Kansas City Trade Show Freight | Calway Logistics
Calway Logistics provides trade show freight, advance warehouse, and drayage coordination for Kansas City convention centers.
Why Calway
Why Calway for Kansas City
Trade show freight is not general freight. Calway handles exhibit-specific logistics from dock to booth.
Routing
Right hall, not just right venue
LVCC has four halls: Central, South, North, West. Each has its own receiving dock. GES charges cross-hall drayage if your freight lands at the wrong one. We route to the correct dock before the truck leaves LA.
Labor
Union coordination built in
Vegas is a union market. Teamsters move freight. Carpenters build the booth. Electricians handle power. Riggers hang overhead. You cannot mix classifications. Calway books and schedules all of it as part of the freight package.
Experience
CES, NAB, SEMA, MODEX
Those four shows fill 2.5 million square feet of exhibit space at LVCC every year. We have routed freight through each one, multiple years running. The GSC rules, deadline windows, and peak-volume patterns are familiar.
Local Info
What you should know shipping into Kansas City
Union requirement
All I&D labor at Kansas City venues requires union workers. Teamsters move freight. Carpenters build the booth. Electricians connect power. Riggers hang overhead. Cross-classification work is not permitted. Calway coordinates all union bookings as part of the freight plan.
Drayage costs in Kansas City
Advance warehouse delivery is the most cost-effective option. Direct-to-show typically runs 1.5x to 2x the advance warehouse rate. Overtime after 4:30 PM during move-in adds a surcharge. Calway provides a drayage estimate in every quote based on your specific show, venue, and crate count.
Marshaling yard
The Marshaling Yard is available for large vehicle staging during move-in and move-out. Access credentials are managed through the venue or your general service contractor. Without them, trucks wait at the gate.
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