Equipment rental quote calculator.
Build one transparent quote scenario from the rate period, quantity, contract discount, standby charges, and tax assumption you enter.
Use it as a review aid, not a final invoice or tax determination. Confirm the signed terms, job-site jurisdiction, equipment scope, and approved charges before sending a quote.
Inputs
Standby (optional)
Adjustments
Quote
5 rental days
- Base rental
- $1,925.00
- Subtotal
- $1,925.00
EquipFlow can keep rental terms, customer rate context, standby terms, and site context together for staff review. It does not decide contract terms or tax treatment.
Does the delivery charge cover both trips?
Cost the drive out and back for delivery, then the drive out and back for return pickup. Add loading, unloading and waiting time once per trip. These editable examples are synthetic, not suggested market rates.
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With the entries below: estimated cost $570.50; contribution before other costs $79.50.
View the cost breakdown and CSVWage plus your payroll burden and benefits. Use a combined crew rate if more than one person works the trip.
Your distance-based fuel, tires and maintenance costs.
Your time-based truck/trailer cost. Enter zero if already included in mileage; do not count the same cost twice.
The combined transport charge for this job, excluding rental revenue, taxes and unrelated fees.
Estimated cost
- Delivery — 100% allocated
- 3.25 total driver/truck hours; full trip pool $285.25.
- Labor $146.25 + mileage $90.00 + vehicle time $39.00 + tolls $10.00 = $285.25.
- Return pickup — 100% allocated
- 3.25 total driver/truck hours; full trip pool $285.25.
- Labor $146.25 + mileage $90.00 + vehicle time $39.00 + tolls $10.00 = $285.25.
- Allocated delivery + pickup cost
- $570.50
- Quoted charge − allocated cost
- $79.50
Contribution before any costs excluded from your assumptions; this is not net profit.
Method, example and source limits
Trip hours = round-trip travel hours + (loading + unloading + waiting minutes) ÷ 60. Full trip cost = hours × driver burden + miles × mileage cost + hours × vehicle time cost + tolls. Job cost applies your allocation to each category, rounds each to cents and sums the categories across both trips.
Dedicated synthetic example: each estimated trip has 60 round-trip miles, 2 travel hours, 30 minutes loading, 30 unloading, 15 waiting and $10 tolls. At $45 driver/hour, $1.50 vehicle/mile and $12 vehicle/hour, both trips cost $570.50. A $650 quote leaves $79.50 before other overhead. If delivery waiting becomes 60 minutes, actual cost becomes $613.25 and contribution $36.75.
Shared example: allocate 50% of delivery and 25% of pickup. With the same inputs, allocated estimated cost is $213.94 and actual cost $235.31. Rounding each category may differ by cents from rounding only the final percentage of the pool.
A failed delivery, inaccessible site or extra pickup still consumes time. Enter each attempt in a separate copy of the worksheet and reconcile the totals. This tool does not authorize a charge or determine liability, taxes, vehicle suitability or transport compliance.
Method context: RER’s delivery economics article (2009) describes cost considerations, not current prices. The formula above is a transparent planning model using your assumptions; it is not an industry benchmark.
Review the delivery and pickup jobs behind the trip cost, including who owns each movement and its next action.
Discuss delivery and pickup workflowsQuantity × duration invoice example pack
Synthetic worked example: 4 units × 3 days × $215 = $2,580. Use this worksheet to preserve rental detail when an accounting line has quantity and rate fields.
USD; daily rate per unit. Values stay in this browser tab and downloaded files. No account or accounting connection required.
View the invoice example and accounting mappingsCalendar dates count whole days, regardless of daylight saving time. Including September 14–16 gives 3 days; excluding the end requires September 14–17 for the same 3 days. Hourly, elapsed 24-hour, weekly and monthly billing need their own agreed rules.
4 units × 3 days × $215.00 = $2,580.00
2026-09-14 to 2026-09-16; both dates included. Discount: $0.00. Total after discount: $2,580.00.
No tax calculated or other fees included. Confirm contract terms and accounting requirements separately.
Three equivalent accounting representations
Choose one layout. These are alternative ways to carry the same rental subtotal; adding the three rows would triple the charge.
| Representation | Quantity | Rate | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Units with a period rate 4 equipment units; rate = 3 days × daily rate per unit. | 4 | $645.00 | $2,580.00 |
| Unit-days with a daily rate Quantity = 4 units × 3 days; rate = daily rate per unit. | 12 | $215.00 | $2,580.00 |
| One summarized rental line Quantity = 1 rental period; rate = entire rental subtotal. Keep unit quantity and dates in the description. | 1 | $2,580.00 | $2,580.00 |
Apply the fixed discount once in the chosen representation. Keep original unit quantity, date boundaries, duration convention and daily rate basis in the description or supporting worksheet. These portable examples do not establish what QuickBooks Online or any other accounting product supports.
Review how agreed rental dates, rate context and charges carry into your invoice records.
Discuss rental billing workflowsInputs to verify before sending the quote.
The arithmetic is only as reliable as its commercial inputs:
- Contract rate context. Confirm whether the customer’s agreement changes the book rate for the equipment class in scope.
- Standby authorization. Add standby only when the agreement defines the trigger, period, and charge basis and the operating record supports it.
- Tax assumption. The editable percentage is math, not tax advice. Verify the applicable customer, equipment, and job-site treatment.
EquipFlow can keep the customer, site, rate context, standby terms, and rental record connected so staff can review the charge basis before invoicing. It does not replace contract or tax review.
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Keep quote assumptions with the rental record.
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