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Financing a commercial air, rail, and water transportation equipment ren acquisition
The SBA 7(a) lenders funding the most commercial air, rail, and water transportation equipment ren acquisitions, ranked from public loan records — typical deal about $892K. A lender doing your industry every week underwrites faster and prices sharper.
Most active in commercial air, rail, and water transportation equipment ren
Ranked by funded commercial air, rail, and water transportation equipment ren acquisitions. Tap a lender to open its full record, or hit Get in touch for an introduction.
- 1.42 loans · $19M · Louisville, KYFull record →
- 2.2,539 loans · $965M · Columbus, OHFull record →
- 3.15 loans · $10M · Grand Forks, NDFull record →
- 4.38 loans · $21M · San Antonio, TXFull record →
- 5.42 loans · $48M · Los Angeles, CAFull record →
6+ funded commercial air, rail, and water transportation equipment ren deals
Real SBA 7(a) acquisitions from public records — see who got funded, for how much, and by which lender. Tap any deal for the full record.
- STS Tank Leasing, L.L.C. in Baytown, TX — $2.8M (2024) · purchase · Frost Bank
- Program
- 7a General
- Rate at approval
- 10.5% fixed
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $2.1M (75%)
- Approved
- 2/8/2024
- Loan status
- Cancelled
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 17
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Commercial Air, Rail, and Water Transportation Equipment Ren
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $3.1M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $309K
- Est. cash at closing
- $426K
- Monthly payment
- $37,525
- Annual debt service
- $450K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $563K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
Funded by Frost Bank · Lender record →
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- Eye Candy Aviation LLC in Bozeman, MT — $465K (2024) · purchase · Centerstone SBA Lending, Inc.
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 11.25% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $349K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 14 days
- Approved
- 2/14/2024
- First disbursed
- 2/28/2024
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 1
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Commercial Air, Rail, and Water Transportation Equipment Ren
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $517K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $52K
- Est. cash at closing
- $69K
- Monthly payment
- $6,471
- Annual debt service
- $78K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $97K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
Funded by Centerstone SBA Lending, Inc. · Lender record →
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- Ax Rentals, LLC in Nicholasville, KY — $2.5M (2023) · purchase · Republic Bank & Trust Company
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 6.5% fixed
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $1.9M (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 12 days
- Approved
- 1/18/2023
- First disbursed
- 1/30/2023
- Loan status
- Paid in full (6/30/2025)
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 6
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Commercial Air, Rail, and Water Transportation Equipment Ren
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $2.7M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $275K
- Est. cash at closing
- $379K
- Monthly payment
- $28,089
- Annual debt service
- $337K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $421K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
Funded by Republic Bank & Trust Company · Lender record →
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- Advance Holdings Group, LLC in Saint Paul, MN — $1.0M (2023) · purchase · Alerus Financial, National Association
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 7.75% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $750K (75%)
- Approved
- 11/30/2022
- Loan status
- Cancelled
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 25
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Commercial Air, Rail, and Water Transportation Equipment Ren
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $1.1M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $111K
- Est. cash at closing
- $152K
- Monthly payment
- $12,001
- Annual debt service
- $144K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $180K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
Funded by Alerus Financial, National Association · Lender record →
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- Ax Rentals, LLC in Nicholasville, KY — $400K (2023) · purchase · Republic Bank & Trust Company
- Program
- SBA Express Program
- Subprogram
- FA$TRK (Small Loan Express)
- Rate at approval
- 7.5% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $200K (50%)
- Approval → funding
- 13 days
- Approved
- 1/17/2023
- First disbursed
- 1/30/2023
- Loan status
- Paid in full (6/30/2025)
- Loan type
- Revolving line
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 6
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Commercial Air, Rail, and Water Transportation Equipment Ren
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $444K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $44K
- Est. cash at closing
- $59K
- Monthly payment
- $4,748
- Annual debt service
- $57K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $71K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
Funded by Republic Bank & Trust Company · Lender record →
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- CJ525J LLC in Sugarcreek, OH — $1.0M (2021) · purchase · The Huntington National Bank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 6% variable
- Term
- 180 mo (15 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $927K (90%)
- Approval → funding
- 9 days
- Approved
- 6/16/2021
- First disbursed
- 6/25/2021
- Loan status
- Paid in full (10/31/2023)
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 2
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Commercial Air, Rail, and Water Transportation Equipment Ren
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $1.1M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $114K
- Est. cash at closing
- $157K
- Monthly payment
- $8,692
- Annual debt service
- $104K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $130K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
Funded by The Huntington National Bank · Lender record →
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DealRoom analysis of public SBA 7(a) lending records; ranked by funded acquisition loans to commercial air, rail, and water transportation equipment ren businesses. Mega-bank call-center lenders excluded.
Agent summary
How to finance a commercial air, rail, and water transportation equipment ren acquisition with an SBA 7(a) loan: the lenders that fund the most of them (from public records), typical cost, and what it takes to qualify. Republic Bank & Trust Company funds the most. DealRoom is not a lender.
- $892K typical loan
- 5 lenders fund the industry
- 13 days typical to fund
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- Data freshness:
- SBA records through 2026-05-31; FDIC through 2026-03-31; page updated 2026-06-16.
- Sources:
- Public SBA 7(a) loan records; FDIC institution data (BankFind); DealRoom lender and franchise enrichment.