SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 14, 2004


                               CIT EC - EF 2001-A
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

                                    Delaware
                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

          333-74847                                     22-3634034
  (Commission File Number)                   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

               c/o Chase Manhattan Bank USA, National Association
                               c/o JP Morgan Chase
                   500 Stanton Christiana Road, OPS4/3rd Floor
                             Newark, Delaware 19713
              (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)


       Registrants' telephone number, including area code: (302) 552-6287



                                       N/A
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)






Item 7.           FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
                  ---------------------------------

(c). Exhibits.

         The following are filed herewith. The exhibit numbers correspond with
items 601(b) of Regulation S-K.

EXHIBIT NO.                                 DESCRIPTION
- -----------                                 -----------
99.1                                        Pool Data Report


                                    SIGNATURE
                                    ---------

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                  CIT EC - EF 2001-A


                                  By: THE CIT GROUP/EQUIPMENT FINANCING, INC.,
                                  as Servicer


                                  By:  /s/ Usama Ashraf
                                       ----------------------------
                                       Name:  Usama Ashraf
                                       Title: Vice President



Dated:   April 14, 2004






Exhibit 99.1 - Pool Data Report


CIT EQUIPMENT COLLATERAL - EF 2001-A
COMPOSITION OF CONTRACT POOL
AT DECEMBER 31, 2003




                                                                    WEIGHTED               WEIGHTED             AVERAGE
                                                 CURRENT            AVERAGE                AVERAGE             REQUIRED
                               NUMBER           REQUIRED            ORIGINAL              REMAINING             PAYOFF
                                 OF              PAYOFF               TERM                   TERM               AMOUNT
                             CONTRACTS           AMOUNT             (RANGE)                (RANGE)              (RANGE)
                             ---------           ------             -------                -------              -------
                                                                                                  
                               7,256          $296,565,500        61.8 months            25.0 months             $41,686
                                                              (24 to 121 months)       (0 to 93 months)      ($0 to $1,904,940)







TYPE OF CONTRACT
AT DECEMBER 31, 2003
                                                                       % OF
                                                                       TOTAL                                         % OF
                                                    NUMBER            NUMBER                 REQUIRED               REQUIRED
                                                      OF                OF                    PAYOFF                 PAYOFF
TYPE OF CONTRACT                                   CONTRACTS         CONTRACTS                AMOUNT                 AMOUNT
- ----------------                                  ----------         ---------                ------                 ------
                                                                                                         
Leases                                               3,044            41.95 %              125,727,799               42.39 %
Loans and other financing arrangements               4,212            58.05                170,837,700               57.61
                                                  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Total                                             7,256           100.00 %              296,565,500              100.00 %
                                                  ===========================================================================










CIT EQUIPMENT COLLATERAL - EF 2001-A
ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE
AT DECEMBER 31, 2003


                                                          % OF
                                                          TOTAL                                       % OF             WEIGHTED
                                       NUMBER             NUMBER                 REQUIRED           REQUIRED        AVERAGE ANNUAL
                                          OF                OF                    PAYOFF             PAYOFF            PERCENTAGE
ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE                CONTRACTS          CONTRACTS                AMOUNT             AMOUNT               RATE
- ----------------------                ---------          ---------           -----------            -------            -------
                                                                                                     
less than 8.001                           102                1.50 %           $ 9,372,786             3.30 %            7.12 %
 8.001- 8.500                             260                3.82              13,981,366             4.92              8.30
 8.501- 9.000                             686               10.08              40,632,769            14.29              8.79
 9.001- 9.500                             916               13.46              47,658,001            16.76              9.28
 9.501- 10.000                          1,431               21.03              58,891,969            20.71              9.77
10.001- 10.500                          1,390               20.43              48,162,528            16.93             10.23
10.501- 11.000                            933               13.71              31,405,385            11.04             10.71
11.001- 11.500                            340                5.00              12,291,948             4.32             11.22
11.501- 12.000                            235                3.45               7,172,096             2.52             11.73
12.001- 12.500                            161                2.37               4,757,709             1.67             12.25
12.501- 13.000                            118                1.73               5,183,285             1.82             12.83
13.001- 13.500                             83                1.22               2,333,621             0.82             13.16
13.501- 14.000                             55                0.81               1,169,502             0.41             13.67
greater than 14.000                        93                1.37               1,394,537             0.49             15.02
                                      --------           ---------         ---------------         --------           -------
   Total                                6,803              100.00 %         $ 284,407,502           100.00 %            9.85 %
                                      ========           =========         ===============         ========           =======

