How Cooper Connect helps control equipment and rental costs
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3 ways Cooper Connect helps you reduce rental costs
Equipment that’s difficult to locate. Rentals sitting idle. Pickup requests with no clear status. On a busy jobsite, even small gaps in information can cost time and money.
The common thread is a lack of visibility.
When you don’t know where your equipment is, whether it’s being used, or what it’s costing, it can be harder to make timely decisions.
Cooper Connect changes that, bringing your rental information together in one place. Now you’ve got greater visibility and control at every stage of the rental, from the initial reservation to the final return.
Here are three ways Cooper Connect helps you spot issues earlier, make better rental decisions, and take action faster.
- Spot equipment that isn’t being used
One of the easiest ways to reduce rental costs is simple: returning equipment when you no longer need it.
Cooper Connect’s new utilization reporting tool makes that decision even easier by showing how equipment is actually being used. By comparing the number of billing days with the number of days equipment is used, procurement teams can uncover hidden rental costs and make smarter decisions on future rentals.
Take a recent example: a customer was billed for a 30-day excavator rental, but only used the machine for 18 days. The utilization report flagged the 12-day gap, revealing an opportunity to return the equipment sooner. The contractor would have avoided paying for rental time they didn’t need.
Insights like these help teams reduce unnecessary rental costs and improve equipment planning across future projects.
- Make better-timed rental decisions
Cooper Connect gives you immediate access to asset-specific rate calendars, making it easy to monitor daily, weekly, and monthly rental costs.
You’ll also receive alerts and reminders before rate changes or new billing cycles, helping avoid unexpected charges and make better informed decisions about extending, returning, or replacing equipment.
And if you’re planning for future rentals or bidding on work, the real-time rate calendar helps you choose the most cost-effective rental duration and timing before you book.
- Locate equipment and keep work moving
Staying connected to your equipment starts with real-time visibility into its location and status. Cooper Connect provides a complete view of your rentals including delivery status, service updates, and equipment activity, all in one place. With GPS tracking, you can quickly locate specific assets and spend less time searching jobsites for equipment.
Managing your rentals is just as simple. You can request equipment pickups and submit service requests online, giving your team a clear way to take action without making phone calls or chasing updates.
The result is fewer missed pickups, faster service response times, and a way to manage your rentals more efficiently.
More than a platform, a better partnership
Technology is only as valuable as the support behind it. That’s why we’re more than an equipment provider. We work with customers to uncover opportunities to reduce costs, improve utilization, and get more value from every rental, even if that means recommending the return of equipment that’s no longer needed.
One customer uses Cooper Connect to create customized reports for each project manager, filtered by jobsite, and delivered automatically to their inboxes each week. Instead of tracking down updates, every project manager has the information they need to make informed decisions.
If you’re already using Cooper Connect, there are plenty of ways to get even more value from the platform. Start by reviewing equipment flagged as underused, checking upcoming billing dates and setting up recurring reports for your jobsites. Our team can help tailor the platform to the information you need most.
Ready to get more from your rentals? Contact your rental representative to request a demo and see what Cooper Connect can do.