Show Freight International, LLC

What Show Freight International, LLC does

GoShowFreight (legal entity Show Freight International, LLC) is a privately-held, San Diego-based freight logistics company founded in 1987 that specializes in serving the live event industry. Its core offering bundles four service lines — live event shipping, materials handling, warehousing, and customs clearance — executed across land, air, and sea freight transportation modes. The company's primary customers are trade show exhibitors, conference organizers, exhibition producers, and other organizations requiring time-sensitive, multi-modal transportation of event-related cargo. Operating geographies are limited to the United States, despite the legal entity name implying international scope. The firm operates from a single headquarters at 4231 Balboa Avenue, Suite 168, San Diego, California.

GoShowFreight's underlying technology is concentrated in a proprietary real-time shipment tracking system that allows clients to monitor freight status and receive delivery updates throughout transit. The company has no disclosed app, API, SDK, platform integrations, or third-party technology partnerships, and the technology footprint appears limited to operational tracking and an online booking interface. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; revenue is generated on a per-shipment transaction-fee basis with no SaaS, subscription, or platform revenue lines. The go-to-market motion is inside sales: direct phone-based booking supported by 24/7 customer service (800.574.2585) and an online booking channel, supplemented by a newsletter capture offering a 10% first-purchase discount. The firm is California-domiciled, independently owned with no disclosed parent company, institutional investors, venture backing, or M&A activity, and is not present on public exchanges.

Name

Show Freight International, LLC

Legal name

GoShowFreight, LLC

Website

https://goshowfreight.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GoShowFreight is a privately-held, San Diego-based freight logistics company founded in 1987 that provides shipping, materials handling, warehousing, and customs clearance services for trade show, exhibition, and live event clients across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Event Logistics Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (48851)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Fine Art & Exhibition Cargo Forwarding (TLACAJAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Trade Show, Exhibit & Event Logistics Moving (HSAKAKAK), Trade Show / Event Expedited Freight (TLADANAN)

Keywords

• Live event shipping
• Trade show logistics
• Freight transportation services
• Customs clearance services
• Warehousing materials handling

Headquarters

HQ city

San Diego

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Freight Shipping Services: Revenue generated from transportation services including land, air, and sea freight shipping for live events, materials handling, and customs clearance assistance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

GoShowFreight (Show Freight International, LLC) provides freight shipping and logistics services for the live event industry, moving exhibition materials, trade show freight, and event-related cargo across land, air, and sea. The company bundles transportation with materials handling, warehousing, and customs clearance assistance, and operates a real-time shipment tracking system that gives clients visibility throughout the delivery process.

Product overview

GoShowFreight is a logistics and freight services company offering a unified suite of transportation and logistics services for live events. The core offering consists of Live Event Shipping, Materials Handling, Warehousing, and Customs Clearance services, supported by transportation options across land, air, and sea freight. A key differentiator is the proprietary Real-Time Shipment Tracking system, which enables clients to monitor their shipments throughout the delivery process. The company positions itself as a single-source provider for event logistics needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Live Event Shipping
• Materials Handling
• Warehousing
• Customs Clearance
• Land Freight Shipping
• Air Freight Shipping
• Sea Freight Shipping

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Broad incumbents

• Expeditors International: Expeditors is a major asset-light freight forwarder with air and ocean services plus customs brokerage. It competes for international event shipments as part of a diversified global forwarding business.
• CEVA Logistics: CEVA Logistics is a global third-party logistics provider with freight management, contract logistics, and customs capabilities. It overlaps with GoShowFreight on multi-modal forwarding and customs clearance but does not specialize in live events.
• Yusen Logistics: Yusen Logistics is a global forwarding and contract logistics provider with air, ocean, and road freight plus customs. It serves event freight customers within a much broader supply-chain solutions portfolio.
• Kuehne+Nagel: Kuehne+Nagel is one of the largest global freight forwarders offering multimodal transport and customs services. It competes with GoShowFreight for international event freight while serving a far broader range of industries.
• XPO: XPO is a major North American less-than-truckload and freight brokerage provider. It competes for the trucking legs of GoShowFreight's event shipments but does not focus on the specialized live-event freight niche.
• DHL Global Forwarding: DHL Global Forwarding is a worldwide freight forwarder with air, ocean, and road services plus customs brokerage. It competes for the same international event shippers as GoShowFreight but as part of a much broader portfolio.

Direct peers

• GES (Global Experience Specialists): GES provides event and exhibition services including freight, logistics, and on-site material handling for trade shows. Its event-focused service portfolio and vertical customer base directly overlap with GoShowFreight's offering.
• Freeman: Freeman is one of the largest exhibit and event logistics providers in North America, offering freight, exhibit installation, and on-site event services. It is the closest direct competitor to GoShowFreight in the trade show and live event freight niche.

Emerging players

• Flexport: Flexport is a digital-native freight forwarder offering API-based booking, real-time visibility, and customs for air and ocean. It represents an emerging technology-driven threat to GoShowFreight's traditional phone-based event forwarding model.
• Craters & Freighters: Craters & Freighters specializes in custom crating, packing, and freight shipping for high-value, fragile, and time-sensitive cargo including trade show exhibits. It overlaps with GoShowFreight on specialized event materials handling and shipping.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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