Category: Software
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Boost Equipment Rental Growth with Smart Software
The equipment rental industry is undergoing a substantial transformation. In an industry characterized by reliance on availability, speed, and reliability, traditional processes often struggle to live up to evolving customer expectations. Today’s customers do not expect just availability; they expect a frictionless experience and reliable service that matches the convenience that they have become familiar…
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Nominations Open for For Construction Pros’ PACER Award
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in Apps, Business Services, Compaction Equipment, Concrete Equipment & Products, Construction, Construction News, Construction Safety, Construction Safety Technology, Decorative Concrete, Featured, Fleet Maintenance, Fleet News, Labor & Workforce Development, PACER Award, Paving, Personnel Management, Power, Project Management, Recommended, Rental Business, Software, Striping, Sweeping, Top Story, Trucks & Accessories, Worksite Equipment, WorkwearNominations for ForConstructionPros.com’s PACER award are now open! The PACER (Pavement, Asphalt, Concrete, Equipment, Rental) award, managed by ForConstructionPros.com and its affiliate brands, Equipment Today; Asphalt Contractor; Rental; Concrete Contractor; and Pavement Maintenance & Reconstruction, recognizes construction pros on the jobsite and in the office for their accomplishments in shaping the construction industry. This award is broken down into four categories: Women in…
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What Happens When AI Gets It Wrong
In our previous articles, we explored different types of AI and their common uses. One of the more interesting — and important — issues is how much you should trust AI and the information it provides. Editor’s Note: previous articles offered a definition of AI for equipment rental businesses and thoughts on using Gen AI…
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Rental’s 2025 Editor’s Choice Award Winners
The Rental Editor’s Choice Awards represent the equipment and general tool industry’s best products gaining interest from end-users and rental professionals alike. The awarded products, exhibiting innovation and utility, were chosen based on submitted nominations and their potential impact into the general tool and equipment rental industry by the Rental editorial team. The entry form…
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How Generative AI Can Improve Equipment Rental Businesses
This is the second part of discussing Generative AI in equipment rental. “Defining AI for Equipment Rental Businesses” covered the definitions of, types, and the difference between it and traditional analytics. Now that we have the definitions under our belt, let’s look at how all of this affects our lives and businesses. Note: In the…
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Defining AI for Equipment Rental
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the most discussed technology today, in technology circles, businesses, and personal use. There is little doubt about its short- and long-term impact on just about everything we do. I equate its overall effect on how we live and work to be multiple times greater than the impact of the Internet, and…
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How IoT can Drive Efficiencies in Equipment Rental Operations
Managing inventory and fleet efficiently has long been a challenge for rental stores. Between managing dozens to thousands of machines, servicing customer needs and maintaining uptime, how can you keep track of everything without letting inefficiencies erode the bottom line? Enter the Internet of Things (IoT) — a transformative technology providing rental businesses unprecedented visibility…
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Rental 2025 Editor’s Choice Awards Now Open
General equipment and tool rental companies have a lot of options for new purchases. Rental’s Editor’s Choice Awards looks to highlight the products and solutions that make the lives of both the rental company and their customers easier and that much more successful. The products that solve the problems that keep them up at night.…
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Women in Rental: Kara Longmire, co-president of Alert Rental
Kara Longmire, CMA, CSCA, is the co-president and CEO of Alert Rental, one of the leading rental management solutions to single-store and multi-store rental operations across North America. Rental connected with Longmire over email for a few questions. Rental’s The Bottom Line Podcast Catch this episode of Rental’s The Bottom Line podcast where former Rental editor Alexis Brumm speaks with Kara…
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8 Things You Need in Your Next Rental Software Provider
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As a rental business operator, making big decisions can feel like standing on the edge of a cliff. When it comes to switching to a new software provider, the fear of the unknown can certainly be daunting, but taking that leap could lead to thrilling new opportunities and a smoother journey ahead. Here are eight signs…