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Shared re-rent ledger

One private record for re-rents between rental companies.

Re-renting works until the month-end settlement, when each company's paperwork tells a different story. A ledger that each rental company runs a node of, fed by GPS and telematics, gives them one record to settle from. It is a narrow case, and we will tell you when a shared database is enough.

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// what matters here

What is different in this industry.

Hours from the machine

Hours and location come from GPS and telematics as they arrive, not from a driver's note at month end.

Condition at both handovers

Photos at handover and return are fingerprinted on the ledger, so neither company can swap them later.

Settlement from one record

The month's charges are built from the shared record, and each company sends them to its own accounting.

When a database is enough

If one company already keeps the books for all and the others trust it, a shared database is cheaper.

// example projects

Priced examples for this service.

Each one is hypothetical, labelled as such, and priced live from our rate card. Open any of them in the estimator and make it yours.

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Re-rent ledger for rental firms

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

Rental companies re-rent units to each other when they are short, and settle hours, damage and fuel at month end from each other's paperwork, with disputes on both sides.

// What we would build

A shared record of each re-rented unit's hours, location, condition photos and charges on a private permissioned ledger that each participating rental company runs a node of, fed by GPS and telematics, so settlement starts from one record. If one company is trusted to keep the books for all, a shared database is cheaper, and we will say so.

// What is in it

Re-rents requested, accepted and recorded with unit, rate and dates
Hours and location from GPS and telematics, recorded as they arrive
Condition photos at handover and return, fingerprinted on the ledger
Monthly settlement built from the shared record
A node for each participating rental company

// Stack

Next.js
Hyperledger Besu (private, permissioned)
PostgreSQL
Telematics APIs
AWS

// estimate

Build: ≈ US$136,000 to US$208,000, delivered within 26 weeksCAD 193,800 to 296,400
Hosting: ≈ US$176 a monthCAD 250 a month
Support: ≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Architecture: 0.4 weeks
Design approved: 2.9 to 4.9 weeks
Core features: 1.9 to 2.9 weeks
Full build: 1.4 to 1.9 weeks
Devnet: 3.9 to 6.4 weeks
Testing and fixes: 0.4 weeks
Testnet: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Launch: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Mainnet: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks

Outside our hands, and added to the calendar

GPS trackers delivery: 2 to 6 weeks
Telematics API access from each maker: 1 to 4 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%: CAD 38,760 to 59,280
Discovery 2.5%: CAD 4,845 to 7,410
Architecture 6.7%: CAD 12,984.60 to 19,858.80
Design approved 2.5%: CAD 4,845 to 7,410
Core features 7.5%: CAD 14,535 to 22,230
Full build 5%: CAD 9,690 to 14,820
Devnet 20.2%: CAD 39,147.60 to 59,872.80
Testing and fixes 2.5%: CAD 4,845 to 7,410
Testnet 13.4%: CAD 25,969.20 to 39,717.60
Launch 2.5%: CAD 4,845 to 7,410
Mainnet 7.2%: CAD 13,953.60 to 21,340.80
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%): CAD 19,380 to 29,640

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// questions

Questions we get about this.

Can competitors see our whole fleet on the ledger?

No. Only units that are re-rented between participants are recorded, and each company sees only its own re-rents.

Do smaller rental companies need to run a node?

No. They can take part through the web portal; running a node is optional.

Is there a token or a public chain?

No. It is a private, permissioned network with no token and no public fees.

Back to the industry: Equipment rental About the service: Private and public blockchains

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