ATD Names Scott McCandless of Colorado Truck Dealer of the Year

Jan. 26, 2015
Scott McCandless of McCandless Truck Center in Aurora, Colorado, was named the 2015 Truck Dealer of the Year at the 52nd annual American Truck Dealers Convention & Expo.  

Scott McCandless of McCandless Truck Center in Aurora, Colorado, was named the 2015 Truck Dealer of the Year at the 52nd annual American Truck Dealers Convention & Expo.

McCandless was chosen from among six dealers nominated from across the country. The national award is sponsored by ATD, Heavy Duty Trucking magazine and Procede Software.

“What a complete honor,” McCandless said, as he admired the award. “It is especially humbling to be selected from such a select group of dealers.”

Representatives of ATD, Heavy Duty Trucking and Procede Software presented the award.

Brian Bruckner, president of Bruckner Truck Sales, Amarillo, Texas, was named the finalist for the award.

The four other nominees were Kevin G. Holmes, president and CEO of Tri State Truck Center Inc., Shrewsbury, Mass.; Robert A. Neitzke, president of GATR Truck Center, with multiple locations in Iowa and Minnesota; Kari J. Rihm, president and CEO of Rihm Kenworth, with multiple locations in Minnesota and Wisconsin; and James Sayre Jr., president of G.L. Sayre Inc., Conshohocken, Pa.

State, metro and national association leaders selected the nominees for the annual award. They were evaluated on dealership performance, industry leadership and civic contributions. A panel of professors from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business chose the winner and finalist.