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Self-Driving Trucks Shift Cargo Strategy If you plan to be in business in 15 years, you need to start planning for the impact of self-driving trucks. The goal of this high-tech industry is to reduce fuel consumption and emissions while increasing highway safety. As the technology evolves, more driverless functions, or driver-assist add-ons, will be installed in commercial vehicles until finally—estimates are 2025 or so—truly driverless trucks will be road ready. “Wireless platooning” is one advancement that could roll out soon in a pilot phase. Platooned trucks drive in tandem, one following at a pre-set, but very close, distance using […]
Limiting cross-border friction is increasingly vital to smooth the flow of trade and boost competitiveness for all business, especially for small and medium sized businesses and emerging industry sectors. This conference brings business, government, international organizations and operational customs and trade experts together from the world over for an important dialogue on the most effective means to ease the movement of goods and services between countries along supply chains. Executive Vice President Karen Groff and Vice President, ATA Carnet will represent Roanoke Insurance Group at the upcoming event.
In observance of the upcoming Christmas holiday, our offices will close at 1:00PM on Wednesday, December 24th and remain closed through Friday, December 26th. We will resume normal office hours on Monday, December 29th. We will also close at 3:00PM on Wednesday, December 31st and remain closed through Friday, January 2nd for New Year’s. We will re-open on Monday, January 5th at 8:30AM. Wishing you the best during this holiday season, and happiness in the New Year!
West Coast Port Congestion Causes Holiday Havoc Retail executives, frustrated en masse by West Coast port congestion, say their goods are paralyzed in transit this holiday buying season and fourth-quarter sales numbers will suffer. Port and ground transportation problems are causing delays, and it is now taking up to a month for shipments to clear ports, according to comments made to The Wall Street Journal by Tommy Bahama president and COO Doug Wood. Contract disputes appear to be at the heart of the problems. The Pacific Maritime Association, which negotiates with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union on behalf of […]
The eCTB & eSTB Process & How it will work While the large majority of brokers are not utilizing ACE today or they are only using it for a small percentage of their entries, eBond will affect all brokers when it comes to Continuous Bonds on January 3, 2015. The process will be simpler; new Continuous bonds can be filed electronically by the surety and will be on file almost immediately. This will eliminate the waiting period for CBP’s processing time. Since importer names and addresses will not be transmitted on the new eCTB, address and name change riders will […]
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