How a Texas Contractor Saved $2,000 on a Boom Lift Rental
Rebecca runs a small construction company in Ft Bliss, Texas.
She needed a 50 foot boom lift for a month. Tall, mobile, articulated. She called her regular supplier and got a quote.
$6,000.
It wasn't a bad price. It was the price she always paid. She didn't have time to call ten other suppliers, get ten more quotes, and negotiate each one. She was running a project.
So she was about to pay $6,000 and move on.
What happened instead
Rebecca sent the request to RentMall. One message, on her phone, between jobsites.
"Need a 50 foot boom lift for a month. Ft Bliss, TX. Articulated."
That was it. The entire interaction she had to deal with.
What happened next, she didn't have to do:
- We reached out to 10 local suppliers in her area.
- We collected quotes from each one and compared them.
- We negotiated with the top three on her behalf.
- We picked the best deal.
We texted her back with one quote, ready to confirm.
$3,996. All in. Delivery and pickup included.
A $2,000 savings. 33% off what she would have paid.
Why she would have overpaid
Rebecca is good at her job. The reason she would have paid $6,000 has nothing to do with skill and everything to do with time.
Small contractors don't have hours to call ten suppliers. They are on the jobsite, on the phone with the next client, fixing a problem that just came up. So they call the supplier they always call, take the price they are quoted, and move on.
Every contractor we talk to is doing this. Every one of them is paying roughly 20% more than they should, every time.
Not because they want to. Because the system was never built for them.
How RentMall changes the math
RentMall is the AI equipment rental operator built for contractors who run their business from the truck.
You send us a request. We do the work. You get the best deal.
- No app to download
- No portal to log into
- No quotes to chase
- No vendors to negotiate with
- No onboarding, ever
Just text us what you need. We take it from there.
Try it on your next rental
You probably have a rental coming up. A lift. Scaffolding. A truck. Something.
Send it to us. We will get you a real quote, the way we got Rebecca hers. There is no cost to the contractor, ever. The supplier pays us a small commission only when a deal closes. You always get the better price.
You can request a quote at rentmall.org.
Time is money. We save contractors both.
Related: Want to save too? Follow our full boom lift guide and see the hidden costs you should know about.