping the sides of parking structures.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichFebruary 25, 2021

Vocational Vehicles are the Common Denominator for Multinational Fleets

Multinational corporations are changing the way they source and manage their vocational fleets to better identify true costs and to leverage opportunities to reduce spend and to maximize the operating efficiency of these specialized vehicles.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichFebruary 10, 2021

Impact on Fleet Operations of the Work-from-Home Business Model

The pandemic has opened Pandora’s box on working from home – both good and bad. While it has yet to be determined whether this is long-term or short-term trend, it will impact fleet operations. 

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichJanuary 7, 2021

2020 Supply Chain Constraints Carryover into 2021 Model-Year Ordering

Two challenges facing fleets when ordering 2021-model vehicles are longer lead times and tight product availability, particularly with van and truck chassis. What else is a concern?

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichDecember 30, 2020

Connectivity Disruptions to Cloud Services Emerge as a Potential Fleet Concern

As OEMs design and manufacture their next-gen connected vehicles, there are concerns about disruptions to connectivity that potentially could prevent access to the cloud with the possibility of impacting some vehicle functions. 

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichDecember 3, 2020

Everything in Fleet Depreciates Except Fleet Manager Expertise

Fleet management is a very complex profession, and true industry education is learned from on-the-job experience.

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