What is leasing company vehicle transport and who is it for?
Leasing company vehicle transport moves a vehicle you own but haven't been driving. You're usually not there when a carrier arrives to pick it up, which changes who signs the bill of lading, who's billed and who receives the condition report.
Leasing company vehicle transport is how we move a vehicle your company owns but doesn't drive. Your transport need comes up at these points in a lease's life: the off-lease return, when a vehicle comes back at the end of its term; the lease-end inspection, which decides whether it goes back on your used-inventory side or straight to wholesale; and remarketing, when it moves into an auction lane to be resold. Who signs the bill of lading at pickup, who's billed for the shipment, and who receives the condition report the carrier records all point back to your account instead of to the driver standing in the driveway. Your vehicle ships on our standard open transport by default, with enclosed transport available for a higher-value unit. We arrange the move as a broker rather than running a truck of our own.
Leasing companies and lessors managing off-lease vehicle returns, lease-end inspections, and remarketing moves into wholesale or auction lanes.
What does leasing company vehicle transport cost?
An off-lease or remarketing vehicle is priced like any other shipment, by distance, vehicle type and open or enclosed service. There is no leasing-specific price.
The reference ranges by distance band are on open car shipping and, for the higher-cost option, enclosed car shipping. What you actually pay for a given off-lease move, and whether any account-level terms apply, is set when you request a quote.
We don't have a reliable leasing-specific price range yet, so we point you to the general reference range instead of guessing at one.
How does leasing company vehicle transport work, step by step?
Booking an off-lease vehicle follows our standard broker process, with your account, not the lessee, as the party that books, is billed and receives the paperwork.
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Leasing company vehicle transport vs. a standard individual shipment
A leasing-company booking differs from a standard individual shipment in who books and pays, who signs at pickup, and where the vehicle goes next. The transport itself is priced and dispatched the same way.
| Dimension | Leasing company booking | Standard individual shipment |
|---|---|---|
| Who books and pays | Your returns or remarketing team books the shipment and gets billed on your account, not the person who has been driving the car. | The vehicle's owner books and pays for their own shipment. |
| Who is present and signs at pickup | Usually the lessee, who isn't the vehicle's legal owner and isn't the party we bill. | The vehicle's owner, who is also the person present to sign. |
| Where the vehicle goes next | Often a wholesale or remarketing auction lane once the lease-end inspection is done, not a private address. | Wherever the owner is moving to or selling the car, not necessarily an auction. |
| Vehicles per booking | You often have several leases ending in the same window, each booked and priced as its own separate shipment. | One vehicle, one pickup point and one delivery point, with nothing else to coordinate. |
When leasing company vehicle transport is NOT the right choice
If you're leasing your own car for a personal move, or you're a dealer moving retail inventory, this isn't the right page. Both are different bookings.
If you lease your own car and you're relocating or selling it yourself, you don't need this page. The booking process, pricing and payment mechanics are identical to any standard shipment, so going straight to a quote is simpler. A dealer moving inventory between rooftops or off an auction lot is a different account shape with its own program, and belongs on dealer auto transport instead. And a company that owns and operates vehicles as part of its own business (a rental fleet or a corporate fleet) rather than leasing them to an outside driver, is closer to fleet vehicle transport, where the vehicle's driver and its owner are typically the same organization.
What we do and don't do for leasing companies
We arrange transport for your leasing company as a broker: we line up a carrier for each off-lease vehicle and never take ownership of the trucks doing the hauling.
Leasing company vehicle transport FAQs
- Do you move vehicles for leasing companies?
Yes. Leasing companies are a business type we serve, separate from dealers, fleets and relocation companies, and we arrange the shipment as a broker rather than operating trucks of our own.
- Who signs for the vehicle at pickup if nobody from my company is there?
The lessee, or whoever is physically present with the vehicle, signs the bill of lading condition report at pickup. You, as the account that booked and pays for the shipment, receive that condition-report copy afterward.
- How much does it cost to ship a vehicle for a leasing company?
There is no leasing-specific price table. Each vehicle is priced the same way as any shipment, by distance, vehicle type and open or enclosed service. See the reference ranges on open car shipping and enclosed car shipping, then get a live quote for your account rate.
- Can you deliver an off-lease vehicle straight to an auction for remarketing?
Yes. We dispatch to the auction you designate and transport vehicles to and from Manheim, Copart, IAAI and ADESA.
- Do you offer volume pricing if I'm shipping several off-lease returns at once?
We negotiate volume pricing with dealer accounts today; nothing extends those same terms to a leasing-company account yet, so raise it directly when you request a quote.
- Can you transport a returned lease vehicle with damage or excess wear found at inspection?
Yes. A returned-lease vehicle that won't drive onto a carrier under its own power still ships, using the same specialized loading equipment as any non-running vehicle. Extra fees can apply for loading or unloading it.
- Is leasing company vehicle transport different from fleet vehicle transport?
Yes. A fleet company typically owns and operates the vehicles it ships as part of its own business, so the driver and the owner are the same organization. A leasing company owns the vehicle but a lessee, a separate person or business, has been driving it, which changes who signs at pickup and who receives the condition report.
- Do you handle multiple lease returns for the same company at once?
Yes. Each vehicle still gets its own booking, its own VIN, and its own pickup and delivery pair. There's no batch invoice or combined multi-vehicle booking form for a leasing account today.
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