Trade the vehicles you own
Most fleets that move to leasing still have six or eight owned units sitting in the yard. We appraise them, take them in, and apply the value as a capitalised cost reduction against the new lease.
How a trade in actually works
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Send the list
Make, model, year, odometer and VIN for each unit. Photographs help but are not required at this stage.
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Appraisal at your yard
An appraiser comes to you. No charge, no obligation, and the vehicles never leave your site during the appraisal.
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A written valuation within three days
Per vehicle, with the deductions itemised. If you disagree with a line, it is a conversation rather than a take it or leave it number.
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Applied against the new lease
The total becomes a capitalised cost reduction, which lowers both halves of the payment: less depreciation to finance and a smaller rent charge.
What moves a commercial valuation
Six things, in roughly the order they matter. None of them are a surprise if you have read our return standards.
- Odometer against ageThe single biggest factor. A three year old van at 42,000 miles and the same van at 96,000 are two different assets.
- Service recordA complete, stamped record is worth real money at auction. A missing 24 month service is not a small deduction.
- LiveryCast vinyl that lifts clean costs nothing. Adhesive residue and ghosting come straight off the valuation.
- Upfit conditionShelving that bolts out cleanly is neutral. Unsealed self-tapped holes and spliced looms both reduce it.
- Tyres and glassBelow 4/32 in tread or a cracked windshield gets deducted at trade rates, which are higher than your local shop.
- Body gradeGraded on the same thresholds we publish for turn in, so nothing here is a different standard.
Get a valuation
Tell us roughly what you have. We come back within three business days with a written number per vehicle, and with what it would do to the payment on the units you are considering.
Sample effect. A $9,000 trade in applied to a half ton cargo van lease removes $9,000 of capitalised cost, which cuts the monthly depreciation charge by $250 on a 36 month term and the rent charge by about $16. All sample figures.
Cycle out without a gap
We schedule the appraisal, the collection and the new delivery so your crews never lose a working day between the old unit leaving and the new one arriving.