News & Insights

Before you sign on the dotted line, make sure you’ve identified the areas within contracts that can prove disastrous to your company. Jacob Fisher and Nathaniel Saylor both from of Scopelitis, Garvin, Light, Hanson & Feary, P.C., along with Rick Bridges of Roanoke Trade will provide you with invaluable information that not only protects your […]

November 07, 2017

Did you know… You have the option to have FastBond™ automatically email you the completed CBP301 bond form upon bond approval from ACE or CBP. Watch the video to learn how or follow these instructions. Instructions From the HOME page, click the link Update Your Contact Information (or, click on the Maintenance menu User Settings) […]

October 30, 2017

This blog written by Laura A. Otenti of Posternak Blankstein & Lund LLP examines how deregulation of the rail industry impacts the property broker bond required by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Deregulation does not mean no regulation at all. The trick is figuring out which regulations remain in place and when. FMCSA Property […]

October 25, 2017

Airforwarders Association along with Roanoke Trade and Countryman & McDaniel present the ABCs of Ts and Cs on Thursday, October 26th from 2-3pm EDT. Learn how properly designed and updated terms and conditions are the foundation for shareholder protection. We will also review the typical minefields in shipper contracts and how to navigate around them […]

October 20, 2017

An ATA Carnet is an international customs document that provides duty-free customs clearance for temporary exports to over 100 countries. ATA Carnets simplify these temporary exports by eliminating the need to post a temporary import bond or pay the import duties and taxes to enter a foreign country. Virtually all goods, weather hand carried or […]

October 18, 2017

Cargo owners often think that transporting goods by water as more perilous than shipping freight by land. Ocean travel covers thousands of miles over several weeks versus land distances, which are typically measured in hundreds of miles and days. The assumption, therefore, is that the road comes with fewer hazards due to the shorter transits. […]

October 18, 2017