Material handling, or drayage in US trade shows, is the cost of moving the crates from the storage to the show floor. Unlike most centers in the world where the construction reaches the hall, in the USA, the trade unions are the charge of bringing the luggage into the hall.
Although the drayage charge is mentioned in the exhibitor's information package, it is buried deep within dozens of pages, and unfortunately, it manages to surprise many exhibitors who need to become more familiar with it. And they discover his in hindsight only when he comes to them after the event has begun by surprise.
Beyond that, any cost that you are not prepared to pay can be frustrating, but unlike the other expenses, the drayage can grow very large and cost exhibitors hundreds, even thousands of dollars that are not estimated in their exhibition budget (What'smore, material handling costs are non-negotiable). Such a 'surprise' can change the expenses of the exhibition dramatically and often serves as a severe barrier to participation in collections in the US.
It is almost impossible to avoid this payment,
But you can reduce it a little in several ways:
1 Submitting the forms on time.
Arriving at the time reserved at the front warehouse
will save you the need to pay unnecessary payments.
2 Sometimes companies pay a double fee:
First for bringing in the booth and second for bringing in their equipment
(the equipment shown in the exhibition).
Combining all the chargers together may save some of the amounts.
