Aerial Lift Financing in Savannah, GA

The Port of Savannah is the third-busiest container port in the United States, and the industrial buildout around it never really stops. Warehouse expansions along the I-16 and I-95 corridors, new distribution facilities for automotive suppliers near the Hyundai Meta Plant in Bryan County, film and production work at the Georgia Film Studios complex, and ongoing commercial construction across the Historic District and the Southside all put aerial work platforms on the ground here year-round. A unit that earns on a logistics job Monday can redeploy to a curtain wall project Friday. That rate card doesn't wait on a slow lender.

We fund boom lifts, scissor lifts, mast lifts, and full aerial lift fleets for Savannah operators from $50k. Core funded range starts around $100k to $150k and above, though we close deals at every size in that range. New or used equipment both work. Statement-led review below roughly $400k, three months of bank statements, and most operators are lifting inside two weeks.

Georgia Ports Authority investment has turned the Garden City Terminal into one of the most efficient deepwater ports on the East Coast. That throughput fuels a warehouse and logistics construction boom that has stretched from the port itself out through Pooler, Garden City, and into Bryan and Effingham counties. Interior buildouts on high-bay distribution centers need electric scissor lifts for racking installation and mechanical rough-in. The exteriors need rough-terrain booms for facade and roofing work on structures that can run 50 feet to the eave.

The Hyundai Meta Plant and its supplier network represent a second wave of construction activity that will run through the latter part of this decade. Steel erectors, mechanical contractors, and facility-maintenance crews will all cycle through aerial equipment on those builds. Meanwhile, downtown Savannah's hotel renovations and adaptive-reuse projects in the Victorian District keep a steady stream of articulating boom lifts occupied on confined urban lots where a telehandler cannot reach.

Film production adds a layer most markets don't see. Set construction, lighting grid rigging, and venue prep for the Savannah Film Festival routinely pull mast lifts and smaller scissors off the rental market when productions are active, tightening availability and making owned equipment a better call for contractors who work that customer base.

The operators who call us most often in the Savannah market fall into a few clear categories. Equipment rental companies adding units to meet port-corridor demand. Electrical and mechanical contractors working distribution center builds who need equipment on-site full-time rather than renting by the week. Steel erectors on industrial projects in the Bryan County supplier park. Painting and facade crews handling historic renovation downtown, where a quiet, non-marking electric unit matters as much as the working height.

We also fund roofing contractors who work the low-slope industrial roofs that cover these massive logistics buildings. A rough-terrain scissor at 40 feet gets a crew across a 600,000-square-foot roof without multiple setups. Buying that unit rather than renting it across a season makes the math clear quickly.

Credit files with past issues can still be reviewed. A business that took a hit during a slow construction cycle and is now back on pace with contracts is exactly the kind of operator we're set up to help. We underwrite the current cash flow, not just the credit score history.

Can I finance a used boom lift I found at a private auction near Savannah?

Yes. Private-party purchases are eligible. We fund used equipment from individual sellers, auction platforms, and dealers alike. The equipment age and condition factor into the term structure, but private-party deals are not a problem.

My business is three years old but I had a rough year in 2023 due to a slow project pipeline. Will that hurt my application?

We look at your current trajectory, not just the worst point. Three months of recent bank statements that show your current run rate carry more weight in our underwriting than a rough year in the rearview. challenged credit situations are what we're set up to handle.

Can I refinance a lift I already own to pull cash out for working capital?

Yes. If you own equipment free and clear or have equity in it, a sale-leaseback or cash-out refinance can convert that equity to cash while keeping the unit in your fleet. We structure both options.

How many units can I put on one application?

Fleet deals are fine. We finance multiple units under a single transaction. For larger fleet packages, the documentation may go slightly beyond the three-month bank statement minimum, but we handle fleet deals regularly.

Do you work with startups or companies in their first year?

Startup financing is harder to structure but not impossible. We have programs for early-stage businesses, though the terms differ from what an established operator gets. Reach out and we'll be direct about what's available.