Plant & equipment hire · South Africa

Stop running your yard
on guesswork.

Spreadsheets and WhatsApp can’t stop a double-booking, flag an overdue return, or chase a payment. OutOnHire does — every machine, every hire, every invoice, in one tight system.

Set up your fleet in minutes.

BK-0148Out on site
QuoteReservedOut on siteReturned
EXC-0018-ton Excavator
R 2,500/day
GEN-00160kVA Generator
R 900/day
20× Scaffold Panels
R 45/day
Invoiced · paidR 18,400 · R 0

One reference, the whole way through

The problem

A hire yard moves fast. Paper and group chats don’t.

Every one of these costs you a machine on the road, a customer’s trust, or money you never billed. Sound familiar?

Two customers, one excavator

A wall planner and a WhatsApp group can’t stop you promising the same machine twice.

Where’s GEN-004?

No single view of what’s out on site, what’s overdue, and what’s due back today.

Did we ever invoice that?

Finished hires slip through the cracks — work you did but never billed for.

The CoF expired last month

Certificates and services you only notice have lapsed when it’s already too late.

Which quote was that again?

Quotes renamed and re-saved until nobody can trace the job from start to finish.

Chasing payment. Again.

No clear view of who owes you, how much, and how many days late they are.

How it works

From first quote to final invoice, in four moves.

Set up once · run it daily

01

Add your fleet & stock

Machines with codes, daily rates and certificates; bulk items tracked by quantity. Set up once.

02

Quote & reserve

Build a quote, place a hold, and those dates are blocked across the whole fleet — instantly.

03

Out & back

Sign gear out with a condition check, see what’s on site, and mark returns as they come in.

04

Invoice & get paid

Reserve a booking and its VAT invoice is raised automatically. Record payments and watch your debtors shrink.

Built around the jobs your yard does every day.

Five things, done properly

01

Never promise the same machine twice

The moment you place a hold, that unit is blocked for those dates across the whole fleet. Try to clash it and the system stops you — no more “sorry, it went out this morning”.

EXC-001·already booked 10–15 Jun
02

Walk in knowing what is out, late and due back

Your dashboard leads every morning with overdue returns, today’s collections and holds still waiting to be confirmed — not a spreadsheet you have to go digging through.

GEN-004·1 day overdue
03

One booking, one number, start to finish

Quote, reserved, out on site, returned — the same booking carries one reference your customer can track the whole way through. No renaming, no confusion.

BK-0148·Out on site
04

Get paid without the chase

Reserve a booking and a SARS-ready VAT invoice is raised automatically — record payments as they land and see exactly who owes you and for how long.

INV-0042·R18,400 · 30 days
05

Keep the fleet legal and serviced

Track certificates and services across every machine with expiry alerts before they bite — and gear is held off new bookings while it is in for repair.

COF·expires in 12 days

Everything in the box

One system for the whole operation.

Assets & stock, together

Individually-tracked machines and quantity-based stock, on one availability engine.

Sign-out & sign-in checks

Photo condition checks when gear leaves and returns — proof of how it went out.

Reports that matter

Aged debtors, revenue and asset utilisation — see your top earners and dead stock.

SARS-ready invoicing

Tax invoices in Rands with VAT and your banking details — raised the moment you reserve a booking.

Custom inspection forms

Build your own sign-out and sign-in checklists once, then assign them to the machines that need them.

Payment before release

Optionally require an invoice to be part- or fully-paid before a machine is allowed to leave the yard.

Access levels for your team

Owner, office, yard and bookkeeper logins — yard staff sign gear in and out without ever seeing prices.

Rands & VAT

SARS-ready invoicing

SAST

Local time, everywhere

Assets & stock

Units and quantities

Whole fleet

On one calendar

Pricing

Simple pricing. No surprises.

Priced by fleet size — every plan includes unlimited users and every feature.

Starter

Up to 10 machines

R750/mo

For small yards getting off spreadsheets.

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YardMost popular

Up to 30 machines

R1 500/mo

For a growing hire business.

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Fleet

Up to 75 machines

R2 950/mo

For established multi-yard operators.

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Enterprise

75+ machines

Let’s talk

Large fleets — let’s talk.

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Every plan includes

  • Unlimited bookings, quotes & invoices
  • Your whole fleet & stock
  • Clash-proof availability & calendar
  • Invoices raised the moment you reserve
  • Compliance, maintenance & checks
  • Every teammate, their own login

Your data stays yours. Every company is fully isolated — you only ever see your own yard.

Simple EFT billing. Pay by bank transfer — no card on file, no surprise charges.

Up and running in minutes. Add a few machines and book your first hire the same day.

Questions

Everything a first-timer asks.

How much does it cost?+

Plans are priced by fleet size and start at R750/month — every plan includes unlimited users and all features. You pay monthly by EFT.

Do I need to install anything?+

No. OutOnHire runs in your browser — on the yard PC, the office laptop or your phone. Sign up and you’re in.

Is my data kept separate from other companies?+

Yes. Every company’s data is fully isolated — you only ever see your own fleet, customers and bookings.

Can two people double-book the same machine?+

No. The moment a hold is placed, that unit is blocked for those dates across the whole fleet, so a clash is impossible.

Does it do proper VAT invoices?+

Yes — SARS-ready tax invoices in Rands, with VAT and your banking details, generated when a hire completes.

Can I add my team?+

Invite as many people as you need. Everyone gets their own login and full access to your company’s data.

Is it only for South African yards?+

That’s our focus today — Rands, 15% VAT and SAST are built in, so it fits how SA plant hire actually works.

Ready to run a tighter yard?

Bring your fleet, your customers and your bookings into one place today.

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Set up in minutes.