The American Truck Dealers (ATD), Trucks, Parts, Service and Procede Software are pleased to announce the nominees for the 2024 Truck Dealer of the Year, a national award that recognizes commercial-truck dealers for business performance, industry leadership and their efforts to serve their local communities.
The nominees were selected by state, metro and national dealer association leaders, and fellow ATD members. This year, seven commercial truck dealers were nominated. The nominees are:
Over the last decade, Burk has overseen the impressive growth of Doggett Freightliner. He attributes this success to his ability to attract the best leaders in the industry and create a winning culture through empowering his employees.
Heidler spent years working alongside his father, who acquired the business after owning gas stations and a tow truck operation. A graduate of the first class of the American Truck Dealers Academy, he has more than 32 years of industry experience and continues to drive Tom’s Truck Center forward.
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Hopkins is the third generation of her family to lead the company and has played a key role in TCI’s expansion beyond Illinois and the St. Louis region, ensuring the smooth integration of new team members, data, and processes into the TCI network. She was an early adopter of Daimler Trucks North America’s Elite Support continuous improvement/lean management program and has served on its Dealer Advisory Board.
O'Donnell served as minority partner and operations manager, then general manager before becoming president. Valley Ford was chosen to be one of the nation’s pilot dealers for the Freightliner franchise and has evolved from a single point into a network with a variety of brands across Ohio.
