ATD Announces 6 Finalists for Dealer of Year Award

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Six finalists for the 2015 Truck Dealer of the Year award were announced Nov. 13.

The American Truck Dealers associations said the nominees are:

  • Brian Bruckner, president of Bruckner Truck Sales Inc., with locations in Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.
  • Kevin Holmes, president of Tri State Truck Center Inc., based in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts.
  • Scott McCandless, president of McCandless Truck Center, with locations in Colorado.
  • Robert Neitzke, president of GATR Truck Center, with locations in Iowa and Minnesota.
  • Kari Rihm, president of Rihm Kenworth, with locations in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
  • Jim Sayre Jr., president of GL Sayre Inc., based in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.

The winner and runner-up for the 2015 honor will be unveiled Jan. 23 during the ATD annual convention in San Francisco.

The 2014 winner was Kyle Treadway, president of Kenworth Sales Co., based in West Valley, Utah.



ATD said finalists are nominated by state, metro and national association leaders. They are then evaluated on dealership performance, civic contributions and industry leadership. A panel of professors from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business selects the winners.