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The most recent figures from the Labor Department shows that the warehousing and storage sector geared up in November for the holiday season, adding 8,100 jobs to pick, pack and ship e-commerce orders. This number reflects the most jobs the sector has added in a single month since December 2015, according to an article in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). The holiday job surge marks the eight straight month of expansion in the logistics sector as increasingly more people are purchasing goods on-line from Amazon and others. In fact, according to Adobe Systems Inc., shoppers spent a record $6.59 billion […]
Join the Roanoke Trade team at the AirCargo 2018 Conference in Austin, Texas from February 18 – 20! This yearly event brings together all actors in the air cargo supply chain in one location to discuss trends, challenges, opportunities and the future of the air cargo industry. Be sure to visit us at booth 302, talk with us at our sponsored lunch event and catch us at one of the many important sessions. We hope you can join us!
Join Roanoke Trade at the Northern Border Custom Brokers Association (NBCBA) 2018 Annual Meeting in Naples, Florida! The event will take place from February 12th through the 14th. We hope to see you there!
An Additional Insured Clause is attached to a third-party liability policy in order to extend coverage provided under an insured’s policy to the party named within the clause. A third party, such as a client, vendor, or partner, typically will request additional insured status relating to services performed by the policyholder or as a condition outlined in a contract or agreement. For example, let’s say ABC Company leases building space from 123 Rentals. 123 Rentals requests that it be named as an additional insured on ABC’s Commercial General Liability policy. An individual slips in the building, breaks an ankle, and […]
The race to get autonomous vehicles and vessels on the road and on our waterways is set to impact the way the logistics industry operates. While the reality of self-driving vehicles and vessels in still in the distant future, those throughout the logistics supply chain should be taking a close look at what is taking place and preparing for that day. Test runs have already been conducted or are being planned in the autonomous space. For example, Anheuser-Bush conducted a 120-mile driverless “beer run” last year between Fort Collins and Colorado Springs. Otto, the company behind the self-driving truck, expects […]
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