Insights

How Collision Avoidance Systems are Improving the Transportation Industry

May 01, 2019.
Logistics Publications

On February 4 the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released the Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements for 2019-20. This list identifies the biggest safety improvements that can be made across all modes of transportation, including highway, pipeline and hazardous materials. According to the NTSB, instillation of collision avoidance technologies...

2019 Toxic Substance and Chemical Act (TSCA) Changes

April 30, 2019.
Trade Publications

The Toxic Substance and Chemical Control Act of 1976 addresses the “production, importation, use, and disposal of specific chemicals including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), asbestos, radon and lead-based paint.” In 2016, the Customs and Border Protection and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed changes to...

U.S. and China Tariff Hikes are Yikes

April 16, 2019.
Trade Publications

After months of speculation and debates, the negotiations between two powerhouse countries, the U.S. and China, seem to be heading towards a deal. The road to a deal has not been an easy one for either economies. At the beginning of 2018, the Trump administration initiated the tariff battle...

Keep On Truckin'... Please

April 09, 2019.
Logistics Publications

Everything we produce or consume is transported somewhere, and everything will at some point travel by truck. The issue however, according to Kevin Burch, president of Dayton Trucking, is that shipping tonnage is up, while the number of truck drivers is down. William Cassidy, senior editor of JOC.com...

What Can Go Wrong in Logistics?

April 05, 2019.
Logistics Publications

In the ever-evolving business world, supply chain management is one of the biggest contributors to a company’s success. Due to the diverse and fast-growing market, logistics can certainly be a challenge. A successful supply chain has different characteristics and mandatory steps (such as documentation, customs information, etc)...

Transportation and the Growth of Invasive Species

April 02, 2019.
Logistics Publications

Nowadays, everyone has heard of greenhouse gas emissions caused by transport. The world is aware of their impact on ecology and governments try their best to limit production of these emissions. Instead, not many people are aware of another, quite curious problem mainly caused by maritime cargo transportation specifically by...

U.S. China Trade Talks Makes Progress

April 01, 2019.
Trade Publications

New progress on trade and economic issues had made in the eighth round of high-level economic and trade consultations, headed by United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on the US side, on March 28 in Beijing. The two sides discussed "relevant texts of agreement" during the two-day talks, co-chaired by Chinese...

The Time is Ticking, How Do Other Countries View the Brexit Vote?

March 25, 2019.
Trade Publications

The tensions of the Brexit deal are starting to escalate, and the ripples can be seen throughout the world. The Brexit final vote is reaching its ultimatum on March 29th. If no deal is struck, Britain will have full control of its borders and new trade deals will need to...

Reduce Your Inventory Taxes with Freeport Exemptions

March 07, 2019.
Tax Publications

In many localities across the US, moveable assets owned by a business are designated as tangible business personal property and taxed annually by the jurisdiction they are located in. This tax is known as the Business Personal Property Tax, and the type of assets considered as business personal property include,...

New York Takes a Bold Approach to Economic Nexus

March 07, 2019.
Tax Publications

The Department of Taxation and Finance for the state of New York amended its Sales Tax registration requirements as of January 1 for remote sellers within the state in response to the US Supreme Court case South Dakota vs. Wayfair. The new registration requirements take effect immediately, making NY the first...

Tariff Hikes Postponed Indefinitely

March 05, 2019.
Trade Publications

Per the Federal Register Volume 84, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 5, 2019), the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has postponed the date of which duty rates will increase to 25% for items covered by section 301 list 3. The rate will remain at 10% until further notice. This postponement comes in advance of a speculated late March 2019...

Tane Mahuta and the Importance of Biosecurity

March 05, 2019.
Logistics Publications

Tāne Mahuta also rightly referred to as 'Lord of the Forest' is New Zealand’s largest known living kauri tree. A whopping 4.4 meters in diameter, over 50 meters tall, and said to be over 2,000 years old but is still very much growing. This magnificent beauty has been the...