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EZM Pro for Heavy Equipment Rental

Heavy equipment rental software

An excavator may be committed to one customer for weeks. EZM Pro helps the hire desk schedule individual machines around long bookings and workshop downtime before accepting the next site’s request.

No credit card required

A single machine can determine whether the next job is possible.

A customer wants another week with the telehandler, but its next hire is already reserved.

The workshop has a machine scheduled for service that the hire desk still considers available.

A model total hides which expensive unit is actually committed and which can be hired next.

EZM Pro for Heavy Equipment Rental

Give long commitments and workshop downtime equal weight.

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Workshop downtime

A machine in the workshop is not spare capacity.

Record the affected machine, service period and reason in Maintenance, with linked work orders for the repair. The hire desk can see planned downtime instead of interpreting an unbooked machine as one ready for another site.

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Long-hire scheduling

Leave room for the booking that follows a long hire.

Use the calendar to compare the machine’s hire period with upcoming reservations and maintenance. A multi-week commitment is still a commitment on each affected date; check the next period before agreeing to more time on site.

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Individual plant

Keep the expensive unit visible beneath the model name.

Two excavators of the same model can have different commitments and service needs. Individual equipment records retain each machine’s identifier and status, while categories and model rates make the wider plant catalogue easier to scan.

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Capital tied up on hire

Distinguish rental balances from cash already received.

High-value hires can leave substantial amounts outstanding. Financial Overview shows invoice balances separately from receipts, paid expenses and incurred costs, so an owner can review the recorded financial position without treating every invoice as cash in the bank.

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Evaluate it against a real plant-hire schedule.

Add a few machines, reserve a longer hire and schedule a service period during your 14-day trial. Check the next customer’s dates against those commitments before making another promise.

  • 14 days to evaluate Starter or Professional
  • Unlimited equipment and customer records
  • No credit card required
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Questions from the plant hire desk

Does EZM Pro show a machine’s live location?

No. Rental records identify the customer and hire period for a committed machine; EZM Pro is not a GPS or telematics system. Use those records as hire accountability, not live location tracking.

What happens when a long hire needs extending?

An extension must pass availability checks against the machine’s other commitments and maintenance. A customer’s request does not automatically displace a reservation for another hire.

Can the workshop’s downtime block new bookings?

Yes. Schedule maintenance against the individual machine. Active downtime affects its availability; work-order completion and release of the availability hold are separate actions.