Management

Management

W.M. "Rusty" Rush

Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President

W.M. “Rusty” Rush has served as President of the Company since 1995 and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since 2006.  He has overseen all day-to-day operations of the Company since 2001, when he was named the Company’s Chief Operating Officer.  W.M. “Rusty” Rush served as Vice President and Executive Vice President of the Company from 1990 until November 1995 when he began his service as President of the Company.  W.M. “Rusty” Rush was appointed Chairman of the Board in May 2013.

    Michael J. McRoberts

    Chief Operating Officer

    Michael J. McRoberts was appointed Chief Operating Officer in July 2016. Mr. McRoberts joined the Company in 2011 and served as Regional Manager for Rush Truck Centers in California until he was appointed Senior Vice President – Dealer Operations in March 2013. Mr. McRoberts served as the Vice President – General Manager and Chief Operating Officer for the Scully Companies, a regional full-service leasing and dedicated contract carriage organization, from 2006 until he joined the Company in 2011. Mr. McRoberts’s background also includes 13 years of experience with other commercial vehicle dealerships serving in various positions including Chief Financial Officer and President. Mr. McRoberts has a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Southern Illinois University.

      Steven L. Keller

      Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

      Steven L. Keller has served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company since April 2011.  In March 2007, Mr. Keller was promoted to Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company after being intimately involved in the Company’s finance and accounting functions since 1997, with responsibility for financial analysis and planning, business acquisitions, SEC reporting, investor relations and corporate taxes.  Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Keller, a Certified Public Accountant, worked in the San Antonio office of Ernst & Young LLP and obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas.

        Scott Anderson

        Senior Vice President, Finance, Insurance and Leasing

        Scott Anderson has served as Senior Vice President – Finance, Insurance and Leasing of the Company since 2007.  He served as Vice President – Finance and Insurance of the Company from 2005 until his promotion to Senior Vice President – Finance and Insurance in February 2006.  Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Anderson served as Manager of Continental European Operations for CIT Group from 2004 to 2005 and was Managing Director of European Commercial Finance for Associates Capital Corp from 1998 to 2004.  Mr. Anderson has over 35 years of experience in the commercial equipment finance industry.

          Corey Lowe

          Senior Vice President, Peterbilt Dealerships

          Corey H. Lowe was appointed Senior Vice President – Peterbilt Dealerships in May 2011. Mr. Lowe is responsible for operations of the Company’s Peterbilt dealerships. Mr. Lowe served as Regional Manager for the Company’s North Texas, Oklahoma and Nashville, Tennessee dealerships from August 2008 until his promotion in May 2011, Regional Manager for the Company’s Oklahoma dealerships from 2006 to 2008 and General Manager of the Company’s Oklahoma City dealership from 2003 to 2006.  Mr. Lowe joined the Company in 1998 after he received a Bachelor of Science in Financial Management from Abilene Christian University.

            Jason T. Wilder

            Senior Vice President, Navistar Dealerships
            Jason T. Wilder has served as Senior Vice President—Navistar Dealerships since May 2019. Mr. Wilder served as the Company’s Regional General Manager of the Georgia Region from 2011 until 2019, and as the Regional General Manager of the Company’s North Carolina operations from 2008 until 2011. Mr. Wilder started with the organization in November 2006 as the General Manager of our Atlanta medium-duty location.  Prior to joining the company, Mr. Wilder was the General Manager of Fouts Brothers Truck Center, a medium-duty commercial truck dealership in Smyrna, Georgia. Mr. Wilder has over 22 years of experience in the commercial truck industry.  Mr. Wilder is a graduate of the ATD Academy and received a Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Language and International Trade from Auburn University.

              Jody Pollard

              Senior Vice President, Truck Sales and Aftermarket Sales

              Jody Pollard was named Senior Vice President of Truck Sales and Aftermarket Sales in 2021, where he is responsible for strategy and growth of our truck sales and aftermarket sales functions across our dealership network. Since joining the Company in 1999, Mr. Pollard has worked in a variety of roles, including Body Shop Manager, Service Manager, Regional Outside Sales Manager, Regional Service Manager, General Manager and others. He served as Regional General Manager of the Company’s North Texas and Oklahoma Region from 2011-2017 and Senior Vice President of Operations from 2017-2021. Mr. Pollard has a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Leadership & Development from Texas A&M University.