Shipping Information
FREIGHT MOVE-IN AND OUT
Material handling, also known as drayage, involves receiving freight during move-in; delivering it to your booth; removing empty containers and returning them after the show; and loading materials for outbound shipping. Material Handling is additional to your booth package. It will be charged at the posted rates below.
Freight Move-in Schedule:
Advance Shipments to the Warehouse (See Address below): $68.00 per cwt.
Monday, April 30 – Friday, May 25 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.*
* Shipments will not be accepted on weekends during this period.
Direct Shipment to the Dock (See Address below): $72.40 per cwt.
Monday, June 4 – Friday, June 8 5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.*
* Please note: Delivery times are in the evening.
Freight Move-out Schedule:
Friday, June 15 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Targeted Freight Pick Up – 8th Floor
Carriers must be checked in by 2:00 p.m. The floor will remain open until 4:00 p.m. for packing.
Monday, June 18 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Targeted Freight Pick Up – 7th Floor
Carriers must be checked in by 2:00 pm.
You may ship your materials from the show via any carrier. You are required only to contact your carrier, pack your materials and file a Bill of Lading with the freight desk. MMPI assumes no responsibility for shipments until they are collected from the exhibitor's booth. A representative of the exhibitor should remain with their property until this has been done.
PERMANENT SHOWROOM TENANTS who are showing merchandise in the Market Suites should return the Tenant Move Form no later than May 13. Deliveries will be charged at posted hourly materials handling rates.
INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING
R.E. Rogers is the official customs broker and international freight forwarder for NeoCon® 2011. Click here for additional information.
MMPI is available to recieve freight directly at the trade show facility and will operate all drayage services in the trade show facility.
However, pursuant to all applicable laws, MMPI is not the ultimate consignee or the appointed agent of any exhibitor or tenant of a trade show. Therefore, MMPI will not provide its federal tax identification number to act as the importer of record for US customs clearance of any international shipments for exhibitors or tenants of the trade show it manages.
Each tenant or exhibitor must work directly with a customs broker to clear trade show shipments in the broker's name or in the exhibitor's name through a customs power of attorney form.
UPS/FED EX/SMALL PACKAGE SERVICES
All packages will be received through the loading dock. Please note that piece counts cannot be guaranteed for such shipments. Where possible, exhibitors may avoid delays and extra charges by having express deliveries shipped to their hotel. Any packages received outside of the designated shipping schedule will be billed at a rate of $55.00 per 100lbs.
SHIPPING ADDRESS AND GUIDELINES
ADVANCE SHIPMENTS TO WAREHOUSE ($68.00 per cwt)
Goods may be shipped to arrive between April 30 and May 25, 2012. Collect or uncrated shipments cannot be accepted. Freight will be in your booth when you arrive. Exhibitors who plan to set-up on Monday, June 4 (appointment only) should use this option.
NeoCon® 2012
(Your Company Name)
(Your Booth Number-Floor #)
Yellow Freight Systems, Inc.
c/o J & J Motor Services
2338 S. Indiana Ave.
Chicago, IL 60616 USA
(312) 225-3323
DIRECT SHIPMENTS TO DOCK / EXHIBIT SITE ($72.40 per cwt)
Shipments should arrive between 5:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. on Monday, June 4 – Friday, June 8, 2012. Instruct your carrier to arrive early and not withdraw from the line until your merchandise has been delivered.
NeoCon® 2012
(Your Company Name)
(Your Booth Number-Floor #)
c/o MMPI
222 Merchandise Mart Plaza
Chicago, IL 60654 USA
A 50% penalty is applied to the following: direct shipments that arrive outside the designated schedule; shipments that arrive loose or uncrated; and oversized crates.
Drayage rates apply equally to deliveries by car.
MMPI is not responsible for loss or theft of materials after they have been delivered to your Market Suite or after they have been picked up for loading out of the dock.
SHIPPING GUIDELINES
- Consolidate all freight—booth, merchandise, literature, etc.—into one shipment.
- Clearly label all packages with show name; company name and booth number. Remove all old labels.
- All freight must be no larger than 5' wide x 10' long x 5'8" high, and weigh less than 2000 pounds. Any freight that exceeds these measurements and MMPI does feel safe to turn on its side will be charged a handling fee of $50 per item, per trip. MMPI is not responsible for damage or loss to product during turning. Any items too large to move will be held at the loading dock for unpacking. An hourly surcharge will be applied and your booth set-up will be delayed.
- Create a detailed inventory sheet of every item you are shipping or bringing to the show. Be able to provide the number of units, item descriptions (i.e. cartons, cases, crates, and/or individual items) and weight for all shipments being delivered to the Show.
- All shipments should include piece count to ensure proper tracking, manifesting, and delivery of freight.
- Insure your merchandise against theft, damage, and loss from the time it leaves your facility until it returns.
STORAGE
EMPTY CONTAINER STORAGE
Due to City of Chicago Fire Ordinances, packing materials may not remain on the show floor while the show is open. Flammable containers must be removed from the floor.
When your containers are empty, obtain "EMPTY" labels from the Exhibitor Service Desk. Use the labels to mark your crates, boxes and containers with your company name and booth number. Leave the containers in the aisle; for your convenience, these empty labeled containers will be picked up by MMPI staff and returned to you at the end of the Show. Please remember that you will not have access to these containers during the show. DO NOT leave anything in "EMPTY" labeled boxes. MMPI is not responsible for loss or damage to contents marked for storage.
DIRECTIONS TO MART LOADING DOCK
Directions to The Merchandise Mart Loading Dock (Common Carrier/Large Trucks): From I-94, exit on Ohio Street. At the first light, turn right onto Orleans. Turn right onto Hubbard, then left onto Kingsbury. Turn left onto Kinzie. At the stop sign, turn right into the dock.
Directions to the Merchandise Mart Loading Dock (Cars and Small Trucks): From I-94, exit on Ohio Street. At second light, turn right onto Franklin. Continue four blocks south on Franklin to Kinzie. Turn right onto Kinzie. At the first stop sign, turn left into the dock.