Unliquidated Defaulted Contracts          453                                  12,157,997
                                      --------                             ---------------
   Total                                7,256                               $ 296,565,500
                                      ========                             ===============










CIT EQUIPMENT COLLATERAL - EF 2001-A
GEOGRAPHICAL DIVERSITY
(BASED ON OBLIGOR BILLING ADDRESS)
AT DECEMBER 31, 2003

                                                             % OF
                                                             TOTAL                                           % OF
                                        NUMBER               NUMBER                  REQUIRED              REQUIRED
                                           OF                 OF                      PAYOFF                PAYOFF
STATE                                  CONTRACTS           CONTRACTS                  AMOUNT                AMOUNT
- -----                                  ----------          ---------                  ------                ------
                                                                                                
Alabama                                    145                2.00  %              $ 5,524,183               1.86 %
Alaska                                      44                0.61                   1,554,394               0.52
Arizona                                    185                2.55                   6,818,875               2.30
Arkansas                                    89                1.23                   3,607,968               1.22
California                               1,097               15.12                  42,805,153              14.43
Colorado                                   131                1.81                   5,300,031               1.79
Connecticut                                105                1.45                   4,364,352               1.47
Delaware                                    29                0.40                   1,180,762               0.40
District of Columbia                         5                0.07                     189,463               0.06
Florida                                    454                6.26                  18,125,465               6.11
Georgia                                    242                3.34                   8,851,685               2.98
Hawaii                                      15                0.21                     544,921               0.18
Idaho                                      114                1.57                   5,248,281               1.77
Illinois                                   214                2.95                   7,786,716               2.63
Indiana                                    115                1.58                   5,670,235               1.91
Iowa                                        30                0.41                   1,211,398               0.41
Kansas                                      61                0.84                   1,642,123               0.55
Kentucky                                    76                1.05                   4,669,894               1.57
Louisiana                                   79                1.09                   3,490,800               1.18
Maine                                       59                0.81                   2,643,302               0.89
Maryland                                   154                2.12                   6,333,883               2.14
Massachusetts                              141                1.94                   6,587,629               2.22
Michigan                                   223                3.07                   7,695,747               2.59
Minnesota                                   71                0.98                   3,038,234               1.02
Mississippi                                 49                0.68                   2,065,627               0.70
Missouri                                    83                1.14                   4,072,726               1.37
Montana                                     36                0.50                     906,325               0.31
Nebraska                                    25                0.34                   1,392,650               0.47
Nevada                                      81                1.12                   3,663,080               1.24
New Hampshire                               45                0.62                   2,133,625               0.72
New Jersery                                224                3.09                   8,799,207               2.97
New Mexico                                  39                0.54                   1,279,655               0.43
New York                                   485                6.68                  18,070,798               6.09
North Carolina                             112                1.54                   6,435,013               2.17
North Dakota                                 2                0.03                     101,941               0.03
Ohio                                       265                3.65                   9,360,880               3.16
Oklahoma                                    70                0.96                   3,138,691               1.06
Oregon                                     175                2.41                   7,930,884               2.67
Pennsylvania                               356                4.91                  16,168,703               5.45
Rhode Island                                25                0.34                   1,621,079               0.55
South Carolina                              64                0.88                   2,008,794               0.68
South Dakota                                 7                0.10                     407,458               0.14
Tennessee                                   82                1.13                   2,746,499               0.93
Texas                                      455                6.27                  20,265,305               6.83
Utah                                       149                2.05                   5,097,552               1.72
Vermont                                     32                0.44                   1,889,476               0.64
Virginia                                   144                1.98                   5,556,308               1.87
Washington                                 262                3.61                   9,247,110               3.12
West Virginia                               29                0.40                   3,814,042               1.29
Wisconsin                                   69                0.95                   3,287,739               1.11
Wyoming                                     13                0.18                     218,841               0.07
                                        -------            --------              --------------           --------
   Total                                 7,256              100.00 %             $ 296,565,500             100.00 %
                                        =======            ========              ==============           ========











