NEW YORK: In a move that will help catapult its business, Roar Logistics Inc. has secured a pair of federal licenses that will enable the firm to add customs brokerage services to its vast portfolio.
Roar has officially been granted a corporate customs broker license from a pair of federal agencies, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Services and Department of Homeland Security. Additionally, the Federal Maritime Commission granted Roar a license to operate as a “non-vessel operating common carrier.”
Combined the dual licenses allows the Buffalo-based Roar, a subsidiary of Rich Products Corp., to land more logistical contracts from both U.S. and foreign firms.
“It helps us close the loop,” said Robert Rich III, Roar president. “And, it fits right into our long term strategy.”
It took the firm more than six months to secure both licenses and included a very detailed background check on Roar and its employees.
Rich said securing the licenses clears the way for his firm to hire more workers both at its Buffalo headquarters and its four other offices in Phoenix, Atlanta, Peoria, Ill., and Temecula, Calif. The Buffalo office, located in the Adam’s Mark Hotel office wing, has 35 employees.
