Plant Hire Fleets
Fleet Management Software for UK Plant Hire Companies
Plant hire businesses run two fleets at once — the delivery vehicles moving equipment and the plant itself sitting on customer sites. FleetGS gives plant hire operators live tracking of both, theft alerts, LOLER and PUWER inspection reminders, and utilisation reporting in one platform.
The fleet management challenge for UK plant hire operators
A plant hire business is really managing two overlapping fleets: the lorries and low loaders that deliver and collect equipment, and the excavators, dumpers, generators, and access platforms that sit — often unattended — on customer sites for days or weeks at a time. Without visibility of both, it's genuinely difficult to answer basic operational questions: which assets are currently on-hire, which are idle in the yard, and whether a delivery has actually reached the site it was booked for.
Plant theft compounds the problem. Machines left on open sites overnight or over a weekend are a well-known target for organised theft, and a stolen asset doesn't just cost the replacement value — it costs the hire revenue it would have earned and the customer relationship damaged by the disruption. On top of this, lifting equipment and other work equipment carry statutory inspection obligations under LOLER and PUWER that need to be scheduled and evidenced, on top of the standard DVSA maintenance requirements for any delivery vehicle over 3.5 tonnes.
FleetGS brings delivery vehicle tracking, non-powered plant tracking, theft alerting, and inspection scheduling together in one platform, giving plant hire operators the operational visibility to run a profitable hire fleet and the documented record to satisfy HSE and DVSA requirements alike.
- Live GPS tracking for delivery lorries and low loaders
- Asset tracking for non-powered plant and equipment
- Theft alerts — geofencing and out-of-hours movement detection
- On-hire / off-hire visibility across the whole fleet
- LOLER and PUWER inspection scheduling and reminders
- Digital walkaround checks for the delivery fleet
- Job dispatch for delivery and collection runs
- Utilisation reporting to spot idle assets
Where FleetGS fits in a plant hire operation
FleetGS covers the vehicle and asset side of a plant hire business:
- Delivery lorry and low loader routing
- Excavators, dumpers, telehandlers, and access platforms
- Generators and other powered but unattended equipment
- Independent and regional multi-depot hire operators
- LOLER/PUWER inspection scheduling and records
- Mixed HGV and light commercial delivery fleets
Typical results for a 15-vehicle plant hire fleet
Fewer
Assets sitting idle unnoticed
Instant
Alerts on out-of-hours movement
48 hrs
Go-live with driver app
1 view
Vehicles and plant together
How plant hire companies use FleetGS
Delivery and collection routing
Assign on-hire deliveries and off-hire collections to the nearest available driver, with GPS-verified confirmation once a job is complete.
Learn more →Non-powered plant tracking
Track excavators, dumpers, generators, and access platforms alongside the transport fleet, using battery-powered or solar trackers fitted to the equipment itself.
Learn more →Theft prevention and site geofencing
Set geofence boundaries around hire sites and the yard, with instant alerts if a tracked asset moves outside the boundary or is moved out of hours.
Learn more →Compliance for delivery vehicles
Digital walkaround checks and automated MOT and service reminders keep the delivery fleet — lorries and low loaders — roadworthy and audit-ready.
Learn more →Why plant hire companies need dedicated fleet and asset visibility
A plant hire business without live visibility of its equipment typically relies on a hire diary and driver phone calls to know where an asset is, which works reasonably well until a machine goes missing from a site, a customer disputes when equipment was actually delivered, or an inspection deadline is missed because no one was tracking it centrally. Each of those situations costs real money — lost hire revenue, a disputed invoice, or an HSE enforcement conversation.
FleetGS's asset tracking feature extends the same live visibility used for delivery vehicles to non-powered plant, so a fleet manager can see an excavator's location just as easily as a lorry's. The geofencing feature adds theft protection by alerting the moment a tracked asset leaves a site boundary or moves outside agreed hours, and the vehicle inspections feature keeps the delivery fleet roadworthy and DVSA audit-ready.
For UK plant hire operators wanting to understand theft prevention in more depth, see our fleet vehicle theft prevention guide. For the compliance obligations that apply to any HGV delivery fleet, read our DVSA compliance guide.
Pricing for plant hire fleets
One flat rate covers the entire fleet — no per-vehicle fees, no hidden charges.
Starter
£45/mo
Up to 10 vehicles
Growth
£129/mo
Up to 40 vehicles
Scale
£299/mo
Up to 200 vehicles
Frequently asked questions — fleet management for plant hire companies
Yes. FleetGS tracks a plant hire fleet's delivery lorries and low loaders through the driver app or existing hardware, and extends that same live visibility to the non-powered plant itself — excavators, dumpers, generators, and access platforms — using battery-powered or solar asset trackers. That means a plant hire business can see both its transport fleet and its on-hire equipment from a single dashboard, rather than juggling a vehicle tracking system and a separate asset register.
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