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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. 

Newsby Mike AntichFebruary 9, 2017

Universal Waste Systems Names Fleet Maintenance Manager

Jason Pennington was named fleet maintenance manager at UWS Universal Waste Systems Inc. in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.

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Newsby Mike AntichFebruary 8, 2017

National Powerline Hires Fleet Manager

Dan Specker was named fleet manager for National Powerline.

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Articlesby Mike AntichJanuary 20, 2017

Interview: BMW North America's Corporate Sales Manager

BMW is a global fleet provider with operations in almost every country. BMW wants to expand its fleet market share in the U.S. by implementing an aggressive fleet strategy.

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Articlesby Mike AntichJanuary 20, 2017

10 Disadvantages to Using an Upfitter Service Level Agreement

Standardized delivery timelines stipulated in an SLA can create unrealistic expectations. Also, the relationship can become transactional in nature, with a risk of damaging the relationship if there are penalties for missed metrics.

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Newsby Mike AntichJanuary 20, 2017

PG&E Appoints Senior Manager of Fleet Operations

Michael Daniels was promoted to senior manager fleet operations at Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E).

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Articlesby Mike AntichJanuary 19, 2017

Benefits of a Service Level Agreement with Upfitters

This two-part article examines the pros and cons of a service level agreement (SLA) with an upfitter. Part 1 examines the advantages of an SLA and how to correctly structure its metrics. Part 2 will examine 10 potential disadvantages.

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Newsby Mike AntichDecember 26, 2016

Pacific Gas and Electric Names Senior Manager, Fleet Engineering

Keshav Sondhi was named senior manager - fleet engineering for Pacific Gas and Electric Company in Davis, Calif.

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Newsby Mike AntichDecember 20, 2016

In Memoriam: Wheels Exec Ted Less

Ted Less, a long-time Wheels executive passed away on Dec. 11. He was 86. Less retired from Wheels Inc. in 1995 as a senior vice president. He spent all but three years of his entire working career at Wheels Inc., which he joined in 1958 as truck leasing manager.

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Newsby Mike AntichDecember 2, 2016

SC Johnson Names Fleet and Transportation Manager

Angie Popa has been named manager, fleet and transportation at SC Johnson.

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Newsby Mike AntichNovember 21, 2016

Youngpeter Exits Fleet Role for Rollins' Orkin

Paul Youngpeter, CAFM, director of fleet for Rollins, Inc., has relinquished his fleet and other home office responsibilities following a promotion to assistant division vice president of the Southeast Division for Orkin in October.

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