Columbus Dealer Transport and Auction Runs on a Flatbed

Moves between dealer lots, trips to and from the wholesale auctions in Central Ohio, runs to detail, body and mechanical shops, and deliveries to retail buyers. Each vehicle travels on a flatbed and gets a photo condition report at pickup and drop-off. Approved business accounts can be billed monthly instead of paying per job.

Yes. Send us the release or gate pass along with the lane and run number or stock number, and the driver will collect the vehicle and bring it wherever you need. Tell dispatch about any condition notes from the sale so the driver can compare them with what they find on the lot.

Each of our four flatbeds carries one vehicle on its deck. For a batch, we spread the units across the trucks that are available and make repeat trips. Give the dispatcher the count, the locations and your deadline, and they will plan the order so the most urgent cars move first.

Pictures of every side of the vehicle, the wheels, the interior and the odometer, taken at pickup and again at drop-off. The driver also notes existing damage before loading. Your contact receives the images, which helps settle disputes with buyers, sellers and shops about when a mark appeared.

Yes. Give us the buyer's address and a phone number, and we will arrange a time that suits them. The driver unloads the car in the driveway or at the curb, takes the drop-off photos, and gets a signature if you require one. It is a simple way to finish a sale with an out-of-town or busy customer.

Yes. Cars that won't start are dragged up the deck by the cable winch, with skates placed under any wheel that refuses to roll. Let the dispatcher know when a unit has no key, a locked steering column or a flat tire, so the driver brings the right gear and the pickup doesn't stall.

The dispatcher quotes one-off moves before a truck is assigned, and the office sets pricing for regular accounts before the first run. Distance, the number of units and any extra work, such as a non-running car, all affect the total. The rates page explains how our bills are put together.

Yes. We run regularly to Delaware, Marysville, Lancaster and other nearby towns, and we take longer trips to Cincinnati, Dayton, Cleveland and neighboring states. The dispatcher will price the longer trip before it is scheduled so you know the total ahead of time.

We can move a car without them, but keys make loading quicker and safer because the driver can release the parking brake and the steering lock. If the key is at another location, such as the auction office or the selling dealer, tell dispatch so the driver can pick it up first.

Yes. Electric models travel with no tire touching the pavement, and we put them in transport mode when the model has one. Low cars are loaded with ramp extensions at a shallow angle. Our EV towing page describes how we handle electric inventory.

Yes. If you bought a car from a dealer across town or from a private seller and want it delivered, call dispatch. We will get the pickup address, the release details from the seller and the drop-off location, then quote the move before booking it.

Compare it with the pickup photos first. If the mark shows up in the pickup set, it was there before we loaded the car. If it is new, point it out to the driver at drop-off and call the office the same day so we can review both photo sets with you and work out the next step.

Yes. Send your business name to lisa@autolyftusa.online, or phone the office, along with, billing contact and the routes you expect to use. Once the account is approved, runs are invoiced monthly with each unit listed by stock number, date, pickup and destination.

Yes. If the detail shop is booked until tomorrow or the buyer can't take delivery until the weekend, we can park the unit in our Harrisburg Pike yard between legs of the trip. Ask the dispatcher when you book so the hold is planned, and any storage charge is quoted with the move.