Q: What is the Machinery Material Handling Package?
A: This offer allows exhibitors to ship unlimited machinery for exhibiting in their booth space for a flat rate, based on the square footage of your exhibit space. The deadline to sign up for this package is July 18, 2008.

Q: What is included in the Machinery Material Handling Package rate?
A: Unloading of Machinery from inbound carriers, show site delivery of machinery to exhibitor's booth space, including one-time unloading and spotting, and the loading of machinery onto outbound carriers at close of the show.

Q: What material is permitted to be shipped under the Machinery Material Handling Package?
A: All machinery to be displayed in an exhibitor's booth space, regardless of total weight, not including paper, display materials and floor coverings.

Q: What is included in the spotting charge?
A: Spotting is included in the CWT charge for machinery provided the exhibitor is at the booth and follows the instructions under "Machinery" in the Freeman Quick Facts in the Exhibitor Manual, under Tab 4.

Q: What is not included in the one-time spotting charge?
A: One-time spotting does not include any unbolting, unskidding or assembly.

Q: Who removes heavy skids and machinery crates?
A: Your installation rigger crew removes heavy skids and machinery crates requiring a forklift truck from the booth at hourly rates and places them in storage.

Q: How do I get my heavy skids and machinery crates back from storage?
A: Your dismantling rigger crew is responsible for returning your heavy skids and machinery crates from storage.

Q: How do I order heavy skid and machinery crate removal and return?
A: Refer to the "Rigging and Machinist Information" page in the Exhibitor Manual for details and use the "Freeman Rigging Labor" form. This form is also used to order machinist labor that will set your machinery. (See Tab 4)

Q: What additional charges could I incur under the Machinery Material Handling Package?
A: a. If machines are shipped to the warehouse, there will be extra costs to remove the machines from the shipper's trucks, store the machines, and deliver to show site. These extra charges will be: $16.40 per cwt. for shipments delivered to warehouse on or by October 14, 2008, and $21.70 per cwt. for shipments delivered to warehouse after October 14, 2008.
b. If machinery is unloaded or loaded out on Saturday or Sunday, the exhibiting company will incur an additional charge for overtime, based upon weight of shipment.
c. If you miss your target date or check-in time, your vehicle will not be unloaded until after all on-target vehicles have been unloaded, regardless of when your vehicle checked in at the McCormick Place Marshalling Yard. As a result, you may incur an additional charge for overtime unloading and cause your truck driver to wait for unloading. If your vehicle checks into the Marshalling Yard after 1:30 p.m., your driver may be turned away and asked to return the next day. A charge of $1.95 per cwt. will be charged for machinery shipments unloaded off target on straight time.
d. If machines arrive in containers; if blocking, re-blocking, un-stuffing, removing tarp or re-tarping is involved; if it is necessary to un-skid machines before removing from container, labor time and equipment charges will be charged.
e. If sides and/or top of truck have to be removed by contractor; if machines are crated or skids require removal; if additional spotting of machines after unloading or handling of empty skids or machinery crates to and from storage area are required, labor time and equipment charges will be charged.
f. If no direction is received from exhibitor representatives, machines will be placed in the booth without spotting. For spotting later, charges based on labor time and equipment will be charged.