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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.
Over the past two decades, the tax cost to operate a company-provided fleet has increased substantially. Today, taxes are the sixth-highest cost to operating a fleet.
Read More →At most companies, when an employee is terminated, a predetermined checkout procedure is initiated to ensure all company assets are returned.
Read More →The rapid rise in gasoline and diesel prices precipitated unanticipated fleet budget deficits throughout the country in 2005. This caused fleet to get on the “radar screen” of elected officials, the local news media, and taxpayer watchdog groups. As fleet managers asked legislators for additional funding, a knee-jerk “politicization” of fleet operations occurred with some elected politicians seeking to modify fleet policies.
Read More →The common denominator among the companies operating the nation’s 300 largest commercial fleets is that they empower their fleet managers to make strategic decisions necessary to cost-effectively operate their fleets.
Read More →A fleet with a vehicle replacement fund to which resale proceeds are returned makes the fleet manager more accountable for the disposal of surplus vehicles and equipment. It is in the fleet manager’s best interest to maximize resale proceeds to offset the cost of new vehicles.
Read More →Strategic sourcing has been a strong trend in corporate procurement for more than a decade. It has changed the corporate landscape and many fleet managers today find themselves reporting into the company’s procurement/sourcing group.
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