2011WorkTruckShow

    GTS 2010

WTS Highlights

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Frequently Asked Exhibitor Questions

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1. Are furnishings and utilities included in the cost of my exhibit space?
2. Can I drive up to the loading docks and unload my own vehicle?
3. My display equipment is mounted on wheels and doesn't require a dolly or roll cart. Can I unload and roll my materials to my booth from the loading dock?
4. My freight will fit in a truck. Can I drive that truck into the convention center, unload it, and drive the truck out of convention center?
5. What can I carry in or out myself?
6. Which Unions provide services and jurisdictions at the America’s Center?
7. Is there anything I can do myself to set-up my booth?
8. Can I set up my booth the morning the show opens?
9. Can I share my booth with another company?
10. If I have a problem with show rules, a contractor, or union labor, with whom should I speak?
11. Aren't the official service contractor (Freeman) and the union the same thing?
12. The union employees who were sent to me are unsatisfactory. What can I do?
13. What can the union do if I refuse to comply with their rules?
14. What can the NTEA do if I refuse to comply with the union rules and/or show rules?
15. I use an Exhibitor-Appointed Contractor (EAC). How can I make sure my EAC is approved to work inside America’s Center?
16. What time will my Exhibitor-Appointed Contractor (EAC) be able to set-up my booth?
17. What is a Marshalling Yard?
18. Why are vehicles and heavy equipment scheduled to move in at specific times, and why do I have to wait at the Marshalling Yard?
19. My booth isn't assigned a target move-in time but I plan on displaying a vehicle or heavy equipment. What should Ido?
20. What happens if I miss my target move-in time?
21. Where can I park/store my empty trailer during show days?
22. Once my vehicle is in position, what do I need to do?
23. Why do I pay a different drayage fee than my neighbor?
24. If I think Iam being overcharged for freight, what can I do?
25. What is a Bill of Lading?
26. If my booth is damaged on move-in or move-out, what can I do?
27. Why does it take so long to have my empty containers/crates returned after the show?
28. I don't plan to move out on closing day. Will my booth and its contents be secure?