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-Utilization of Tension Fabric Wall Structures and Fabric Graphics: Fabric packs down to almost nothing and weighs almost nothing in comparison to traditional "walls" or "graphics". Most often, the expense of converting some of your exhibit structure into tension fabric and utilization of fabric graphics will pay for itself in just 2-5 shows...depending on the situation. Ask your exhibit company to do some homework and work-up cost savings equations for you for converting some of your trade show booth structure to tension fabric and utilization of fabric graphics. -When NOT to stack or cram: Make sure your exhibit shipments being sent to the show or advanced warehouse are 100% floor loaded if your show's material requires such. Most shows charge a special handling rate for stacked shipments...even if only one small 12"x12" crate is stacked on a shipment, the entire load gets billed the special handling rate which is typically 50% more. Make sure they are loaded in a way that the show hall (or warehouse) is able to easily unload as well. If everything is jammed in an awkward position that they can't easily off-load, you may also get hit with the special handling rate. -Maximize the Number of Crates:
Good crating is an art form that most exhibit builders do NOT take
seriously. A good exhibit house will maximize the size of your crates
(it starts with maximizing the sizes/components of your exhibit
structure) so the crates will take a minimal amount of floor space
on a truck. For example, a crate that is 24" x 48" x 102"
long is 1" too long to stand upright which will take more floor
space and raise shipping costs. We can't tell you how many times
we run into shipments where crate sizes are 1"-2" too
large so the shipping costs are 25% more than needed if the components
and crates were built to maximize shipping space. The other art
form is maximizing the amount of crates you need...most companies
end up with either too many crates which adds to your cost of drayage
or with too little crates and they end up with huge, odd-sizes that
also raises shipping costs. The average crate weighs 300 pounds,
so if your exhibit house doesn't maximize your crates and you end
up with 1-2 more than necessary, you're paying an extra $500 per
show average for drayage. Medium to large trade show exhibits can
often have 3-6 extra crates than necessary because the exhibit house
was able to use more of a "standard crate" they had available
rather than custom building your crates to spec...so now you are
looking at roughly $750-$1500 per show in wasted drayage -Target Move-In: Utilize a good
carrier like "Trade Show Transit" to ensure that your
components are being sent during your Target Move-In. Common Carriers
(or Discount Carriers as we call them) all too often miss the target
move-in which costs exhibitors tons of extra money in drayage. Missing
your target move-in can cost thousands in extra drayage fees...don't
risk it with fly-by-night discount carrier services or the super
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