InTempo Rental Software: See How Our ERP Stacks Up to the Top 10 Features from the ARA’s 2022 Technology Guide
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The American Rental Association’s Rental Management Magazine recently released their 2022 Technology Resource Guide. Rental organizations were asked to rank 35 different software features as “very important”, “somewhat important”, or “not important”.
Among medium-sized rental companies (those with revenues of $3 million to $30 million), the following features were identified as the most important (based on the number of companies that ranked them as “very important”):
- Accounting
- Telematics
- Credit card processing
- Digital signatures
- Multi-location support
- GPS delivery routing
- Inspection management
- Rate management
- Export to Excel/CSV
- Analytics, dashboards, and business metrics
At InTempo, we’re proud to give our customers the tools they need to run – and grow – a successful rental business. We offer robust solutions for all 10 of the top 10 in-demand features; read on to see how our rental software stacks up.
1. Accounting
InTempo Enterprise offers a fully integrated accounting platform to streamline Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and General Ledger. Get full visibility into your finances without extra data entry; there’s no need for a third-party application. If your corporate office uses another financial system, you can integrate with InTempo in real time, getting immediate access to the data instead of waiting for it to sync.
For a full breakdown of InTempo’s accounting capabilities, download the full feature guide.
2. Telematics
Pull data from your telematics vendor and pass the information to your ERP. Pull all the information you need to manage your fleet:
- Check current hour meters to make sure you’re meeting your maintenance schedules. If a machine has exceeded a critical service step, schedule the required service in the field
- Use latitude and longitude pings to give your drivers exact pickup locations
- Set up automatic email alerts if a machine leaves its geofenced area or turns on at an unexpected time
Learn more about our telematics integration with Trackunit.
3. Credit Card Processing
Process payments online, over the phone, and at your rental counter, without leaving your rental screens. Our native integration with Curbstone lets you process credit and debit card payments as part of your existing workflows.
- Simplify recurring/card-on-file payments
- Qualify for lower rates on B2B/corporate purchasing card payments
- Easily manage cycle billing and cash customers
Learn more about credit card processing in InTempo.
4. Digital Signatures
Use InTempo e-Sign to capture digital signatures on contracts, delivery records, safety sheets, and other rental documents. Create a link and email it to your customer; it’s that simple.
For electronic signatures on the jobsite, InTempo Mobile Link gives your delivery drivers the same e-sign capabilities on their smartphone or tablet.
Learn more about digital signatures in InTempo.
5. Multi-Location Support
InTempo supports your growth from single-location to multi-location rental business. Add new locations as you expand or acquire – then streamline operations across all of your branches.
- Quickly view rental and sales availability at each location
- Manage equipment transfers from branch to branch
- Set pricing for each location, or apply global pricing for your entire organization
- Split depreciation by assigned location
- Complete repairs at your central shop, then bill the owning location for the labor
6. GPS Delivery Routing
InTempo’s Transportation Management Software lets you provide your delivery drivers with turn-by-turn directions to each customer’s jobsite.
- Get estimated transit times within your dispatching system
- Get real-time notifications if a delivery will be delayed
- Give drivers exact locations if the drop-off address is different than the primary jobsite
7. Inspection Management
No more easy-to-lose paperwork. Manage your inspections electronically, completing the process on any Internet-enabled smartphone or tablet.
- Create required questions for each equipment type., ensuring that steps are never missed
- Automatically save inspection logs to each machine’s record
- Add time-stamped, geo-tagged damage photos to each inspection report, simplifying damage claims
Learn more about inspection management in InTempo.
8. Rate Management
Customize your rate tables based on category/class, location, customer, or other specific factors. Automatically apply discounts for specific jobs, or manually override your rate table.
Easily set and apply:
- Rate divisors
- Excess meter usage
- Overtime and shifts
- Special weekend rates
Prorate rentals if it fits your business model, or use fixed-rate calculations for customers who prefer them.
- Set grace periods for late returns
- Create tiered rates for multi-day rentals
- Implement membership/club discounts for high-volume customers
- Apply discounts automatically, or set manager approval for rate changes over a specific percentage
9. Export to Excel/CSV
Get your data in any format you need. Export as .XLS or .CSV for easy analysis and manipulation.
10. Analytics, Dashboards, and Business Metrics
InTempo Reporter gives you powerful insights into every aspect of your rental business. Track:
- Financial metrics (e.g., dollar utilization and return on rent)
- Operational metrics (e.g., machine downtime and availability)
- Customer metrics (e.g., lifetime value)
Configure your reports to run automatically on a pre-determined schedule, delivering the right information to the right people at the right time. Or, set up exception reporting to only alert you when something is out of the ordinary, reducing the amount of time you have to spend looking through routine data. InTempo’s powerful reporting tool can be tailored to your unique business goals, supporting meaningful improvement across every area of your business.