CIT EQUIPMENT COLLATERAL - EF 2001-A
PAYMENT STATUS
AT DECEMBER 31, 2003


                                                                   % OF
                                                                  TOTAL                                              % OF
                                               NUMBER              NUMBER                   REQUIRED               REQUIRED
                                                 OF                 OF                       PAYOFF                 PAYOFF
DAYS DELINQUENT                              CONTRACTS          CONTRACTS                    AMOUNT                 AMOUNT
- ---------------                              ----------         ---------                    ------                 ------
                                                                                                         
Current, including 1 to 30 day
   delinquent contracts                         6,334             93.11 %                 262,050,410               92.14 %
31-60 days delinquent                             257              3.78                    11,273,747                3.96
61-90 days delinquent                             110              1.62                     5,655,604                1.99
91-120 days delinquent                             50              0.73                     2,386,593                0.84
121-150 days delinquent                            34              0.50                     1,857,661                0.65
151-180 days delinquent                            18              0.26                     1,183,488                0.42
                                             ---------         ---------                --------------           ---------
   Total                                        6,803            100.00 %                 284,407,502              100.00 %
                                             =========         =========                ==============           =========

Unliquidated Defaulted Contracts                  453                                      12,157,997
                                             ---------                                  --------------
   Total                                        7,256                                     296,565,500
                                             =========                                  ==============







TYPES OF EQUIPMENT
AT DECEMBER 31, 2003

                                                                   % OF
                                                                  TOTAL                                              % OF
                                               NUMBER             NUMBER                    REQUIRED               REQUIRED
                                                 OF                 OF                       PAYOFF                 PAYOFF
TYPE OF EQUIPMENT                            CONTRACTS          CONTRACTS                    AMOUNT                 AMOUNT
- -----------------                            ----------         ---------                    ------                 ------
                                                                                                        
Construction                                     3,238             44.63 %                 124,437,394              41.96 %
Manufacturing                                    1,478             20.37                    71,411,099              24.08
Transportation                                   1,169             16.11                    36,681,466              12.37
Printing                                           660              9.10                    27,540,018               9.29
Other(1)                                           274              3.78                    16,200,735               5.46
Medical                                             40              0.55                     6,982,130               2.35
Commercial/Retail Fixtures                          72              0.99                     4,175,742               1.41
Logging                                            110              1.52                     3,696,112               1.25
Fitness                                            163              2.25                     2,808,333               0.95
Computers                                           52              0.72                     2,632,470               0.89
                                               --------          --------                 -------------           --------
   Total                                         7,256            100.00 %                 296,565,500             100.00 %
                                               ========          ========                 =============           ========


(1) Includes $1,350,004 as the largest and $59,127 as the average Required Payoff Amount.











CIT EQUIPMENT COLLATERAL - EF 2001-A
REQUIRED PAYOFF AMOUNT
AT DECEMBER 31, 2003

                                                                          % OF
                                                                          TOTAL                                         % OF
                                                     NUMBER               NUMBER                 REQUIRED             REQUIRED
                                                       OF                  OF                     PAYOFF               PAYOFF
REQUIRED PAYOFF AMOUNT                             CONTRACTS            CONTRACTS                 AMOUNT               AMOUNT
- ----------------------                             ---------            ---------                 ------               ------
                                                                                                           
0.01 - 5,000.00                                         821                 11.31 %          $   2,140,811               0.72 %
5,000.01 - 10,000.00                                  1,076                 14.83                8,080,119               2.72
10,000.01 - 15,000.00                                   906                 12.49               11,206,720               3.78
15,000.01 - 25,000.00                                 1,222                 16.84               24,105,233               8.13
25,000.01 - 50,000.00                                 1,676                 23.10               59,448,482              20.05
50,000.01 - 100,000.00                                  983                 13.55               67,379,907              22.72
100,000.01 - 150,000.00                                 270                  3.72               32,562,006              10.98
150,000.01 - 250,000.00                                 180                  2.48               33,994,704              11.46
250,000.01 - 500,000.00                                  91                  1.25               30,150,505              10.17
500,000.01 - 1,000,000.00                                19                  0.26               12,750,357               4.30
1,000,000.01 - 1,500,000.00                              10                  0.14               11,189,281               3.77
1,500,000.01 - 1,904,940.00                               2                  0.03                3,557,375               1.20
                                                    --------              --------            -------------           --------
  Total                                               7,256                100.00            $ 296,565,500             100.00
                                                    ========              ========            =============           ========










