Transform Your Forklift Operations with Smart Fleet Management
Stop losing revenue to manual processes and disconnected systems. Baseplan’s forklift fleet management software delivers complete operational control, preventative maintenance, and real-time visibility, all in one integrated platform
Your complete forklift, fleet, and equipment hire software
Growth
Revolutionize your forklift equipment rental business with our comprehensive rental software, Baseplan. This all-in-one solution covers every aspect, from equipment rentals to financial management, parts, and servicing. Focus on what truly counts—growing and fostering your business—while Baseplan takes care of the rest, simplifying your operations and driving your success.
Efficiency
Boost your business’s efficiency by precisely monitoring every forklift asset in your rental company’s arsenal. Say goodbye to inventory losses as you track all your rented equipment on a single, user-friendly platform.
Productivity
Revamp your daily rental procedures effortlessly, starting from quotes all the way to contracts and invoices. Unlock immediate access to equipment availability and comprehensive utilization reports. Make managing rentals a breeze.
Complete Financial Control for Maximum Revenue
Take command of your forklift rental business with Baseplan’s integrated financial management that eliminates revenue leakage and provides real-time profitability insights.
- Integrated pre-delivery work orders
- Complete business transparency
- Real-time linkage through finance system
- Real-time KPI reporting
Preventative servicing and breakdown prevention
Reduce costly equipment downtime and extend asset life with Baseplan’s comprehensive service management module designed specifically for forklift operations.
- Comprehensive breakdown management
- Management of OEM recalls and service bulletins
- Extensive planned maintenance coverage
- Instant customer service level attainment
Keep technicians connected at all times
Baseplan’s Service Mobility and Transport Mobility applications are designed to enhance transparency, productivity, and real-time communication among drivers, mechanics, and office allocators.
- Real-time communication and feedback
- Reduction of manual procedures
- Automated job details integration
- Enhanced efficiency and cash flow
Comprehensive Wet Hire and Parts Management
Baseplan offers comprehensive planning, billing, and spare parts management for forklift rental businesses, ensuring streamlined operations and efficient after-sales service.
- Visual planning calendar for precise scheduling
- Automated spare parts management
- Mobile docket entry for billing updates
- Real-time van stock and integrated purchasing
Frequently Asked Questions
Forklift fleet management software helps forklift hire and materials-handling businesses manage equipment availability, customer hires, service schedules, parts, technicians, billing, and fleet performance. Baseplan combines these processes so that operational and financial information can be managed through a single system.
Better visibility over rental status, preventative servicing and breakdowns helps a forklift hire company understand which units are ready for customers and which require workshop attention. This supports better allocation while reducing revenue lost when equipment is unexpectedly unavailable.
Yes. Baseplan’s service management capabilities cover planned maintenance and breakdown management, and can also help businesses manage OEM recalls and service bulletins. This gives forklift operators a structured approach to maintaining equipment throughout its working life.
Baseplan combines servicing with spare parts management, including purchasing and visibility over stock carried by service vehicles. This is useful for Australian forklift businesses that need technicians to have the right parts available when carrying out customer-site repairs.
Yes. Baseplan’s mobile applications connect technicians, drivers and office teams so job information and service updates can be exchanged without relying on paper forms or rekeying completed work once a technician returns to the branch.
Baseplan includes planning and wet-hire capabilities to help allocate equipment and associated resources to customer work. Mobile docket entry can also feed information back into billing, helping reduce delays between work being completed and customers being invoiced.
The forklift solution includes integrated pre-delivery work orders, allowing work required before equipment is supplied to a customer to form part of the broader operational and financial workflow.
An integrated system makes it easier to compare equipment activity, servicing, billing and financial results. Baseplan provides real-time financial and KPI reporting so management can identify areas where costs, unbilled activity or poor utilisation may be affecting margins.
Yes. Businesses managing forklifts across customer sites, service territories, or multiple branches benefit from centralised fleet, service, and financial information. This is particularly valuable where equipment regularly moves between locations or technicians spend much of their time in the field.
Look for rental management, fleet utilisation, preventative maintenance, breakdown management, parts inventory, mobile service, wet hire capabilities and strong financial reporting. For service-intensive forklift businesses, van stock, purchasing and field technician workflows are especially valuable.
Trusted by
the equipment industry’s leading businesses
For over three decades, Baseplan has been the unwavering choice for companies serious about profit and embracing evolving technology. As a leader in true ERP software, we’re here to elevate your rental business with cutting-edge solutions.
Randy Phillips
Corporate Controller, Porter Group USA
George Pappas
Managing Director, Linde Material Handling
Simone Klingberg
IT Manager, JLG Industries
Sam Dinsmore
General Manager, Allcott Hire
Stuart Dean
Chief Operations Officer, Kennards Hire
