Hire and Rental News - February 2017

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60 HIRE AND RENTAL NEWS • FEBRUARY 2017
INDUSTRY NEWSEQUIPMENT
According to Managing Director at
inspHire, Graham Dobbs, the new
functionality allows hire companies
to improve the management of their
service runs, and be more cost effective
and time efficient.
“Working like a multi-drop route for a
delivery driver, the new route planning
functionality will allow users to create
a route and drivers to confirm when
equipment has been serviced along the
way,” Graham said.
“Once a route has been set up, inspHire will calculate travel time between sites,
process the most efficient route and the operator can see the route on a map. You
simply click a button on the scheduler and inspHire will tell you what order to do
the jobs in and advise you of jobs that need to be moved to another day or route.
inspHire knows how long each item should take to service, how long it will take to
go from one job to another and how many hours the driver can be on the road in a
day,” Graham said.
“Having access to this information will help to comply with driving time regulations,
as well as improving customer service because you are able to give updates on
the whereabouts of the driver and when they’re due to arrive at each site. It is also
possible to alter a route and add in new services. When a new service is added,
inspHire will recalculate the route to include the new service and ensure it is still
the most efficient route to take.
"Upcoming new features will allow drivers' routes to be sent to an Android phone
or tablet. The driver will also have the ability to get jobs digitally signed off and
take photographs as well as geo-location and time stamp so there is proof of every
completed job." Contact 1300 763 707 or visit:
New route planning for toilet hire sector
Elev8 Australia is partnering with rental management
software inspHire as it launches a new route planning
functionality the company said will be incredibly
beneficial to toilet hire companies.
Latest Hoppt rammers
Hoppt has expanded its range of compaction and concrete finishing equipment.
The new Honda powered rammer, the RAM60B-H from Hoppt incorporates a new
coil spring providing superior down-force greatly improving compaction results.
“This development is a direct result of feedback from the market. Weighing 69kg,
this machine targets the most popular section of the market on a weight and value
basis,” Peter Evans, Managing Director of Hoppt Australia said.
“The RAM70C-H is the first of the range to receive the latest in anti-vibration
handles that significantly reduces the vibration transmitted to the operator and
in turn reducing fatigue. For heavy duty use there’s the Hatz diesel powered
RAM85DZ. With an operating weight of 90kg and the punch of the diesel engine
this model has serious grunt. The RAM85DZ copes with extended use in difficult
environments with ease, particularly where petrol engines are not an option.
“All models are well balanced and powerful providing excellent compaction results.
Other features include triple stage air filters, LCD tacho and a throttle lever which
has a kill switch and a fuel cut-off mechanism for additional peace of mind. A
lifting bar, hand grip on the base plate and wheels on the upper handle bar make
handling, moving and transporting an easy job,” Peter said.
Contact: 1800 046 778 or visit:
The new route planning functionality will be
beneficial to toilet hire companies