The various vehicles used are shipped by way of an advanced air cargo plane. They are augmented by vehicles assigned to the U.S. Secret Service and local police agencies at the venue the President is visiting. In addition. information on health matters and the blood types of the official party are transmitted to hospitals in that area by an advanced team from the Executive Protective Detail of the U.S. Secret Service. I know, because I had to handle receipt of the latter information while serving as the assistant administrator of the Oakland Naval Medical Center during the Reagan administration. My spouse was a career employee of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and actually got an opportunity to sit inside the Presidential limo.
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