REMAINING TERM
AT DECEMBER 31, 2003
                                                                          % OF
                                                                          TOTAL                                           % OF
                                                     NUMBER               NUMBER                 REQUIRED               REQUIRED
                                                       OF                  OF                     PAYOFF                 PAYOFF
REMAINING TERMS OF CONTRACTS                       CONTRACTS            CONTRACTS                 AMOUNT                 AMOUNT
- ----------------------------                       ---------            ---------                 ------                 ------
(MONTHS)
                                                                                                             
Less than 12                                          1,900                27.93 %           $  31,545,024               11.09 %
 12- 24                                               3,180                46.74               115,561,083               40.63
 25- 36                                               1,432                21.05                93,327,209               32.81
 37- 48                                                 200                 2.94                29,312,737               10.31
 49- 60                                                  84                 1.23                12,249,270                4.31
 61- 72                                                   2                 0.03                   491,149                0.17
 73- 84                                                   4                 0.06                 1,298,044                0.46
 85- 96                                                   1                 0.01                   622,987                0.22
                                                  ---------            ---------            --------------            --------
   Total                                              6,803               100.00 %           $ 284,407,502              100.00 %
                                                  =========            =========            ==============            ========

Unliquidated Defaulted Contracts                        453                                     12,157,997
                                                  ---------                                 --------------
   Total                                              7,256                                  $ 296,565,500
                                                  =========                                 ==============












CIT EQUIPMENT COLLATERAL - EF 2001-A
TYPES OF OBLIGOR
AT DECEMBER 31, 2003

                                                                   % OF
                                                                   TOTAL                                           % OF
                                                NUMBER             NUMBER                 REQUIRED                REQUIRED
                                                   OF               OF                     PAYOFF                  PAYOFF
TYPE OF OBLIGOR                                CONTRACTS         CONTRACTS                 AMOUNT                  AMOUNT
- ---------------                                ----------        ---------                 ------                  ------
                                                                                                       
Construction                                      2,892            39.86 %             $ 97,399,688                32.84 %
Manufacturing                                     1,636            22.55                 85,886,807                28.96
Transportation                                      562             7.75                 23,569,460                 7.95
Printing                                            586             8.08                 21,891,956                 7.38
Services                                            510             7.03                 18,310,730                 6.17
Retail & Wholesale Trade                            395             5.44                 18,128,971                 6.11
Other(1)                                            320             4.41                 13,498,796                 4.55
Mining, Forestry, Fishing                           118             1.63                  7,346,453                 2.48
Healthcare                                           43             0.59                  6,172,725                 2.08
Agriculture                                         194             2.67                  4,359,914                 1.47
                                               --------         ---------            --------------           ----------
   Total                                          7,256           100.00 %            $ 296,565,500               100.00 %
                                               ========         =========            ==============           ===========


(1) Includes $718,533 as the largest required payoff amount belonging to a single obligor.








OBLIGOR CONCENTRATION
                                                                                                                          % OF
                                                         NUMBER          % OF TOTAL                 REQUIRED             REQUIRED
OBLIGORS (INCLUDING CONTRACTS SECURING                     OF             NUMBER OF                  PAYOFF               PAYOFF
   VENDOR LOANS)                                        CONTRACTS         CONTRACTS                  AMOUNT               AMOUNT
- -----------------                                       ----------        ---------                  ------               ------
                                                                                                              
Top 5                                                       22              0.30%                $ 11,337,410              3.82%



The Top 5 obligors conduct business in the Manufacturing, Healthcare, Retail & Wholesale Trade, and Construction industries.










CIT EQUIPMENT COLLATERAL - EF 2001-A
SCHEDULED CASHFLOWS FROM CONTRACTS
AT DECEMBER 31, 2003

                                     Positive Rent Due             6,819,399.82
          Adj. RPA of Unliquidated Defau1ted Contracts            12,157,997.41

       COLLECTION                 SCHEDULED            SCHEDULED               COLLECTION           SCHEDULED           SCHEDULED
         PERIOD                   PRINCIPAL            INTEREST                  PERIOD             PRINCIPAL           INTEREST
         ------                   ---------            ---------                 ------             ----------          --------
                                                                                                       
