Redline Courier Service moves production freight across the California studio corridor, 24/7/365 — dailies and drives to post, camera and lens packages between rental houses and stages, wardrobe, props and set dressing, signed paperwork, and gear to location. Tell dispatch it is a production and the call time becomes the deadline we work back from.
A shoot day does not move. The crew is on the clock, the stage is booked, the location permit covers specific hours, and every one of those things is being paid for whether the part you are waiting on arrives or not. That is the job this service exists for.
What We Move for Productions
- Dailies and drives to post — camera cards, shuttle drives and LTO tapes from set or the DIT cart to the post house, with documented handoff to a named recipient.
- Camera and lens packages — bodies, glass and support moving between rental houses, stages and location, including same-day swaps when a lens goes down mid-shoot.
- Grip, electric and expendables — cable, stands, globes and consumables that ran short on the day, from the rental house or supply house straight to set.
- Wardrobe, props and set dressing — fittings, returns, continuity pieces and last-minute buys between costume houses, prop houses and stage.
- Paperwork that has to be wet-signed — call sheets, release forms, location agreements, deal memos and signed contracts between production office, legal and the people who need to sign them.
- Playback, VFX and sound media — reference material and deliverables moving between vendors on a post schedule.
- Talent and production office runs — scripts, sides, per-diem envelopes and office supply runs that would otherwise pull a PA off set.
The Studio Corridor We Cover
Dispatch knows the routes, the gate procedures and the traffic windows across the production corridor. We run into and between:
- Hollywood and Studio City
- Burbank and Glendale
- Culver City and Santa Monica
- Van Nuys, Encino and Woodland Hills
- Valencia and Santa Clarita
- Venice and the Westside
Location work does not stop at the corridor. We deliver throughout California, so a shoot in the desert, the Central Valley or up the coast is still a dispatch call — see the full service-area directory.
Why Productions Use a Courier Instead of a PA
Sending a production assistant on a two-hour round trip costs you that person for half a day, and they are usually the person holding something else together. A courier run is a known cost against a known deadline, and nobody leaves set.
It also matters for anything sensitive. Unreleased footage, scripts under embargo and signed legal documents should travel with a background-checked, bonded and insured driver who signs for them — not in the back of whoever’s car was closest.
How It Works on a Shoot Day
- Call dispatch and say it is a production. Give the pickup, the destination, the call time or the post deadline, and anything about gate access or who has to sign.
- Dispatch matches the vehicle. A lens package goes in a courier car; a cart of expendables or a pallet of set dressing needs a van, sprinter or box truck. We confirm the vehicle before the driver is assigned.
- You track it. Live GPS visibility on the run, with a dispatcher you can reach if the schedule changes — which on a shoot day it will.
- Documented handoff. Proof of delivery with photos, timestamps and signature by named recipient where the facility or the production requires it.
Vehicles for Production Work
| Vehicle | Typical production use |
|---|---|
| Courier car / SUV | Drives, camera cards, sides, paperwork, small lens and accessory runs |
| Cargo van | Camera packages, wardrobe racks, props, expendables, multiple cases |
| Sprinter van | Taller and longer loads, grip and electric, several cases or carts |
| Box truck | Set dressing, palletized gear, larger equipment moves between stages |
| Airline cargo (NFO) | Out-of-state gear or media when drive time cannot make the deadline — see Next Flight Out |
Production Courier FAQs
Can you run dailies overnight?
Yes. Dispatch is staffed 24/7/365, so a wrap-time pickup to a post house overnight is routine rather than an exception. Give dispatch the wrap estimate and the post deadline and the run is planned around both.
Do you handle unreleased or confidential material?
Yes. Drivers are employees — background-checked, bonded and insured — not app contractors. Chain of custody is documented, and delivery can be restricted to a named recipient where the production requires it.
Can you get onto the lot?
Tell dispatch the gate, the stage and the contact name when you book, and the driver is briefed before pickup. Where a drive-on or a specific credential is needed, that has to come from your production office — we will tell you up front what the driver needs.
What if the schedule moves?
Call dispatch. Schedules move on every shoot, and you get a person on the phone rather than a form. If a new deadline is not achievable we will say so before you are counting on it.
Do you work with production companies on an ongoing basis?
Yes. Productions running for weeks or months usually move to a scheduled route for predictable daily runs, with on-demand available alongside it for the unplanned ones. No account is required to start — a single run is welcome.
How much does a production run cost?
It depends on distance, vehicle class, how tight the deadline is and the time of day — an overnight run to post costs more than a mid-morning drop across the Valley. Dispatch quotes the specific route before anything moves.
Get a Driver on It
Give dispatch the pickup, the destination and the call time. Call (866) 4A-PICKUP for live dispatch, 24 hours a day, or request service online.
Every Redline Courier Service, Available Statewide
The same fourteen services run statewide, dispatched from one desk, 24/7/365.
- Same-Day & Rush Courier — unplanned, moving today
- Scheduled Courier Routes — recurring daily or weekly stops
- Medical Courier Service — hospitals, clinics, surgery centers
- Laboratory & Hospital Courier — clinic-to-lab and STAT routes
- Surgical Instrument & Implant Courier — trays and implant sets to the OR
- Legal Courier & Court Filing — filings, recorder runs, signed originals
- Banking, Title & Escrow Courier — closing documents and funding originals
- AOG Aircraft Parts Delivery — grounded aircraft, rotables, AOG tooling
- Next Flight Out — airline cargo with ground legs both ends
- Same-Day Freight & Hot Shot — pallets, equipment, oversized loads
- Repair Parts Delivery — parts to the technician or job site
- State Filing Delivery — Secretary of State and agency counters
- Government Contract Delivery — departmental and interoffice runs
- Film, TV & Production Courier — dailies, camera packages, wardrobe, gear to set
Industries We Serve
- Healthcare — hospitals, clinics, surgery centers, laboratories, pharmacies, dialysis and imaging
- Film, television and entertainment — studios, production companies, post houses, rental houses, stages and location shoots
- Legal — law firms, corporate legal departments, courts and county recorders
- Banking, title and escrow — lenders, title companies, escrow offices and credit unions
- Aviation and aerospace — airlines, FBOs, MROs, part suppliers and maintenance teams
- Field service and technology — copier, imaging, IT, HVAC, elevator and equipment service organizations
- Manufacturing and distribution — production lines, warehouses and installation crews
- Government and public agencies — departmental deliveries and interoffice runs
- Individuals and families — one-time personal deliveries, no account required
Don’t see your industry — or your kind of delivery?
That list is simply where most of our volume sits. It is not a list of who we accept. If it fits in a vehicle and has a deadline, dispatch will move it. A hospital network or a two-person shop. A production running nights. A law firm, a wholesaler, a school, a church, a contractor, a gallery. Or one person who needs something across town today and has never booked a courier in their life.
There is no account to open, no contract, and no minimum volume — and you get a price before anything moves. Describe what needs to go where and by when, and you will get a straight answer, including if we are not the right transport for it. Call (866) 4A-PICKUP for live dispatch 24/7, or request service online.