Custom inspection certificate software for a rental fleet
Appfront builds software for rental companies that need to track inspections and certificates per machine. For each machine: which inspections apply, when they were carried out, by whom, and when the next one is due. A machine with an expired inspection cannot be rented out, inspections are scheduled on time, and with every rental the valid certificate goes with the customer.
What is inspection certificate software for a rental fleet?
A rental fleet consists of hundreds or thousands of machines and pieces of equipment, and many of them must be inspected periodically: aerial work platforms, lifting and hoisting equipment, forklifts, scaffolding, power tools. A customer expects a rented machine to have been inspected, and often asks for the certificate. Which inspections apply to which machine, and at what intervals, depends on the type of machine and the rules that govern it.
In practice, inspection dates sit in a spreadsheet, and certificates in a folder or in the inspector's inbox. A machine leaves the yard although its inspection expired last week, and nobody noticed. A customer calls for the certificate, and someone goes looking for it. Inspections are scheduled whenever the machine happens to be on site, and a machine that is rented out often falls behind.
We build custom solutions because rental companies differ: which machines and equipment you have, which inspections apply to each type, whether you inspect in-house or use an inspection company, which rental software you use, and how customers want to receive certificates. Which inspections are mandatory for your equipment and at what intervals is something you determine with your inspection company or advisor; the software keeps track of what you record.
Certificate per machine
For each machine, which inspections apply, when they were carried out, by whom, with the certificate attached.
No rental with an expired inspection
A machine with an expired inspection is blocked from rental, and the inspection is scheduled.
Certificate goes with the rental
The valid certificate goes with the rental, or can be retrieved via a QR code on the machine.
How we build your inspection certificate software for a rental fleet
We start with your fleet: which machines, which inspections, who carries them out, and how certificates are currently kept.
Your machines, types of inspection and intervals, inspectors and rental software.
Inspections with date, result and certificate per machine, and the expiry date.
Blocking rentals when an inspection has expired, and planning between rentals.
Certificate at the rental point or via QR code, integrations, and then management.
What inspection certificate software for a rental fleet actually does
The components below come up at almost every rental company. Which ones you need depends on your fleet.
Machines
Machines and equipment, recorded by type and serial number.
Inspections
Types of inspection, with the interval for each machine type.
Certificates
A certificate for each inspection, with the outcome and the inspector.
Alerts
Inspections due to expire soon, by branch.
Block
No rental of a machine whose inspection has lapsed.
QR code
Retrieve the valid certificate from the machine.
Who we build inspection certificate software for a rental fleet for
The software is intended for rental companies with a large amount of equipment to inspect.
Construction equipment rental
Many machines and branches. Blocking rentals is the core feature.
Aerial work platform rental
Inspections with fixed intervals. Scheduling matters most.
Lifting equipment rental
Customers who ask for certificates. The QR code is what you need.
Dealers with a fleet
Rental alongside sales. A register per machine is the core.
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This page is about inspections and certificates for a rental fleet. For the inspections themselves, see our page on an app for inspecting rental equipment; for rental, see our page on software for equipment and forklift rental; and for inspection companies, see our page on inspection planning. Read about our way of working at software development.
For contractors with their own machinery, who want the certificate available on site via a scan, there is our inspection certificate software for construction machines.
Why choose Appfront for your inspection certificate software for a rental fleet?
A machine with a lapsed inspection at a customer's site is a risk to both the customer and you. That is what we build around: every certificate recorded per machine, a block when an inspection lapses, and a certificate that travels with the machine.
No lapsed machines leaving the yard
The block stops a machine from being rented out.
Inspections on time
What is due to expire is visible weeks in advance.
Happy customers
The certificate is provided without having to ask.
Security and privacy in inspection certificate software for a rental fleet
The software holds data on machines, inspections, customers and rentals. Access is set by role: an inspector records inspections, the rental counter sees the status, and a customer sees only the certificates for their own rentals.
The software runs in a European data centre, with encrypted storage and daily back-ups.
Frequently asked questions about inspection certificate software for a rental fleet
Questions rental companies ask before getting started with this.
It tracks, for each machine, which inspections apply, when they were carried out and under which certificate; flags inspections that are due to lapse; blocks rentals when an inspection has lapsed; schedules inspections; and sends the valid certificate along with the rental.
That depends on your equipment and the rules that apply to it, for example for lifting equipment, aerial work platforms or electrical tools. You and your inspection company or adviser determine which inspections are mandatory for your fleet and at what interval. The software keeps track of what you record.
If a machine's inspection has expired, or will expire during the requested rental period, the software blocks the rental. With an integration into your rental software, the machine cannot be issued until the inspection has been carried out.
Yes. An inspection company can supply inspections and certificates through its own access or an integration, so they are attached directly to the correct machine. That saves forwarding and storing PDFs.
The valid certificate travels with the rental, for example as an attachment to the booking confirmation. Or the customer scans a QR code on the machine and sees the valid certificate. That way, nobody has to look it up.
Yes, provided that it has an interface. Machines and rentals come from your rental software, and inspection statuses flow back, so the block takes effect wherever the rental is recorded.
Check that first. Some rental software includes an inspection module, and that is enough for a small fleet. Custom development makes sense for many types of inspection, multiple branches, inspection companies that supply data, or customers who want to see certificates.
Never let a machine with an expired inspection leave the yard again?
Tell us how many machines you have, which inspections apply, and how you currently keep track of them. We will show you what the register, the block and the certificate look like.