Logistics and drayage are the hidden line items that surprise exhibitors, and managing them well protects your budget and your move-in.
Drayage — the material handling that moves your crates from the dock to your space and back — is one of the most misunderstood and frequently underestimated costs in trade show exhibiting, and at the downtown convention district it is billed by hundredweight, which means crate weight and timing directly drive your bill. Our New Orleans logistics management plans the entire freight journey: how your exhibit ships, when it hits the marshaling yard, how it routes to the floor within the show's target-time system, and how it returns to storage afterward. We design the build to crate efficiently in the first place, because lower weight and fewer pieces mean lower handling costs.
Beyond drayage, we coordinate the full logistics picture so nothing falls through the cracks — advance warehouse versus direct-to-show shipping, labor timing, and the sequencing that keeps your install on schedule. New Orleans rewards local presence here: we know the marshaling routines, the freight routes around the Convention Center district, and the timing realities that a remote coordinator cannot anticipate. You get one accountable partner for the whole chain, transparent estimates up front, and a move-in that lands your crates where and when they need to be — without the costly surprises that catch unprepared exhibitors at the dock.
Drayage is the material handling that moves your crates between the dock and your space. At the downtown convention district it is billed by hundredweight, so crate weight and timing drive the cost — which is why we design builds to crate light and efficiently.
Yes. We plan the full freight journey — shipping method, marshaling-yard timing, target-time routing to the floor, and return to storage — and coordinate labor so your New Orleans move-in stays on schedule with transparent estimates up front.