Ruan Transportation Management Systems has promoted Jeff Harpole to executive vice president, the company announced in a prepared statement.

Harpole currently serves as senior vice president at the Des Moines-based transportation management company. He joined Ruan in 2020 after serving as vice president of transportation for Dollar General, where he managed an $800 million transportation organization.

He will become chief operating officer at the end of 2024, following the planned retirement of Dan Van Alstine. Ron Hanson, Ruan’s chief administrative officer, will also retire in 2024.

Van Alstine, who will go on to serve on Ruan’s board of directors starting in 2025, was credited with developing Harpole for the promotion in a news release from the company.

“Ron and Dan have both been instrumental in establishing the cultural and operational framework for our success,” Ruan CEO Benjamin McLean said in a prepared statement. “For 15 years, Ron has been my first stop to discuss any item of strategic and cultural significance at Ruan. He will be missed, but he too will be remembered for his legacy of preparing multiple highly capable leaders to guide our company into the future.”