Links - Shipping & Freight

Shipping trade show displays on time to a trade show can sometimes be a challenge. You have to worry about advance warehouse shipping to your show, what to do if your freight needs to arrive to the show directly or if it arrives late.  Most mistakes involve dates, addresses, booth numbers and insurance.  Double and triple check the date you exhibit needs to arrive at the advance warehouse for the show.  This is the lowest cost scenario. If your shipment arrives on the show set up date or even the day of the show, the extra fees can be a non-planned expense.  If you have the wrong booth number on your paperwork, this could slow delivery of your display to your booth.   Needless to say, ALWAYS buy insurance.  Sometimes accidents can not only ruin your show because you have to scramble for a replacement display, but replacing a display that has been destroyed in shipping can cost thousands of dollars.

If there is a problem with delivery, get on the phone with your freight company and have all the tracking information in hand.  Find out exactly where your display is and try to solve the problem.  Sometimes a seemingly insurmountable delivery problem can be solved with a creative idea or a clear head.  

Unishippers: Great company to work with.

FreightQuote.com: Instannt shipping comparisons from a lot of different carriers.