       January-2004              11,413,871.30        2,276,499.42           December-2007           300,069.29       17,899.54
       February-2004             12,465,129.68        2,181,829.84           January-2008            251,418.31       15,559.79
       March-2004                12,498,817.10        2,078,319.01           February-2008           238,611.10       13,619.35
       April-2004                12,979,153.63        1,974,501.43           March-2008              214,548.60       11,787.79
       May-2004                  13,096,247.96        1,867,022.07           April-2008              192,998.83       10,150.78
       June-2004                 14,378,093.72        1,758,983.50           May-2008                141,152.09        8,641.72
       July-2004                 13,129,295.03        1,640,049.89           June-2008               155,843.89        7,528.47
       August-2004               12,701,536.39        1,531,372.97           July-2008                66,379.19        6,283.87
       September-2004            12,257,232.80        1,426,778.70           August-2008             130,952.19        5,728.02
       October-2004              11,957,783.26        1,325,637.34           September-2008           26,422.56        4,716.53
       November-2004             11,242,532.81        1,226,851.88           October-2008             26,654.46        4,484.63
       December-2004             10,974,407.07        1,134,489.08           November-2008            22,023.92        4,250.66
       January-2005               9,641,674.73        1,044,537.68           December-2008            22,216.41        4,058.17
       February-2005              9,214,013.72          965,012.87           January-2009             22,410.63        3,863.95
       March-2005                 8,814,522.92          888,963.28           February-2009            22,606.60        3,667.98
       April-2005                 8,608,726.38          816,277.62           March-2009               22,804.32        3,470.26
       May-2005                   8,181,296.04          745,468.80           April-2009               23,003.83        3,270.75
       June-2005                  7,784,979.38          678,173.61           May-2009                 16,686.12        3,069.46
       July-2005                  7,388,127.29          614,115.31           June-2009                13,343.75        2,926.11
       August-2005                7,205,054.97          553,504.13           July-2009                13,460.78        2,809.08
       September-2005             6,349,314.84          494,554.56           August-2009              13,578.88        2,690.98
       October-2005               5,704,021.70          442,777.93           September-2009           13,698.07        2,571.79
       November-2005              5,157,486.77          396,387.58           October-2009             13,818.35        2,451.51
       December-2005              4,610,418.14          354,472.54           November-2009            13,939.73        2,330.13
       January-2006               3,801,252.48          317,187.10           December-2009            14,062.23        2,207.63
       February-2006              3,482,013.22          286,652.91           January-2010             13,415.05        2,084.00
       March-2006                 3,363,268.17          258,744.95           February-2010            13,533.58        1,965.47
       April-2006                 3,226,687.84          231,815.12           March-2010               13,653.37        1,845.68
       May-2006                   2,870,969.10          206,252.64           April-2010               13,774.28        1,724.77
       June-2006                  2,647,236.98          183,469.86           May-2010                 13,896.31        1,602.74
       July-2006                  2,311,605.68          162,495.91           June-2010                14,019.47        1,479.58
       August-2006                2,468,168.98          144,127.75           July-2010                14,143.78        1,355.27
       September-2006             1,450,588.87          124,904.97           August-2010              14,269.24        1,229.81
       October-2006               1,390,223.92          113,190.85           September-2010           14,395.87        1,103.18
       November-2006              1,181,694.04          102,008.88           October-2010             13,210.86          975.19
       December-2006              1,803,118.08           92,530.29           November-2010            13,319.91          866.14
       January-2007                 907,809.54           78,681.83           December-2010             8,746.29          756.18
       February-2007                810,461.41           71,376.48           January-2011              8,819.11          683.36
       March-2007                   886,164.62           64,862.39           February-2011             8,892.53          609.94
       April-2007                   756,008.89           57,812.45           March-2011                8,966.56          535.91
       May-2007                   1,023,480.17           51,738.76           April-2011                9,041.20          461.27
       June-2007                    773,296.16           43,513.16           May-2011                  9,116.47          386.00
       July-2007                    557,767.75           37,389.23           June-2011                 9,192.37          310.10
       August-2007                  499,510.66           32,929.74           July-2011                 9,268.89          233.58
       September-2007               484,089.76           28,934.77           August-2011               9,346.06          156.41
       October-2007                 478,711.54           25,071.90           September-2011            9,423.86           78.61
       November-2007                425,431.12           21,270.12           October-2011                     -               -