Cases, wardrobe & props

The cases move separately, and you still know where they are

Cases, wardrobe, props and light equipment moved apart from the talent and crew, under the same tagged and scanned custody as luggage.

Available on request

Priced on the programme, not on a per-trip guess.

Part of Specialty Logistics · all services

What this service handles

On a production, the gear rarely wants to be where the people are. Wardrobe goes to the hotel, cases go to set, props go to the second location, and talent goes to none of those.

VaultPac moves each of those as its own cargo movement with a custody record — tagged, scanned at every handoff, proof at both ends — on the same trip as the passenger movements. That is the combination the catalog identifies as the specifically VaultPac proposition, and it is the reason a production coordinator would use one vendor rather than three.

It covers what travels with a team: cases, wardrobe, props, collateral and light equipment. Heavy staging, grip trucks and palletised freight are not what this is.

Operational diagramA production day across locations, with cases and wardrobe following the schedule rather than the talent.

Typical movement

  1. Cases counted and tagged On the same trip as the crew movements
  2. Loaded to a cargo vehicle Scanned as they go
  3. Delivered to set, hotel or location Each on its own timing
  4. Held between locations Where the schedule leaves a gap
  5. Proof at every handoff Recipient and condition recorded

Who uses this service

  • Production companies and coordinators
  • Costume and wardrobe departments
  • Art and props departments
  • Commercial and photo shoots
  • Touring and live production
  • Event production companies

How VaultPac coordinates it

Every booking is a trip. A trip carries trip services, and each service breaks into the individual movements that actually have to happen — which is why the people and the bags do not have to travel the same way.

  1. Trip
  2. Trip services
  3. Individual movements
  • Separate cargo vehicle

    A dedicated vehicle for bags, cases or equipment running alongside the passenger vehicles rather than inside them.

  • QR custody scan

    Every bag carries a tag. Each change of hands is scanned, so custody is a record rather than a recollection.

  • Proof of pickup

    Time, place and who released the item, captured at collection.

  • Proof of delivery

    Time, place and who received the item, captured at delivery.

  • Secure storage between movements

    Items can be held under custody between a pickup and a delivery, and released on a schedule rather than on arrival.

  • Oversized & special items

    Golf bags, trade-show cases, strollers, production cases and similar items counted on the movement so the right vehicle is assigned.

  • Trip → Trip Services → Movements

    One trip holds every service on it, and each service breaks into the individual movements that have to happen. A single booking can carry people and bags on different vehicles and different clocks without becoming two bookings.

  • Changes during the trip

    Times, stops, vehicles and passenger counts can change after a trip has started without rebooking it.

  • Dispatch monitoring

    Every movement on one board while it runs, so a late arrival is seen rather than reported.

What runs this movement

Assignment reads the passenger count and the bag count, so the vehicle that arrives fits both. Larger movements run several.

  • Black executive SUV SUV
  • Black Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van Sprinter
  • Black passenger van Passenger van
  • Cargo van used for dedicated luggage movements Cargo vehicle

Why VaultPac for this

  • Scanned custody on cases, which is rare outside luggage and exactly what wardrobe and props need.
  • Cargo and passenger movements on one trip, so a location change moves both.
  • Holding between locations is part of the movement rather than a separate storage deal.

Important

  • This is travel-attached cargo, not freight. VaultPac does not operate grip trucks, heavy staging transport or palletised freight.

Questions

What will you not carry?

Heavy staging, grip and lighting trucks, palletised freight and hazardous materials. If it needs a dock or a lift gate, it is a freight movement and we will tell you rather than take the booking.

Next step

Plan production equipment with us

Tell us the shape of the movement — dates, numbers, where it starts and where it has to end. We come back with an operating plan and a price, not a form letter.

An email address or a phone number, so we can reply.

or call (312) 584-2701

Questions? Call us (312) 584-2701