Trade Show Delivery Codes by Carrier

Delivery to a convention centre or exhibition site.

7 codes across 7 carriers, plus 2 that use a request field instead.

ABF Freight

Acc_TRDSHWD on rate quote doc

Acc_TRDSHWD

TRDSHWDType is then required: AW=advance warehouse, DTS=direct to show.

Banyan Technology

LTDEL snapshot

consigneeAccessorials

Mothership

tradeshow doc

accessorials

Daylight Transport

Convention/Tradeshow snapshot

accessorial.accId

accName P or D.

RoadRunner

ESD doc

ServiceCode

Saia LTL Freight

TradeShowDelivery on rate quote doc

Accessorials

TForce Freight

TRDS on rate quote spec

serviceOptions.delivery

Supported without a code

These carriers offer the service but set it as a field on the request instead of sending a code.

C.H. Robinson

specialRequirement.tradeShoworConvention

boolean

Pilot Freight Services

Consignee.Convention

flag_yn · "Y" or "N" on the Shipper/Consignee object.

Common questions

Which carriers support trade show delivery?

7 carriers publish a code for trade show delivery, and a further 2 support it through a request field rather than a code. Delivery to a convention centre or exhibition site.

Is there a standard trade show delivery code across carriers?

No. Each carrier defines its own code, so the same service is spelled differently at every carrier you integrate with — ABF Freight uses Acc_TRDSHWD, Banyan Technology uses LTDEL, Mothership uses tradeshow, Daylight Transport uses Convention/Tradeshow. A code is only meaningful together with the carrier it belongs to.

Need this programmatically? /api/accessorials/map?service=tradeshow-delivery returns the same data as JSON on every plan.