Cox Automotive launches Secure Vehicle Transfer pilot through Central Dispatch
Cox Automotive says the pilot is meant to replace manual pickup releases with a digital credential that verifies the authorized carrier and assignment at transfer.
Cox Automotive said Aug. 5 that it launched Secure Vehicle Transfer, a pilot digital handoff tool for vehicle pickups it is rolling out through Central Dispatch.
The company says the process is designed to help shippers verify that the right carrier is picking up the right vehicle at the right location before the vehicle changes hands. Cox Automotive said the tool replaces paper-based, manual releases with a digital credential meant to confirm the authorized carrier and the shipper’s assignment at pickup.
In the release, Cox Automotive said vehicle pickup has relied on paperwork and phone calls, and that bad actors can exploit that gap.
Cox Automotive said Secure Vehicle Transfer is built on earlier identity-verification work at Central Dispatch, including biometric identity verification implemented at scale earlier in 2026. The company described Central Dispatch as the industry’s largest automotive logistics marketplace and said the pilot is starting with select dealership pickup locations and identified carriers from the Ready Logistics network.
Lainey Sibble, head of Central Dispatch, said the transportation landscape needs new layers of verification, accountability and control when a vehicle changes hands. She said Central Dispatch sees itself as responsible for raising the standard for the industry.
After the pilot, Secure Vehicle Transfer is expected to be available to all shippers, carriers and brokers in the Central Dispatch marketplace. Cox Automotive also said it plans to extend the capability across more of its ecosystem, including Manheim’s more than 80 physical locations.
The release also said Ready Logistics has more than 6,000 vetted carriers. Cox Automotive said it is the world’s largest automotive services and technology provider, with 2.3 billion online interactions a year and more than 29,000 employees on five continents. It said its brands include CentralDispatch, Manheim, Autotrader, Kelley Blue Book, vAuto, Dealertrack, NextGear Capital and Cox Fleet.
Cox Automotive said it is a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, a privately owned Atlanta-based company with $23 billion in annual revenue.
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