The American Truck Dealers association and co-sponsor Heavy Duty Trucking have announced the 2008 Truck Dealer of the Year nominees.

Nominations are based upon excellence in business practices, industry contributions and community leadership. Dealers are nominated by an ATD line representative or their state or local dealer association. The winner will be selected by an independent team of judges from the Indiana University Graduate School of Business, and will be announced during the 2008 ATD convention, April 26-28, in Dallas, Texas. The nominees will be featured in an article about industry trends in the May issue of Heavy Duty Trucking.
The 2008 nominees are:

• Gerald Chunn, Lone Star Truck Group, Waco, Texas

• Kenneth Doonan, Doonan Truck & Equipment of Wichita, Wichita, Kan.

• Tom Graddy, Vanguard Truck Centers, Forest Park, Ga.

• Chuck Haden, General Truck Sales Corp., S. Charleston, W.V.

• John Hogan, Crossroads Truck Solutions, Springfield, Ill.

• Oscar Horton, Sun State International Trucks, Tampa, Fla.

• Raymond E. Mason III, Columbus Truck & Equipemnt Co., Columbus, Ohio

• Bill McKenna, McKenna Truck Center, Des Moines, Iowa

• Brian O'Donnell, Valley Ford Truck, Cleveland, Ohio

• Marvin Rush, Rush Enterprises, New Braunfels, Texas

• Peter Scheier, Five Star International, Erie, Pa.

• Cooper Sykes, Cooper Kenworth, Durham, N.C.