News & Insights

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a new rule last month that will affect the way transportation companies and other businesses report injury and illnesses to the agency. Presently, most employers unless specifically exempt, are required to maintain injury and illness reporting records on a log (Form 300) with supporting documentation. Each employer […]

June 20, 2016

When looking to insure your transportation-related business from all types of property exposures including flood damage, it’s helpful to understand that a policy designed to respond will depend on where the water comes from. There are two types of coverages available: Sump/Sewer Backup coverage and Flood insurance. Do you need one or another or both […]

June 13, 2016

On Tuesday, June 7th Colleen Clarke will be part of an AAEI Conference panel titled “Don’t Trek on Me”. Colleen, along with Randy Rucker of Drinker, Biddle & Reath, Jenae Ciecko of Copper Hill Inc. and Beata Spuhler of 3M, will discuss recent cases that highlight what can happen to companies and individuals not compliant […]

June 02, 2016

May 26, 2016

Logistics service providers (LSPs) and transportation intermediaries are being warned to ensure their security practices are up to date and beefed up for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend, a holiday linked to record-high cargo thefts. According to FreightWatch International’s Supply Chain Intelligence Center (SCIC), Memorial Day weekends in the past recorded elevated theft levels up […]

May 25, 2016

For the past 23 years, Roanoke Trade and the National Customs Brokers & Forwarder’s Association of America (NCBFAA) have together presented a $5,000 scholarship to a high school senior or undergraduate at an accredited college or university who is focusing on obtaining a degree in customs brokerage, freight forwarding or a related field, such as […]

May 24, 2016