Last updated: May 2026
🔎 In this article: Discover how to turn low-value impound vehicles into profit in Kevin B. Leigh’s upcoming TowXpo session. Find out how to register and attend to understand the key challenges impacting impound yard ROI today, and how to address them.
In the impound industry, vehicles that lot or yard managers label as “junk” can either erode profits, or unlock significant new revenue. That’s the focus of an upcoming session on the agenda at the upcoming TowXpo San Antonio. Join Autura Marketplace leader Kevin Leigh for his academy session of Junk Is a 4-Letter Word for Cash.
Hosted as part of the AT Academy: Excellence in Towing Education – Building Revenue Conference, Kevin will cover how towing and recovery business owners and operators with impound yards can rethink low-value vehicles and turn them into consistent profit centers.
Why This Matters for Impound Operators
Every impound yard faces a common challenge: maximizing value across every vehicle, especially those that appear to have little resale potential.
In his session overview, Kevin shares a compelling example of just how much pricing unclaimed vehicles below market value could be costing you:
- IF ➡️ a yard moves 30 vehicles per month
- AND ➡️ prices each of those vehicles just $500 below market value
- THEN ➡️ that could mean a loss of $180,000 annually
That level of revenue leakage highlights two major issue across the industry: inefficient processes and undervaluation of inventory.
What You’ll Learn in This Session
Kevin designed this session specifically for tow business owners, operators, and yard managers looking to improve profitability without adding overhead. It’s ideal for impound yard owners, tow company operators, yard managers and supervisors, as well as municipal partners who oversee impound operations.
Attendees will learn:
- How to identify hidden value in “junk” or low-value vehicles
- Ways to optimize pricing and disposition strategies
- Process improvements that increase profit per vehicle
- Practical steps to augment operations without adding complexity
Kevin brings a unique perspective, with decades of experience working on both sides of the impound transaction and building one of the largest unclaimed vehicle auction marketplaces in the U.S.
Event Details at a Glance
🏷️Session: Junk Is a 4-Letter Word for Cash
🎤 Speaker: Kevin B. Leigh, Autura Marketplace Vice President
🏩 Event & Location: TowXpo San Antonio – AT Academy at the Marriot Riverwalk Hotel, 2nd Floor
📆 Date: Saturday, July 18
⌚ Time: 11:00 AM
💲 Cost: $150 (advanced registration). Check the TowXpo event site for more information and courses, including the option to purchase a Carte Blanche Academy Passport.
👉 Register for the full event, Academy courses, and special or additional activities on the TowXpo website.
Don’t Miss This Opportunity
Events like TowXpo bring together operators from across the industry. We’re excited to be part of this industry and for the chance to be working with the towing and recovery community to find safter, more efficient, and highly profitable ways to run their businesses. Sessions like this one deliver actionable takeaways you can apply immediately.
Secure your spot. We hope to see you there!
