Drayage/Labor Rates Study: 2007 Costs Up Significantly Compared to 2006
In a study recently reported by Tradeshow Week, the average labor and drayage costs for all of the major-venue cities in North America were tabulated. Drayage took an across-the-board hike of 19%, the largest annual increase over the past four years. Among the labor rates where most categories reported an increase, Riggers, Highest Weight Range Forklift operators and Security Guards drew the highest increases.
Trade Show Drayage & Labor Rates Compared
In this look at the results, we have chosen to use the aggregated totals for the United States and compare year-over-year. We also sought to simplify the data by including only the "Regular" rates since "Overtime" and "Sunday" rates, while impressive, are merely proportional.