TransTel
TransTel is a Spain-headquartered industrial vehicle rental and leasing company operating 2,500+ vehicles across the Iberian Peninsula and Portugal, serving enterprise and government customers in construction, infrastructure, environmental services, distribution, and public administration since 1973.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1973
- HeadquartersMadrid, Spain
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What TransTel does
TransTel S.A. is a privately held Spanish industrial vehicle rental and leasing company headquartered in Riba-roja de Túria (Valencia), founded in 1973. The company operates a fleet of more than 2,500 vehicles spanning 4x4s and vans, closed-box and open-box trucks, crane trucks, RSU waste collection vehicles, aerial platforms, adapted vehicles, and other specialized industrial equipment. Revenue is generated primarily through subscription-style rental contracts in two modalities: standard renting (24-60 month terms on custom-built new vehicles) and Renting Flexible (3-24 month terms on semi-new stock vehicles with no early termination penalties), with all-inclusive monthly pricing that bundles maintenance, roadside assistance, tire replacement, and full-risk insurance. Add-on services include Gestión Personalizada de Flota (GPF), a personalized fleet management offering covering ITV inspections, preventive and corrective maintenance, geolocation tracking, and administrative processing, plus mobile workshop units for on-site repairs.
The company serves enterprise and government customers across five verticals — public administration, infrastructure, healthcare, distribution, and environmental services — with a disclosed customer base including Acciona, Eiffage, FCC, Grupo Eulen, OHLA, PreZero, Sacyr, and Valoriza. TransTel distributes through its own direct enterprise sales force and a network of more than 10 owned branches across Spain and Portugal (Valencia HQ, two in Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao, Vigo, Sevilla, Málaga, Canary Islands, and the most recent Lisbon office), supplemented by associated workshops and mobile maintenance units covering the Iberian Peninsula, Balearic Islands, and Canary Islands. The company holds AENOR certifications for ISO 9001, 14001, 45001, and 39001, and operates an equipment supplier ecosystem spanning Volvo, Renault Trucks, Iveco, Nissan, Isuzu, Fuso, Ros Roca, Dhollandia, Cayvol, and Geesinknorba. TransTel is independent, with no disclosed parent company, institutional investors, M&A activity, or funding rounds in the source material.
TransTel firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- TransTel
- Legal name
- TRANSTEL S.A.
- Website
- https://transtelsa.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1973
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- TransTel is a Spain-headquartered industrial vehicle rental and leasing company operating 2,500+ vehicles across the Iberian Peninsula and Portugal, serving enterprise and government customers in construction, infrastructure, environmental services, distribution, and public administration since 1973.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
TransTel industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Industrial Vehicle Rental and Leasing
- NAICS
- Truck, Utility Trailer, and RV (Recreational Vehicle) Rental and Leasing (53212)
- SIC
- Services-Auto Rental & Leasing (No Drivers) (7510)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Medium-Duty Commercial Truck Leasing & Rental (Class 3–6) (TLABABAB)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Utility / Service Body Truck Leasing & Rental (Bucket, Field Service, Telecom/Power) (TLABABAJ), Street Sweeper & Municipal Service Vehicles Leasing & Rental (TLABAEAK)
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Where TransTel is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Madrid
- HQ country
- Spain
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices9 records
Markets served
TransTel business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Vehicle Rental: Short-term and medium-term rental of industrial vehicles including all-terrain vehicles, vans, closed box trucks, open box trucks, crane trucks, RSU trucks, aerial platforms, and adapted vehicles. Pricing is based on fixed monthly fees with included maintenance, roadside assistance, and insurance.
- Vehicle Leasing/Renting: Long-term leasing contracts for custom-designed or standard industrial vehicles with terms of 24-60 months. Includes comprehensive maintenance, replacement vehicles for extended breakdowns, and full insurance coverage.
- Flexible Renting: Flexible rental option for semi-new vehicles from stock with 3-24 month terms and no early termination penalties. Includes all standard services (maintenance, assistance, tire replacement, full-risk insurance).
