Automobile and Small Utility Vehicle Policy FAQ
As part of our ongoing efforts to create an exceptional exhibitor experience, McCormick Place has worked with Show Managers and General Service Contractors to provide a consistently accessible location for exhibitors to unload and load smaller materials and equipment used in their exhibit booths. Following are answers to some frequently asked questions:

Q: What is Considered an "Automobile or Small Utility Vehicle"?
A: Typical vehicles that a family or small business may operate for transportation or light hauling including automobiles, pick-up trucks, mini-vans, full-size vans, and sport utility vehicles. This does not include multiple axle vehicles, flatbed trucks, box vans or trailers.

Q: What can be unloaded or loaded from these vehicles?
A: Equipment, displays or other event related materials that can be fit into the vehicles and which can be transported by the owner or employee by hand or with the use of a fully manual cart or dolly.

Due to safety concerns and in order to maintain an organized orderly flow during load-in and load-out periods, exhibitors and their employees are not allowed to use forklifts, pallet jacks, motorized dollies, or similar motorized or hydraulic equipment to load, unload, or transport materials on McCormick Place property.

Q: Who can unload the vehicle?
A: Either an exhibitor or a full-time employee of the exhibiting company may unload the vehicle.

General Service Contractors, Represented Labor, and Exhibitor Appointed Contractors are not allowed to use the Automobile and Small Utility Vehicle area for other functions. The area will remain available only to exhibitors during the period when the Automobile and Small Utility Vehicle area is active.

In order to use the designated "Automobile or Small Utility Vehicle" area, eligible exhibitors and exhibitors' employees must work in a team of at least two people. There must be a driver who stays with the vehicle at all times and is immediately available to move the vehicle in addition to at least one person to transport the materials to and from the exhibit. This will help speed up access for others who wish to use this convenience and prevent vehicles from being boxed in.

Q: How much time will I have to unload my vehicle?
A: The time allotted to individual vehicles may vary from show to show, but will be no more than 20 minutes.

Q: When will the areas be available to exhibitors?
A: The times available will vary from show to show, but at minimum, they will be available for at least one full day of move-in and on the day that the show breaks.

Q: Where are the designated areas?
A: An "Automobile and Small Utility Vehicle" unloading and loading area is provided at each of the following locations:
    Hall A1-2
       Primary Area
         Dock Door SD1-Located on the far North corner on the East side of Hall A1.
       Secondary Area (Used only if Hall A1 and A2 are leased by separate groups or if requested by show manager)
         Dock Door 44-Located on East side of Hall A2

    Hall B1-2
       Primary Area
         The farthest South bank of doors on the West Side of Exhibit Hall B1
       Secondary Area (Used only if Hall B2 is in use and requested by show manager)
         The large bank of doors at the center of the West side of Hall B2

    Hall C1-2
       Primary Area
         The farthest South bank of doors on the West Side of Exhibit Hall C1
       Secondary Area (Used only if Hall C2 is in use and requested by show manager)
         The doors at the North end of the East side of Hall C2

    Hall D1-2
       Primary Area
         The farthest South dock on the West side of Hall D1
       Secondary Area (Used only if Hall D1 and D2 are leased by separate groups or if requested by show manager)
         The farthest South dock on the East side of Hall D2

    Hall E
       Gate 35

    Hall F1-2
       Primary Area
         Dock slip #4-Located on the South side of Hall F2
       Secondary Area (Used only if Hall F1 and F2 are leased by separate groups or if requested by show manager)
         Dock slip #37-Located on the South side of Hall F1