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Driving Notes

Knowing about a vehicle is one thing; driving it is quite another. Getting behind the wheel gives yo...

Mike Antich
Chris Brown
Eric Gandarilla

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FleetTakes

FleetTakes is exactly that — a take on what fleets need to know when it comes to the latest in autom...

Chris Brown

Chris Brown

Associate Publisher

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Insight Lane

Insight Lane delivers Colin Sutherland’s perspective from the intersection of leadership and innovat...

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Market Trends

Automotive Fleet's former editor, Mike Antich, shared his opinions and ideas on the overall commerci...

Mike Antich

Mike Antich

Former Editor and Associate Publisher

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Remarketing Streams

Remarketing Streams reports on the flow of used vehicles moving through the consignor-auction-dealer...

Martin Romjue

Martin Romjue

Managing Editor

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Market Trends•by Mike Antich•June 9, 2020

The COVID-19 Pandemic Creates the Greatest Disruption in the History of Fleet

The pandemic exposed fleet policies to be woefully inadequate in addressing the needs of a health crisis. Fleets were forced to improvise policies and procedures to minimize the risk of contagion.

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Market Trends•by Mike Antich•May 12, 2020

Fleet Policy is a Living Document

Each fleet has a DNA of sorts, which is comprised of the procedures and regulations that are codified in its corporate fleet policy. It is these policies that determine the type of fleet that is operated and its characteristics.

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Market Trends•by Mike Antich•May 11, 2020

COVID-19 Pandemic Creates Spike in Part Thefts from Vocational Vehicles

Many fleet vehicles have been idled or parked in storage areas during the COVID-19 pandemic. One consequence has been an uptick in part thefts from these parked vocational vehicles.

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Market Trends•by Mike Antich•April 13, 2020

COVID-19 Reveals Fleet Policy Inadequacies that Need to be Rectified

Each fleet has a DNA of sorts, which is comprised of the procedures and regulations that are codified in its corporate fleet policy. It is these policies that determine the type of fleet that is operated and its characteristics.

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Market Trends•by Mike Antich•April 6, 2020

Post COVID-19 Fleet Initiatives to Focus on Cost Reduction & Utilization

Although we’re still in the midst of the pandemic, a glimpse of its impact on fleet management in a post-COVID-19 world is emerging.

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Market Trends•by Mike Antich•April 2, 2020

COVID-19 Offers Opportunity to Make a Dent in the Technician Shortage

Now is when the fleet industry should be proactively identifying these future technicians. The fleet industry has a window to tap into this idled labor pool, who will look attractive to other industries experiencing labor shortages leading to increased competition to recruit this talent.

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Market Trends•by Mike Antich•March 30, 2020

Last-Mile Deliveries Surge in a Socially Distanced World

Whatever the final impact of the pandemic on fleet management, one legacy will be the creation of an expanded base of new customers comfortable with e-commerce transactions to be serviced by a growing number of final-mile delivery fleets.

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Market Trends•by Mike Antich•March 23, 2020

Fleet Policies & Procedures to Minimize COVID-19 Contagion

As fleet manager, your mission is to lower  potential infections among those using fleet assets and to minimize the risk of spreading the virus to others with whom drivers interact.

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Market Trends•by Mike Antich•March 3, 2020

Risk of PM Neglect Increases with Longer Oil Drain Intervals

Extending the oil drain interval to higher miles puts it out-of-synch with courtesy checks for tire wear and brake pad or rotor inspections. By extending oil drain intervals, there will be less frequent inspection of these wear items than what has occurred in the past.

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Market Trends•by Mike Antich•February 26, 2020

Fleet Manager Leadership Defines Fleet Operations Culture

Every company has a corporate culture and if you drill down the corporate strata, every department likewise has its own culture that embodies the management philosophy of the department manager.

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Nobody Asked Me, But...•by Sherb Brown•February 20, 2020

Undertaking the Complexities of Fleet

Staying on top of industry trends to keep up with the intricacies of fleet can be a full-time job all by itself, and to be a top performing fleet requires a little forward thinking and anticipation.

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Market Trends•by Mike Antich•February 19, 2020

The Fleets of Tomorrow Will Attract Fast-Track Managers With Predisposition to Analytics

Younger employees who are aware of fleet manager core competencies will gravitate to fleet as a stepping stone because of the exposure to cross-functional groups.

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