Trade Show Feed » shipping costs http://tradeshowfeed.com Thought Leadership for Trade Show Pros Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:08:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Drayage Debate: Chicago's McCormick http://tradeshowfeed.com/2010/02/drayage-debate-chicagos-mccormick/ http://tradeshowfeed.com/2010/02/drayage-debate-chicagos-mccormick/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:17:05 +0000 Richard Erschik http://tradeshowfeed.com/?p=430 Picture 13

No wonder exhibitors are upset.

Jay Levine did a segment on (Chicago’s) McCormick Place losing tradeshow business.

Labor is shooting back at the idea that it’s them that’s making all the dough. Their evidence? Drayage bills.

They showed that an exhibitor can send a piece of equipment from China to LA for $4,000. Another $1,800 for truck to McCormick Place from LA. Cost to get it from the dock at McCormick Place to the exhibitor’s booth space? Just $17,000!!!

Then they interviewed the Gen.Mgr at McCormick Place and he said, “No question about it, the contractor for the show is making very big profits.”

Looks like labor and McCormick Place management is so tired of being made the scape goat that they’re both willing to point the finger at the show organizers.

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