Each week, TruckNews.com lists notable events, promotions and awards in the trucking industry.

This week, Daimler Truck North America appointed Clint LaPreze to lead the fleet services management team, and American Trucking Associations expanded its energy and environmental affairs team, adding Patrick Kelly as vice-president and David Capati as senior manager.

DTNA appoints LaPreze as director of fleet services management

Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) has announced the appointment of Clint LaPreze as director of fleet services management.

LaPreze will report to Andreas Scharff, general manager of service and customer experience, and will lead the team responsible for customer experience and service excellence for DTNA’s largest fleet clients, according to a DTNA LinkedIn post.

He succeeds Steve Mignardi, who will retire in early May.

LaPreze has been with DTNA for more than 14 years, most recently serving as a director of customer application engineering.

ATA expands energy and environment team

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) has expanded its energy and environmental affairs team, appointing Patrick Kelly as vice-president and David Capati as senior manager.

The move comes as the industry navigates sweeping policy changes under the new U.S. administration and as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) advances national emissions standards, ATA said in a news release.

“Under the new administration, policies that affect trucking are undergoing a paradigm shift at breakneck speed,” said Dan Horvath, ATA’s senior vice-president of regulatory and safety policy. “Patrick and David possess impressive experience and technical expertise, and their contributions and insights will be invaluable as we engage with EPA to develop national emissions standards that are achievable and do not risk our supply chains.”

Kelly brings more than 20 years of as a transportation fuels policy professional, with expertise in legislative, regulatory, and legal advocacy at the state and federal levels. He also served as the senior director of fuel and vehicle policy at the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, where he was responsible for coordinating refining industry responses to proposed rulemakings, according to the release.  

He also held roles at the American Petroleum Institute, where he led advocacy efforts on fuel regulations, including emergency fuel waivers and compliance flexibility for diesel and biofuel programs.

Capati, meanwhile, joins ATA with experience working for and interacting with leading think tanks, manufacturers, and trade associations. Prior to working at ATA, Capati was a senior environmental associate for JPMorgan Chase and a senior regulatory affairs analyst for Toyota Motor North America.