- Fleet Management Services: GPF (Gestión Personalizada de Flota) service offering ITV management, maintenance coordination, geolocation, and administrative processing for client fleets.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Monthly | Standard Renting: 24-60 month contracts for custom-designed new vehicles with full service included |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels5 records
TransTel product offering
Product offeringCore offering
TransTel rents and leases industrial and commercial vehicles to businesses and government entities across Spain and Portugal. The portfolio spans 8 vehicle categories — 4x4s and vans, closed/open box trucks, crane trucks, RSU waste collection vehicles, aerial platforms, adapted vehicles, and specialized industrial vehicles (sweepers, bioturbators). Customers contract via two modalities: Standard Renting (24–60 months, custom-designed new vehicles) or Renting Flexible (3–24 months, semi-new stock vehicles with no early termination penalties). The bundled offering includes maintenance, roadside assistance, tire replacement, and full-risk insurance, complemented by the GPF personalized fleet management add-on service and a nationwide workshop network with mobile repair units.
Product overview
TransTel operates as a rental and leasing platform for industrial and commercial vehicles serving the Iberian Peninsula. The core offering comprises two main rental modalities: Standard Renting (24-60 month contracts for custom-built new vehicles) and Renting Flexible (3-24 month contracts for semi-new stock vehicles). The vehicle portfolio spans eight categories: 4x4s and vans, closed-box trucks, open-box trucks, crane trucks, RSU waste collection vehicles, aerial platforms, adapted vehicles, and other industrial vehicles. Add-on services include personalized fleet management (GPF) covering ITV inspections, geolocation tracking, maintenance coordination, and technical support with mobile repair units. The company operates 10+ branches across Spain and Portugal with a network of own and associated workshops.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Renting Flexible: A flexible renting solution allowing companies to increase, change, or reduce their fleet according to business needs, with shorter contract terms (3–24 months) and no early return penalties, as opposed to standard renting (24–60 months).
- Gestión Personalizada de Flota (GPF)
Products and services
- Standard Renting (Alquiler y Renting de Vehículos Industriales) Long-term rental service for industrial vehicles under 24–60 month contracts. Customers receive custom-designed new vehicles built to their specifications, with fixed monthly fees that include maintenance, roadside assistance, insurance, tire replacement, and replacement vehicles during extended repairs. Targeted at enterprises and public administrations with multi-year fleet planning needs across Spain and Portugal.
- Renting Flexible Flexible rental solution using semi-new vehicles from existing stock, available for 3–24 month contracts with no early termination penalties. Includes full maintenance, roadside assistance, tire replacement, and full-risk insurance. Designed for businesses needing to scale fleet size up or down based on changing operational needs without long-term commitment risk.
- 4x4 Vehicles and Vans (Todoterrenos y Furgonetas)
Quantifiable outcome
- Immediate vehicle availability from pre-delivery stock without waiting times
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use TransTel
Customer profileNamed customers8 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
TransTel technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
TransTel partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor.
- VolvominorVehicle manufacturer providing commercial and industrial vehicles for TransTel's rental fleet. Collaboration spanning over 50 years as part of TransTel's extensive network of collaborating companies.
- Ros RocaminorEquipment manufacturer supplying waste collection and environmental equipment for TransTel's RSU vehicles.
- Renault TrucksminorCommercial truck manufacturer providing vehicles for TransTel's fleet, part of 50-year collaborating network.
- NissanminorVehicle manufacturer supplying commercial vehicles for TransTel's rental operations.
- IvecominorCommercial vehicle manufacturer and TransTel partner for industrial vehicle supply.
- IsuzuminorCommercial vehicle manufacturer supplying vehicles for TransTel's fleet.
- FusominorCommercial vehicle brand part of Mitsubishi group, providing vehicles for TransTel's rental fleet.
- DhollandiaminorTail lift and handling equipment manufacturer supplying loading equipment for TransTel vehicles.
- CayvolminorVehicle body and equipment manufacturer collaborating with TransTel.
