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Hi Alex,

Our experience with shipping MOMS in Ohio used to be the same as what Ken said about Montana (which I admire--there's a lot of distance in your state!). In short, two staff drove the exhibit crates around to each site ourselves in a rental truck.

For the last two MOMS tours, though, we have had a gentleman who is a member of a county historical society who has done the exhibit transport for us in his own box truck. His county hosted the Between Fences exhibit in 2008 and at our first orientation meeting he talked about his interest in doing the transporting. We tried him out and everything went fine with that exhibit tour and with the next one, which was New Harmonies. He has also moved another traveling exhibit for us a few times, a photo exhibit that Council staff designed ourselves.

I know that other states have made other arrangements. You might talk with David Morgan in Mississippi if you haven't already. I believe their Council uses drivers from a truck driving school associated with a community college, or something like that.

New Mexico a few years ago had a contact with their state national guard (I don't know how) and I believe the guardsmen were transporting a MOMS exhibit between its sites for them (might have been Key Ingredients).

There seem to be lots of solutions to the exhibit transporting issue. It depends on who you know, what you want to do yourself, and also what the MOMS staff will deem okay.

All the best with your search,

Jack

Jack Shortlidge

Senior Program Officer

Ohio Humanities Council

471 E. Broad St., Ste. 1620

Columbus, OH 43215

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From: Museum on Main Street [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Stolz, Kenneth
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2012 3:33 PM
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Subject: Re: trucking contract

Sorry Alex – we just rented a 35ft Ryder truck and drove it around ourselves J.

~ Ken Stolz

Associate Director, Administration

311 Brantly, Missoula, MT 59812

(406) 243-6022 (desk) or (406) 544-0572 (cell)

From: Museum on Main Street [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Alex Buell
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2012 2:17 PM
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Subject: trucking contract

Hi everyone,

We’re new to MOMS and in the process of courting a local truck driving school to help move the exhibit from site to site. We’ve never contracted anyone in this capacity. Does anyone with some similar experience have a sample contract they might be able to share?

Thanks,

Alex Buell

Program Coordinator

Florida Humanities Council

599 Second Street South

St. Petersburg, FL 33701

Phone: (727) 873-2001

Fax: (727) 873-2014

www.flahum.org