Move-In Options for Privately Owned Vehicles:
Privately Owned Vehicle (POV)
What is a Privately Owned Vehicle? A POV, or privately owned vehicle, is considered to be any vehicle that is primarily designed to transport passengers, not cargo or freight. Please note that these vehicles cannot have any branding and/or company logos on them to be considered a POV.
Examples of POVs: Passenger vehicles under 1 ton: Small pickup trucks, passenger vans, taxis, limos, Uber, Lyft, Cars, etc.
What is not a POVs: Company Vehicles of any kind, trailers, moving vans, U-Hauls, Cargo Vans, vehicle with a lift gate, materials on skids/pallets, crates, anything requiring freight moving equipment.
Cartload Service: (600 lbs. max.) GES can help you unload your passenger vehicle. Ordering Cartload Service is available under the Hand Carry/Cartload & Privately Owned Vehicles tab or by CLICKING HERE.
Cartload Service for Move-In & Move-Out
To use Cartload Service:
- Must have 2 people
- Must have “loose” product (not palletized/crated)
- Total weight of items must be less than 600lbs (Cartloads that exceed 600lbs will be charged at standard
Material Handing rates.)
- Vehicle must be “acceptable” as shown above
If ALL items above apply, you may use Cartload Service! Proceed to the Marshalling Yard.
- GES can help unload a passenger vehicle. Pre-order Cartload Service by CLICKING HERE for the order form.
- Move-in may happen at/or after the targeted Installation Start Time & Date.
- All Cartload customers MUST go to the GES Cartload Marshaling Yard to check in FIRST.
- Privately Owned Vehicles (POV) ONLY
- Look for “Cartload Lot O – Privately Owned Vehicles (POV) ONLY” signs to check in for POV/Cartload.
- Check in with a GES Representative to obtain a dock pass and directions on where to be unloaded.
- Vehicles for Cartload Service will be unloaded first come, first served as dock space is available.
- GES will direct the vehicle toward the cartload area for unloading.
- Cars may not be left unattended at any time. There must be two (2) people with the vehicle; one person to go
with the product to the booth space and one person to remove the vehicle from the dock.
- Cartload Service has a 20-minute max time to unload. Privately Owned Vehicles that are left unattended will be towed away at the exhibitor’s expense.
Hand Carry - (100 lbs. max.) An exhibitor can Hand Carry your own materials to your booth, provided you do not use material handling equipment to assist you and you are moving 100lbs max of freight. Use of hand carts, two-wheeled dollies, or any four-wheel cart or dolly is prohibited. You will not be permitted access to the loading dock or freight areas.
- Cars may not be left unattended at any time. There must be two (2) people with the vehicle; one person to go
with the product to the booth space and one person to remove the vehicle. Items unloaded curb side cannot be left unattended. There will be a maximum 15-minutes to unload in the designated areas and any unattended vehicles will be towed away at the exhibitor’s expense.
- Privately Owned Vehicle must be performed by a full-time employee of the exhibiting company and could be
asked by the Union for proof of employment (paystub/benefits documentation).
- The use of hand trucks, pallet jacks, lift gates or any other mechanical equipment is NOT permitted by anyone
other than GES employees.
- Move-in may happen at/or after the targeted Installation Start Time & Date.
- More detailed Targeted Move-In and Move-Out instructions can be found by CLICKING HERE.
- Show Site Work Rules/Union Jurisdiction Regulations must be abided by and can be found by CLICKING HERE.
*Please note that the Baltimore Convention Center is a Union Facility and Members of the Carpenters union claim
jurisdiction on the operation of all material handling equipment, all unloading and reloading, and handling of empty
containers. An exhibitor may ONLY move materials that can be carried by hand, by one person in one trip, without the
use of dollies, hand trucks, or other mechanical equipment.
Designated Hand Carry locations are:
TBD
Hand Carry, Cartload Service Unloading Hours & Dates:
Monday, September 21
Tuesday, September 22
Wednesday, September 23
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Reference Targeted Floor Plan for POV unloading times
Make sure to check your Targeted Inbound Move-In and Installation Date & Time to make sure your booth will be ready.
Still have Questions?
If you still have questions about move-in be sure to use the contact information below to answer any questions you may have.
- GES Service Center: Contact GES if you have questions about order forms, need to place an order or need quotes for material handling or shipping. They can be reached at 1-800-842-6309.
- Natural Products Expo East 2020 Exhibitor Services Specialist: Contact your Exhibitor Services Specialist if you have questions regarding Target Move-In dates, Hand Carry and Cartload processes or any other general questions you may have. To Contact your Exhibitor Services Specialist CLICK HERE.
See Cartload Service for information and ordering.
