Lighting Tower Hire Bleeds Margin on Underbilled Fuel and Missed Services
A diesel lighting tower running overnight on a construction site consumes significant fuel. When fuel usage goes untracked, hire companies either absorb the cost or chase customers for it after the fact. Meanwhile, engines running hundreds of hours need oil changes that don't happen on paper-based schedules — leading to breakdowns on site and costly damage.
Lighting Hire Operations That Track Every Hour and Every Litre
Fuel Usage Logging
Log fuel added per site visit and calculate total fuel cost per hire — charged back to the customer accurately.
Engine Hour Service Intervals
Track running hours per unit and trigger service alerts at manufacturer-specified intervals — before a tower breaks down on site.
Multi-Site Deployment
Deploy several towers to the same project under one hire agreement — each billed individually, invoiced together.
Solar and Diesel Fleet Separation
Manage solar towers and diesel towers as distinct sub-fleets with appropriate pricing and service schedules.
For Lighting Tower Hire Operators Running Busy Site and Event Calendars
Pre-Delivery Operational Check
Log an operational check — fuel level, oil level, lamp condition, mast operation — before every delivery.
Remote Location Notes
Store site access instructions, grid references, and contact names per deployment for accurate driver routing.
Extension Billing Automation
When a site overruns, billing continues automatically until collection is confirmed — no unbilled running time.
Fleet Utilisation Dashboard
See hire rates across your lighting tower fleet by week to identify idle units and inform fleet investment decisions.
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Lighting Tower Hire Software — Common Questions
Each service visit to a site logs the fuel added. The system accumulates fuel costs per hire and either invoices them periodically or includes them in the final invoice as a separate line item.
Running hours are logged per unit. When a tower approaches its next service threshold — typically every 250 or 500 hours depending on the model — the system raises a service job and can optionally block rehire until cleared.
Yes — each tower type is configured separately with its own pricing, service schedule, and capacity notes. They share the same booking calendar but are clearly differentiated in availability and quoting.
Hire billing runs continuously from the delivery date until a collection is recorded. There is no cut-off at the estimated end date — you are always billing for the true hire duration.
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