The Trusted Source for Semi-Trailer Leasing Services and Beyond
Southwest Trailer Rentals offers a wide range of semi-trailer rental, leasing, and support services to help businesses face transportation and logistics challenges. From operating lease and short-term rental options to vehicle protection plans and asset tracking solutions, we have you covered.
Operating Lease
We provide one of the most hassle-free semi-trailer leasing services in the Southwest region. Our flexible leasing programs and fair damage and return policies make it easy to lease trailer units from us for one to five years with peace of mind. Enjoy the convenience of switching out trailers as your needs evolve and accessing our custom maintenance program to lift the burden of unit upkeep off your shoulders.
Why Lease Rather Than Buy Your Own Equipment
- Achieve Operational Flexibility
- Keep Up with the Ever-Evolving Technologies in the Industry
- Improve Cash Flow
- Conserve Available Credit Facilities
- Enhance Accounting and Tax Treatment
- Pay for Lower Monthly Costs Compared to Your Other Expenses
Short-Term Rent
Manage seasonal or unexpected high-demand periods without worrying about purchasing transportation equipment and all the obligations that come with it. Our flexible short-term trailer rental programs give you the freedom to select from a wide variety of trailers and rent your desired units daily, weekly, or monthly. We can also arrange one-way moves with pre-approved drop-offs within our extensive branch network.
Why Opt for Short-Term Trailer Rentals
- Manage Temporary and Seasonal Business Demands without Breaking the Bank
- Avoid Fleet Obsolescence
- Access and Experiment with New Equipment
- Free Up Business Capital
- Replace Out-of-Service Equipment
Semi-Trailer Leasing with the Option to Purchase
As a customer-focused semi-trailer leasing service, we offer a flexible operating lease program with the option to purchase the leased unit at the end of the term. Whether you need a $1 or 20% residual purchase option, our representative can customize an operating lease program for you with your preferences in mind.
Rental Inventory Services
- Full-Service Rental and Leasing Programs: We will take care of all the maintenance needs of your rented or leased trailer units.
- Shared Maintenance Option: Customers decide how much trailer upkeep they want us to handle.
- Net/Net Maintenance Option: Renters and Lessees will use our resources as needed to maintain their rented or leased trailer.
- Contract Maintenance Services: We offer upkeep solutions for your leased or owned trailer units.
Our Maintenance Resources
- Customized Preventative Maintenance Programs to Meet Your Needs
- Full-Service Maintenance Facilities at All Locations
- Customized Internal and External Modification of Trailers
- 24/7 Roadside Assistance
- Mobile Tire and Service Truck Assistance
- Trailer Rental Pickup and Delivery
- Time, Effort, and Material Work of Expert Trailer Technicians on Staff
For customers outside our facilities’ service areas, we entrust your maintenance and support needs to the reputable service provider we have selected because of their full-service capabilities and common sense.
Vehicle Protection Plan
Avoid the costly, time-consuming, and stressful hassle of managing the aftermath of unforeseen trailer rental mishaps with our Vehicle Protection Plan (VPP). Specially developed for our lease and rental customers, the VPP protects against unexpected costs, granting you peace of mind and significantly reducing your financial risks.
What Is VPP
The VPP is not a traditional physical damage insurance policy but a comprehensive waiver covering collisions and specified perils like fire and theft* at competitive pricing. This plan surpasses traditional coverage, streamlining the claim process by only requiring a deductible payment, police report, and damage estimate and effectively freeing you from extensive paperwork. All our trailer rentals are covered both physically and for liability. Compare our coverage costs with your broker’s offer.
*Excludes theft of tires and/or wheels unless the entire trailer rental is stolen.
Satellite Tracking
Southwest Trailer Rentals proudly partners with SkyBitz for their remote asset tracking and information management services. Based outside Washington, D.C., SkyBitz offers real-time decision-making tools for companies like us with unpowered assets such as trailer rentals and specialized equipment.
Their asset tracking solution is used by commercial, transportation, military, and public safety customers, including shipment haulers of arms, ammunition, and explosives cargo. Meanwhile, their Global Locating System (GLS) technology excels in power efficiency and accuracy, garnering them the largest market share of trailer and asset tracking in the US and Canada.
How the Technology Works
SkyBitz redefines asset tracking with its innovative GLS-based communicator, engineered to conserve battery life and optimize resource management. This technology provides asset position through the computing power of the SkyBitz Data Center and not the device itself.
Unlike traditional chip-based GPS systems, a GLS-based mobile terminal with a standard configuration operates efficiently on the same eight AA cell lithium batteries for several years, making it perfect for tracking untethered and unpowered assets in the long term.
Other Offerings
SkyBitz delivers a diverse range of asset-tracking solutions beyond our GLS technology. Featuring a robust portfolio of GPS units and sensors, our solutions leverage an array of communication networks, including low Earth orbit satellites, geostationary systems, GSM/GPRS, and RFID, to keep your assets monitored and managed effectively.
About SkyBitz
Background
Founded in 1992 and commercially operated since 2002, SkyBitz has revolutionized asset tracking. They have served over 700 customers from diverse sectors and tracked hundreds of thousands of assets daily.
With project funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), they developed their patented GLS technology and an efficient satellite communications protocol. These solutions outperform traditional GPS and satellite communications in security, power efficiency, accuracy, and reliability.
SkyBitz Achievements
- Mentioned in a DARPA transition success report documenting how SkyBitz successfully launched DARPA-funded technology into private, government, and international markets
- Awarded the 2008 Product Innovation Award in the North American regional fleet telematics market by Frost & Sullivan
- Selected among Deloitte’s 50 Fastest-Growing Technology Companies in Virginia in 2007 and 2008
- Included in Deloitte’s 500 Fastest-Growing Technology Companies in the USA