Never miss a shipping deadline again.
Share your event calendar once. We reach out ninety days before every show with what needs to happen next. No cost for NorthStar customers.
Your whole event year, planned by one shipping coach
NorthStar 365 is NorthStar Express's year-round event shipping service. You send your event calendar once, and your Shipping Coach plans the shipping for every show on it: pickups timed to each show's deadlines, freight routed straight from one event to the next or into storage between them, and the return trip arranged before you leave for the show. Ninety days before each event, your coach reaches out with what needs to happen next.
It's built for teams with a recurring schedule: associations with an annual meeting plus regional training, exhibitors on a show circuit, and planners running the same program in several cities. NorthStar 365 is included at no added cost for NorthStar customers.
- Every show on your calendar, tracked by one coach
- Show-to-show routing for back-to-back events
- Storage between events, coast to coast
- Return shipping planned with the outbound
See it in action
How NorthStar 365 keeps your whole event calendar on track
Send your event calendar once. Watch how your Shipping Coach maps out every show and reaches out ninety days before each one, so nothing gets left until the last week.
- Your full-year calendar, submitted once
- A heads-up 90 days before every event
- No added cost for NorthStar customers
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Juggling a full year of events? Shipping is usually the thing that slides down the list, until it becomes an emergency.
Say you're managing a spring training, a summer board meeting and a fall convention. Remembering to book the freight for each one usually falls on you.
NorthStar 365 changes that. Send us your event calendar for the whole year, all at once.
Your shipping coach maps out every event and works back from each show's deadlines.
Ninety days before every event, your coach reaches out with what needs to happen next, so outbound and return shipping are planned before anything is urgent.
A show added, moved or cancelled? Just email your coach, and the reminders move with it.
And there's no added cost for NorthStar customers.
NorthStar 365. Never miss a shipping deadline again. Call your shipping coach at 703-532-0520 or email shippingcoach@northstarexpress.com.
How it works
Submit your event schedule
Your full calendar for the year, all at once, whenever you have it. Must be a NorthStar customer.
Get reminded as each event nears
Ninety days out, with the to-dos for that event: shipping, travel, display updates.
Freight arrives on time, intact
Nothing got left until the week before, so there’s no scramble.
What NorthStar 365 covers across your event year
Everything between the first show on your calendar and the last return shipment.
Your full calendar, in one place
Send every show for the year at once, whenever you have it. Your coach keeps the whole schedule, so nothing depends on someone remembering.
Each show's deadlines tracked
Advance warehouse and move-in dates differ from show to show. Your coach tracks both and schedules each pickup to hit the right one.
Show-to-show routing
For back-to-back events, freight can go straight from one show to the next instead of coming home in between, saving a trip each way.
Storage between events
When there's a gap in the calendar, your display and materials wait in short- or long-term storage and ship from there to the next show.
Returns planned up front
The trip home, or on to storage, is arranged with the outbound shipment, so nothing is left in a hall or hotel room after move-out.
One coach, all year
Shows get added, moved or cancelled. Email your coach and the plan and reminders change with it, even if someone new takes over on your team.
A sample year with NorthStar 365
Four events in four cities, one calendar sent in January.
| Event | When | Your coach reaches out | Shipping plan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regional training, Chicago | March | December | Pickup from your office; return to your office |
| Annual meeting, Orlando | June | March | Delivered to the advance warehouse; return into storage |
| Partners expo, Las Vegas | September | June | Ships from storage; routed straight to the next show |
| Fall convention, Denver | October | July | Arrives direct from Las Vegas; return to your office |
An example only. Your coach builds the plan around your own calendar and each show's deadlines.
What it costs — and what it saves
With NorthStar 365
- $0 added cost
- Reminders before deadlines, not after
- Supplies and travel at normal rates
- One coach tracking the year
Without it
- Deadlines missed under workload
- Rush shipping and last-minute travel fees
- Display updates done under pressure
Frequently Asked Questions
May I submit my whole event calendar for the year?
Yes, and that’s the idea. Send every show on your calendar at once, whenever you have it, and your Shipping Coach takes it from there.
May I edit my event calendar after I submit it?
Yes. Email your Shipping Coach when a show is added, moved or cancelled, and the reminders move with it.
Is there a cost?
No. NorthStar 365 adds nothing to your bill. You pay only for the shipping itself, and supplies and travel stay at normal rates.
Do I have to use it?
No. It’s optional. You can still book each shipment on its own, but if you want to be a cool organized kid, try it out.
Does NorthStar 365 work for multi-city tours and back-to-back shows?
Yes. When events run close together, your coach can route freight straight from one show to the next instead of shipping it home in between, and plans each leg around that show's deadlines.
Where do our materials go between events?
Back to your office, or into NorthStar's short- or long-term storage coast to coast, then straight to the next show. Your coach plans it with each outbound shipment.
Put your event calendar on our radar.
Email your Shipping Coach directly — shippingcoach@northstarexpress.com