Print-to-booth runs, advance warehouse staging, last-minute show-floor emergencies, and 24/7 dispatch — from a Chicago courier that has served the city for fifty years.
Comet Messenger Service has handled same-day trade show deliveries to McCormick Place for 50 years. Print-to-booth, advance warehouse staging, and emergency show-floor runs. Cargo vans, bike messengers, and 24/7 dispatch. Order through the client portal or call (312) 786-2288 — Haley, Comet's AI dispatcher, answers every call instantly, 24 hours a day.
McCormick Place is North America's largest convention center — four halls (North, South, West, and Lakeside), an off-site marshaling yard, and a designated advance warehouse for pre-show freight. Comet's drivers know the dock numbers, the truck entrance off King Drive, the marshaling yard appointment process, and the security check-in at every entrance.
Typical exhibitor runs: print-to-booth deliveries from Chicago print shops; advance warehouse staging for materials sent one to three weeks before move-in; emergency show-floor delivery of forgotten laptops, prototypes, banner stands, and replacement giveaways; last-minute printed materials for booths during the show; and signed contract pickup from the exhibitor lounge.
What Comet does and doesn't do: Comet delivers up to the McCormick Place dock or advance warehouse. Drayage — the on-site move from the dock to the booth — is performed by the show's general contractor (Freeman, GES, Shepard, or whoever the show has appointed). For ad-hoc runs during show hours, Comet drivers can be escorted onto the floor by exhibitor staff with a hall pass.
North, South, West, and Lakeside. Drivers know the dock numbers, marshaling yard, and truck entrance off King Drive.
Pickup from any Chicago print shop, direct delivery to your booth. Brochures, banners, bound proposals, replacement giveaways.
Pre-collect from your office, warehouse, or vendor and deliver to the show's advance warehouse on the contractor's schedule.
Forgotten laptops, prototype replacements, signed contracts, last-minute handouts. Streak (1-2 hour) or Priority (2-3 hour) tier.
Dispatch coordinates the appointment with the show contractor before the driver leaves so trucks aren't held at the gate.
Familiar with security check-in, exhibitor service desk, and how to route through the truck entrance without losing time.
Call now or place an order through the client portal — available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.