Production driver in Miami: crew and gear held together across every location, driver waits on set, 5-hour block from $450.
A photo or video shoot in Miami rarely stays in one spot, so a production driver holds a vehicle and crew together across every location on the call sheet: gear stays loaded, the driver waits on set, and one 5-hour block starts at $450, with a 6-to-9 crew van at $600 and a 10-to-14 van at $700.
Location days run on a schedule that never quite holds. A setup drags, the light changes, a permit window opens late, and a planned three-hour shoot becomes six. A driver booked by the block absorbs that, because the vehicle is reserved for the day rather than for a fixed set of trips. Camera bags, lighting stands, wardrobe, and cases stay in the same car between setups instead of being repacked into a new rideshare each move, and the driver already has the next address before the current shot wraps.
Between locations the vehicle is a rolling base: talent can change or rest, a producer can take a call, and equipment stays secured while a scout checks the next spot. That continuity is what a shoot needs and what per-trip cars cannot give.
Rates are per vehicle for a 5-hour minimum block, not per person:
| Vehicle | Carries | Block | Price | Per hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black SUV | Up to 5 | 5 hours | $450 | $90 |
| Luxurious SUV | Up to 6 | 5 hours | $700 | $140 |
| Van | 6 to 9 | 5 hours | $600 | $120 |
| Van | 10 to 14 | 5 hours | $700 | $140 |
A director and a small talent group ride the SUV; a full crew with grip and lighting takes a van, where the 10-to-14 tier at $700 swallows both people and cases. Five hours is the shortest booking. A shoot day that runs eight or ten hours, which most do, extends from the block rather than starting a new fare, and a longer standby day is quoted up front over WhatsApp. No separate full-day production rate is printed here because none exists in the booking system; the honest base is the 5-hour tier plus extension.
A single day often strings together the walls of Wynwood, the pastel blocks of South Beach, the columns and gardens of Vizcaya in Coconut Grove, and a downtown rooftop for the golden hour. Those are separate districts with separate parking headaches, and the driver handles the moves and the holding so the crew keeps its focus on the frame. When talent or a producer flies in, airport pickup uses live flight tracking and the pickup time shifts with the flight at no surcharge for the change, so a delayed arrival does not throw the call time into a rebooking.
A late-model Ford Transit, Mercedes Sprinter, or comparable van carries a crew plus cases without stacking gear on laps. Drivers are bilingual in English and Spanish, which helps on productions bringing in talent and clients from across the Americas. The car is fully private, so nothing on set or in the vehicle is shared with an outside party.
A 50% deposit reserves the day and the balance settles on the shoot day, with cash accepted for that half. Payment runs through Venmo, Zelle, or a secure WhatsApp link, and card payments carry a 4% processing fee worth flagging to whoever handles the production budget. Tolls and parking are already inside the rate, so there is no stack of receipts to reconcile against the line item afterward. Cancellation is free with a full refund up to 24 hours before the call; after that it is non-refundable.
The driver holds the vehicle at each location, keeps gear secure between setups, adjusts the route around downtown and causeway traffic to hit a light window, and waits out an overrunning setup without a separate charge for the pause, since the block is already reserved. If the schedule reshuffles mid-day, which it will, the change happens in the car instead of through a fresh booking.
Yes. The vehicle is reserved for a continuous block, so it holds at each location and moves when the crew is ready, with no re-hailing between setups.
The 10-to-14 van at $700 for the block carries a full crew plus cases; a smaller unit of five or six takes the SUV. Gear rides inside the same vehicle, not a separate car.
The block extends on the day at the same per-hour vehicle rate, settled afterward, or a longer standby day is quoted in advance over WhatsApp.
Yes. Airport pickups use live flight tracking and the pickup moves with the flight at no surcharge for the change, so a late inbound does not disrupt the call sheet.
A 50% deposit holds the date and the balance is paid on the shoot day by Venmo, Zelle, or a secure WhatsApp link. Card payments add a 4% processing fee; tolls and parking are included.
Send the call sheet or the day’s locations to wa.me/17866828748 or call (786) 682-8748, any hour, and reserve the day with a deposit.
Yes. The vehicle is reserved for a continuous block, so it holds at each location and moves when the crew is ready, with no re-hailing between setups.
The 10-to-14 van at $700 for the block carries a full crew plus cases; a smaller unit of five or six takes the SUV. Gear rides inside the same vehicle, not a separate car.
The block extends on the day at the same per-hour vehicle rate, settled afterward, or a longer standby day is quoted in advance over WhatsApp.
Yes. Airport pickups use live flight tracking and the pickup moves with the flight at no surcharge for the change, so a late inbound does not disrupt the call sheet.
A 50% deposit holds the date and the balance is paid on the shoot day by Venmo, Zelle, or a secure WhatsApp link. Card payments add a 4% processing fee; tolls and parking are included.