News & Insights

We are extremely proud to announce that Roanoke Trade was awarded the AFA Award for Preferred Industry Affiliate as voted by the Airforwarders Association members at this year’s Air Cargo Conference in Orlando, Florida. We would like to thank the Airforwarders association for their recognition and we look forward to many more years of supporting the “voice of the airforwarding industry”.

April 02, 2014

What is Errors & Omissions Insurance? As a freight forwarder, you serve as the intermediary between your clients and various transportation services. You send products from one destination to another, which often can involve many carriers (air freighters, trucking companies, rail, and ocean liners) and a laundry list of requirements and regulations throughout the entire process. Clients depend on your experience and expertise to arrange for custom clearance when crossing frontiers, negotiate the best routes and deals, arrange for proper packaging of goods, and to handle all the daunting details and documentation that come with transporting product. Well-ordered and accurate […]

March 28, 2014

Embedded GPS Devices Instrumental in Preventing Cargo Thefts, Vetting Drivers Also Key Last fall, FreightWatch Intelligence Center released a report citing the theft of cargo during a shipment of frozen seafood making its way from Massachusetts to California. Unbeknownst to the driver handling the shipment, the truck was embedded with a GPS locator that tracked its every movement as he handed off the trailer filled with product to his buddy who he had scheduled to meet up with in Georgia. The friend took the cargo to Florida while the truck driver made his way to Jackson, Missouri where he reported […]

March 24, 2014

The eBond concept has been discussed by CBP, the surety industry and the customs broker community since the mid 1980’s. A 2011 DHS audit report essentially mandated that CBP centralize STB filing. This is achievable only via an eBond system. After decades of discussion, many industry members may be skeptical that eBond will happen. However, CBP’s current level of urgency means that the time has come for the industry to embrace eBond. There will be no paper alternative for bond filing once CBP mandates ACE use for entries in November 2015.

March 20, 2014

Research shows that businesses do not manage the risks of third party vendor relationships with the same diligence they apply to their internal organizational risks. Monitoring evidence of insurance is one significant aspect of vendor risk management that is central to the logistics industry. These vendor relationships can include truckers, property brokers, warehouse operators and more. Join us on Thursday, March 27, 2014, 11:00am-12pm CST, to learn the key risks associated with third-party vendors and providers; steps to reduce your exposure to those risks; automated solutions to manage vendor insurance compliance.

March 20, 2014

Background The eBond concept has been discussed by CBP, the surety industry and the customs broker community since the mid 1980’s.  A 2011 DHS audit report essentially mandated that CBP centralize STB filing. This is achievable only via an eBond system.  After decades of discussion, many industry members may be skeptical that eBond will happen. However, CBP’s current level of urgency means that the time has come for the industry to embrace eBond. There will be no paper alternative for bond filing once CBP mandates ACE use for entries in November 2015. Why Is This Important? The development of eBond […]

March 20, 2014