Learn how to navigate through your commercial truck’s dealership management system (DMS) summary. Learn how to complete the DMS scorecard in order to identify areas of strength and improvement. Accurately read the status of your parts inventory performance to determine inventory health and other areas of concern.

ORLANDO, Fla. (Feb. 6, 2013) - Medium- and heavy-duty truck dealers will meet in Orlando this weekend for the 50th annual American Truck Dealers (ATD) Convention and Expo. The lineup of speakers includes Troy A. Clarke, president and chief operating officer of Navistar; Bob Costello, chief economist of the American…

ORLANDO, Fla. (March 17, 2010) - The No. 1 issue facing the commercial truck industry heading into the American Truck Dealers (ATD) convention next month is credit availability for dealers and their customers, says Kyle Treadway, ATD chairman. “Dealers are facing critical floorplan financing and operational credit line issues,” says…

McLEAN, Va.  (May 30, 2007)-The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) has joined the Latin American Dealer Association (ALADDA), which represents dealers in 14 Latin American countries that sell over 3 million vehicles annually. As an associate member, NADA will share its knowledge and best practices with dealers…

There’s no doubt: our backs are against the wall, and truck dealers are in survival mode. The first few weeks of this pandemic were focused on protecting our employees and customers. Now, we must also plan damage control for our businesses and quickly shore up our truck dealerships’ financial health. If there’s one thing I can tell you during…

Our work is constant and ATD’s goal is to make the dealer business stronger than it’s ever been.

Americans are increasingly likely to get turned down when they apply for credit, according to a new Federal Reserve survey that shows the combined impact of high interest rates and a cautious turn among the country’s lenders. 

Benjamin Franklin famously wrote in 1789: “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” I don’t think even Franklin could have envisioned the Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017—the most complex and comprehensive tax bill of the past 30 years. With our federal taxes due April 15, all ATD members should be aware that it…

RAM has been often seen as a little late to the electric pickup truck party. The RAM 1500 REV is finally just around the corner but the automaker is also working on a new midsize electrified truck too.

Eric Jorgensen, outgoing chairman of the American Truck Dealers (ATD), urged dealers to continue to partner with ATD leaders as they speak out to members of Congress about harmful regulations and tax increases that unfairly target them.