Production Vehicles

Here is how the work lines up. Canadian production fleets thread very different terrains in a single schedule — Toronto Pearson airport hauls onto the 401 corridor toward Hamilton or Montreal, the climb out of Vancouver over the Sea-to-Sky toward Whistler and Pemberton, and the off-road push into Banff, the Yukon and Iqaluit where Toyota Highlander, Land Cruiser and GMC Yukon 4x4 packages are mandatory rather than optional.

Our fleet sources from Discount Truck Rentals, Enterprise Trucks and the rental partners Canadian productions trust: Ford Transit, Chevy Express and Mercedes Sprinter minivans as the common crew transport, Mercedes Sprinter for Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal premium and director cars, 5-ton and 10-ton trucks for gear runs, and 18-wheelers for the Vancouver-to-Toronto five-day haul or Toronto-to-Halifax 23-hour run when an entire feature package moves coast-to-coast. Trucking ships film-spec configured with shelving, lift gates and tie-down systems for camera, grip, lighting and mix loads.

Logistics start with the Trans-Canada Highway 1 and the 401 corridor and realistic transit budgeting. Toronto to Montreal is 5-6 hours, Vancouver to Calgary 12 hours, Toronto to Halifax 23 hours — units split between rail freight, trucking and air-freight on Canadian North, Air North and First Air for Iqaluit, Whitehorse and Yellowknife inserts. Helicopter charters route through Skyline Helicopters BC, Heli-One Vancouver, Cougar Helicopters Newfoundland and Discovery Air Yukon for backcountry lifts where ground access fails.

Snowmobile and ATV staging covers Yukon, Whistler and Banff backcountry shoots. We coordinate parking permits with Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal film offices, file CBSA ATA carnets for imported specialty platforms at YYZ, YVR or YUL, and our coordinator stays on call for vehicle swaps, fuel runs and overnight repositioning through TIFF September, Hot Docs April-May and the standard feature schedule.