T & M - See Time & Materials.

T.L. - Truckload.

Table Top Display - An exhibit designed for use on the top of a table or similar surface.

Talent - An individual or company hired to work in an exhibit to greet visitors, demonstrate product, or stage a performance.

Target Date - A date set by show management for the arrival of freight at a trade show. Usually shipments received before or after this date are assessed a penalty charge.

Tariff Rates - Shipping charges for various types of cargo.

Teardown - The dismantling of an exhibit. Also known as Take-down.

Telescopic Pipe - Tubing in which one section slides inside another. Used to support drapes.

Terminal - Freight handling or dock area.

Three Wire - Electrical cable with a continuous ground wire in addition to a positive and a negative wire.

Time & Materials - A form of billing in which a consumer is charged for labor costs (time) and materials.

Tow Motor - See Forklift.

Trade Fair - Broadly used as the international term for an exposition.

Trade Show - An exposition related to a particular industry or group, and open only to the members of that group.

Traffic Flow - The movement of visitors through an exposition or exhibit.

Transient Space - Short-term rental space.

Twist Lock - A type of electrical plug that connects by twisting together.