Picture Car Glossary
Teamsters Local 399 Transport
What is Teamsters Local 399 Transport?
Updated June 2026 · Revolution Picture Cars
Also called Local 399.
Teamsters Local 399 Transport is the Los Angeles-based local of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters that represents drivers, transportation coordinators, fleet managers, picture car coordinators, and wranglers working on film, television, and streaming productions in the greater Los Angeles area.
Local 399 is one of the most prominent and influential entertainment industry transportation unions in the country, setting standards for wages, working conditions, and jurisdictional coverage for picture car professionals across the industry.
Example
A Los Angeles production working union hires drivers, coordinators, and picture car crew under Local 399's agreement, which sets the classifications, minimum calls, and rates for the region.
Figures are illustrative, chosen to show the mechanics rather than to quote market rates.
Where you'll see it
Los Angeles, governing the transportation labor budget on union shows.
Common mistake
Assuming Los Angeles rates and classifications are the industry default. They are one local's agreement, and every other region sets its own.
Related questions
- What does Local 399 cover?
- Drivers, transportation coordinators, and picture car crew on productions shooting in the Los Angeles area.
- Why is Local 399 significant?
- Los Angeles carries a large share of production and a deep transportation crew base, so its agreement is the one many productions encounter first.
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