FAIR PRICING

Price is always a concern. Exhibitors want to be able to plan their costs in advance. And if they need to order additional items or services at the show site, they don’t like being overcharged.

Shepard promises reasonable costs, and we’ve implemented several policies to live up to that promise. We call it Fair Pricing and here are some of the policies:

• No automatic increases in padded van charges. If we don’t incur additional costs unloading padded vans, we don’t add charges.
• A flat rate per delivery of express and other small priority packages. And we deliver the packages; we don’t expect the exhibitor to leave the booth to pick up a package.
• Prior to the show, we publish a rate for freight delivered to our warehouse. There is never an overtime surcharge.
• No marshaling yard surcharge.
• A maximum 10% surcharge for off-target shipments. If our crews are not busy when an off-target shipment arrives, there is no surcharge. Compare that to the 25% surcharge common with the other service contractors. (Consider 25% surcharge on 20,000 lbs. @ $26.00/cwt --- $781.00 extra!)
• No overtime surcharge until after 4:30 p.m. on weekdays on direct shipments to the exhibit facility.
• No late warehouse arrival surcharges until 72 hours before show opening.
• No surcharge for "non-preferred" carriers.
• No minimum labor charge to move freight from an exhibitors space so they can set-up their booth.