Dan Van Alstine, president and chief operating officer of Ruan Transportation Management, has been elected vice chairman of the American Truck Association’s board of directors, according to a release. With the election, Van Alstine will move up the board’s leadership team, eventually serving as chairman of the board in 2023. The ATA works in conjunction with 50 affiliated state trucking associations and industry related conferences and councils. Van Alstine is heavily involved with Iowa’s state trucking association, the Iowa Motor Truck Association, currently serving as first vice chairman. Next year, he will be elected chairman of the IMTA’s board of directors.