ATD Announces Finalists for Dealer of Year Award
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The finalists for the 2016 Truck Dealer of the Year award were announced Feb. 3.
American Truck Dealers said the five nominees are:
• Tom Bertolino, vice president of NorCal Kenworth, with locations in California.
•Jerry Kocan, dealer principal of Four Star Freightliner, with locations in Alabama, Florida and Georgia.
• Ron Meyering, president and dealer principal of M&K Truck Centers, with locations in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan.
• Tom Noerr, co-owner and vice president of Noerr's International, with locations in Pennsylvania.
• Dennis Thompson, chairman and CEO of Thompson Truck & Trailer Inc., with locations in Illinois and Iowa.
The nominees were selected by state, metro and national association leaders and will be evaluated by a panel of professors from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business on dealership performance, industry leadership and civic contributions, ATD said in a statement.
The 2015 winner, Scott McCandless, president of McCandless Truck Center in Aurora, Colorado, started his career at his father’s International Truck dealership in Las Vegas in 1972.
“What a complete honor,” McCandless said when he won the award. “It is especially humbling to be selected from such a select group of dealers.”
This year’s winner and runner-up will be announced during the ATD Convention & Expo in Las Vegas from March 31 to April 3. Super Bowl quarterback Peyton Manning of the Denver Broncos will be the keynote speaker.