Equipment Catalog

The catalog is what renters browse and search: your available fleet, with live dynamic pricing.

What Renters See

Each listing shows:

• Make, model, year, and category — e.g., "2023 Bobcat S570 · Skid Steer"
• Condition and current hours
• Rates — daily, weekly, and monthly, with the dynamic quote calculated for their specific dates
• Location — which yard the unit rents from

Only available equipment appears — units that are rented, in maintenance, or retired are excluded automatically.

Smart Search

Renters (and your team) can search the catalog with filters:

• Text search — make, model, or category keywords
• Category — excavators, skid steers, boom lifts, generators, and so on
• Price range — filter by daily rate
• Location — find equipment at a specific yard

Behind the scenes this is the smart-search API (POST /api/v1/equipment/smart-search), which only returns genuinely available units.

Pricing in the Catalog

Rates shown are your base rates; the actual quote for a date range is computed live by the dynamic pricing engine — demand, season, and duration discounts included. Longer rentals automatically show cheaper effective rates (5% off at 3+ days, 10% at 1+ week, 20% at 4+ weeks).

Want to sanity-check your own pricing? The rate comparison view shows how your rates stack up within a category for a given rental duration.

Writing Good Listings

The catalog is only as good as your data:

• Use real make/model names — "Bobcat S570", not "blue skid steer" — renters search by them
• Keep categories accurate — they drive search, demand-based pricing, and insurance risk scoring
• Keep hours current — telematics does this automatically if connected; otherwise update at each return

Recommendations

Repeat renters see personalized equipment recommendations on their dashboard, learned from their rental history by the matching learning loop. Accurate categories and consistent naming make these recommendations sharper.

Coming Soon

• Equipment photos and gallery
• Customer ratings & reviews
• Collections (curated equipment groups)
• Promotions and promo codes
• Catalog SEO settings

Troubleshooting

A unit isn't showing in search?

• Its status must be "Available"
• Check the search filters — a price or location filter may be excluding it

Quote looks different from the daily rate?

• That's the dynamic pricing engine working: demand multiplier, seasonal adjustment, and duration discounts all apply. See AI Pricing Engine for the formula.

Questions? See Common Issues or contact support.