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Cloud Logistics partners with Truckstop.com

Cloud Logistics has integrated its TMS solution with Truckstop.com’s RateMate, a spot market rate index that allows users to see rates paid and posted by brokers and carriers.

“In a very volatile market, having current, accurate benchmark data readily available is crucial for transportation planners,” said David Landau, executive vice president for Cloud Logistics. “By integrating RateMate from Truckstop.com into our Workbench, our customers get the information they need to make the best decisions while tendering or receiving quotes on loads.”

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TCA president joins Blue Tree Systems

Blue Tree Systems has appointed Christopher Burruss, former president of the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA), to its North American sales team.

According to the company, Burruss will focus on working with North America’s largest fleets to promote Blue Tree’s platform. As National Accounts Manager, Burruss will spearhead the strategy to implement ELD/HOS, reefer monitoring, driver performance scoring and fuel economy products in some of America’s largest fleets, the company added.

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North American Ports

A working group tasked with setting standards on port performance has not convened once in 2017 after business leaders and unions battled over whether to include metrics such as truck turn times and chassis availability in the U.S. Department of Transportation’s first annual report to Congress.