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vehicle log or vehicle movement sheet

What is a vehicle log or vehicle movement sheet?

Updated June 2026 · Revolution Picture Cars

A vehicle log or vehicle movement sheet is the daily paper or digital record maintained by the picture car department documenting every vehicle's pickup location, departure time, arrival time at set, on-camera usage, condition notes, and return details for each day of production.

Vehicle logs provide an audit trail for insurance purposes, resolve disputes about vehicle damage timing, and help the coordinator and fleet manager identify scheduling inefficiencies over the course of a long production. Many productions now use digital tools and shared spreadsheets to maintain vehicle logs accessible to all department heads in real time.