- GeesinknorbaminorWaste collection and environmental vehicle manufacturer operating in Portuguese market with TransTel.
Scale indicators4 records
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights6 records
TransTel competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- LeasePlan: LeasePlan is a leading global vehicle-as-a-service provider for passenger and light commercial vehicles, with significant Iberian presence. It is a broad incumbent competitor targeting the same enterprise fleet management customers, though skewed toward passenger and light commercial rather than heavy specialty vehicles.
- Arval: Arval (BNP Paribas) is one of Europe's largest corporate vehicle leasing and mobility companies, with operations across Spain and Portugal. As a broad incumbent, it overlaps with TransTel on fleet leasing for enterprises, though it focuses more on passenger and light commercial vehicles than specialist industrial trucks.
- ALD Automotive: ALD Automotive (Société Générale) is a global full-service vehicle leasing and fleet management provider covering corporate passenger and commercial vehicle fleets. As a broad incumbent, it competes for the same large enterprise fleet customers as TransTel but with a wider product portfolio and deeper capital base.
Direct peers
- TIP Group: TIP is one of Europe's largest trailer and commercial vehicle leasing companies with operations across Iberia. It offers trailer pooling, truck rental and fleet services overlapping with TransTel's industrial fleet offerings to logistics and distribution customers.
- Petit Forestier: Petit Forestier is a French specialist in refrigerated truck and utility vehicle rental that has expanded into Iberia. It competes with TransTel's refrigerated and specialty vehicle rental lines, particularly for distribution and food/logistics customers across Spain and Portugal.
- Northgate plc: Northgate is a UK-listed vehicle rental and leasing company operating light commercial vehicle fleets across the UK, Ireland and Spain. Its Spanish business (Northgate Renting Flexible) directly competes with TransTel on flexible light commercial rentals and lease-to-rent models in the Iberian market.
- Fraikin: Fraikin is a pan-European commercial vehicle rental and leasing specialist operating in France, Spain, UK and other markets with a fleet covering trucks, trailers and industrial vehicles. It directly competes with TransTel in Iberia across commercial and specialty vehicle rental and fleet management.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks7 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
TransTel social profiles
Digital presenceTransTel compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance5 records
TransTel financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
TransTel leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
TransTel funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
TransTel M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about TransTel
What does TransTel do?
TransTel rents and leases industrial and commercial vehicles to businesses and government entities across Spain and Portugal. The portfolio spans 8 vehicle categories — 4x4s and vans, closed/open box trucks, crane trucks, RSU waste collection vehicles, aerial platforms, adapted vehicles, and specialized industrial vehicles (sweepers, bioturbators). Customers contract via two modalities: Standard Renting (24–60 months, custom-designed new vehicles) or Renting Flexible (3–24 months, semi-new stock vehicles with no early termination penalties). The bundled offering includes maintenance, roadside assistance, tire replacement, and full-risk insurance, complemented by the GPF personalized fleet management add-on service and a nationwide workshop network with mobile repair units.
Is TransTel a public or private company?
TransTel is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.
When was TransTel founded?
TransTel was founded in 1973. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is TransTel based?
TransTel is headquartered in Madrid, Spain, in the Europe region.
How does TransTel make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Vehicle Rental is the primary driver. The others are vehicle Leasing/Renting, flexible Renting and fleet Management Services.
Who are TransTel's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are LeasePlan, Arval and ALD Automotive. Direct peers are TIP Group, Petit Forestier, Northgate plc and Fraikin.
Does TransTel have an API?
No public API is recorded for TransTel.
What industry is TransTel in?
TransTel's product category is Industrial Vehicle Rental and Leasing. Its primary akta.pro industry code is TLABABAB, Medium-Duty Commercial Truck Leasing & Rental (Class 3–6), with a secondary code of TLABABAJ, Utility / Service Body Truck Leasing & Rental (Bucket, Field Service, Telecom/Power). Its NAICS code is 53212 and its SIC code is 7510.