---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-21-023759"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RUSHA"
cik: "0001012019"
company_name: "RUSH ENTERPRISES INC \\TX\\"
filed_at: "2021-10-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T20:26:22.938496+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Rush Enterprises appoints former Navistar CEO Troy Clarke to Board; director Underwood to retire in 2022

## Summary
- Troy Clarke appointed to Board effective immediately; to stand for election at 2022 Annual Meeting.
- James Underwood to retire from Board in early 2022; exact date not yet determined.
- Clarke served as Navistar CEO from 2013-2020 and Executive Chairman until July 2021.
- Clarke will receive standard non-employee director compensation pro-rated from start date.
- Company had ~$500M in purchases from Navistar in 2020; Clarke deemed to have indirect material interest.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-21-023759
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RUSHA
- cik: 0001012019
- company_name: RUSH ENTERPRISES INC \TX\
- filed_at: 2021-10-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1012019/000143774921023759/0001437749-21-023759-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1012019/000143774921023759/rusha20211015_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-21-023759
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-21-023759.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-21-023759.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Troy Clarke was appointed as Member of the Board at RUSH ENTERPRISES INC \TX\.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Member of the Board
  source text: appointed Troy Clarke as a new member of the Board, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1012019/000143774921023759/0001437749-21-023759-index.htm
- Executive change
  James Underwood departed as Director at RUSH ENTERPRISES INC \TX\.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Director
  source text: James Underwood notified the Board that he will retire from the Board in early 2022
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1012019/000143774921023759/0001437749-21-023759-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.