Industry Insights

Several career transitions are currently in the works at Roanoke and we are excited to announce that effective August 1st, Glenn Patton, Regional Vice President of our Long Beach office, is relocating to our corporate office in Schaumburg, IL. Mr. Patton has accepted the newly created position of Vice President, National Sales Management. Glenn’s expertise […]

The “interim final” rule that became effective on January, 26, 2009 has now – for practical purposes – become the final rule as to a great many ISF filings. However, for some time CBP and the trade have been discussing an urgent need for limited changes to Part 149 of the Customs Regulations, primarily to […]

Roanoke Trade is pleased to announce that we will be attending and sponsoring the Global Trade Educational Conference (G.TEC) August 8-9, 2016 at the Westin Peachtree Plaza in Atlanta, Georgia. Our staff will also be participating in two key presentations at G.TEC. This is the second annual G.TEC event the National Customs Brokers & Forwarder’s […]

  In observance of Independence Day, our offices will close at 3:00PM on Friday, July 1st and will remain closed on Monday, July 4th. We will re-open on Tuesday, July 5th at 8:30AM. From all your friends at Roanoke, we wish you a safe and memorable holiday weekend!

The United Kingdom’s (U.K.) vote last week to leave the European Union (EU) has many industry sectors wondering about the impact of this surprising result, including the global logistics supply chain. Logistics companies said the “Brexit” vote could have a two-pronged impact in the near term, potentially cutting into the movement of goods but also […]

With the Fourth of July holiday weekend upon us, it’s time for manufacturers and logistics-related organizations to beef up their security measures to help prevent the rise in cargo thefts that typically occurs now and during other holidays. That’s because more shipments are left unattended for extended periods of time over a long holiday weekend, […]