Austin, Texas
Lift and crane rental in Austin, TX
Austin is the one Texas market where cleanroom and fab work drives demand for tall electric machines specifically: contractors need reach indoors on a finished floor, not another diesel rough terrain unit.
We arrange scissor lifts, boom lifts, telehandlers, forklifts and cranes across Austin. We don't run a yard in Austin. We match your job to vetted local suppliers and stay on it until the machine is on site.
What an Austin job costs to price
Real Texas market rates by machine size and hire length. Change anything and the figure updates.
| Rental, 7 days | $230–$500 |
| Delivery and pickup | $300–$480 |
| Environmental fee (2%, capped at $99) | $5–$10 |
| Subtotal | $535–$990 |
| Texas sales tax (8.25%) | $44–$82 |
| Estimated total | $579–$1,072 |
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Austin runs at the Texas average. Sales tax only. The TERP surcharge applies to off-road diesel equipment, so it does not apply to this machine.
Prices are estimates based on published Texas rental rates, not quotes. Your final price depends on availability, delivery distance and how long you keep the machine.
What equipment costs in Austin
Austin runs at the Texas average, and that is applied to every figure on this page.
Rates last checked .
As a worked example, a 26 ft electric scissor lift comes to $340–$500 for a week here. The same machine costs $150–$230 for a single day, which is the clearest illustration of how sharply rental pricing rewards duration: a week is roughly two and a half day rates, and four weeks is roughly five, not the nine that a lot of online cost guides still repeat.
Tax is worth planning for. Texas charges 8.25% sales tax on bare rental, and adds a 1.5% TERP surcharge on off-road diesel equipment rated 50 horsepower or more. An electric scissor lift is taxed at 8.25%; a diesel rough terrain machine can reach 9.75%. Most rental price guides never mention it. How Texas taxes equipment rental sets out both, along with the operator exception.
Austin forklift rental
Warehouse cushion-tire, outdoor pneumatic and rough-terrain forklifts from 5,000 lb up.
Austin forklift rental is one of the most searched equipment terms in Austin, and these are the sizes that actually move. The forklifts for rent in Austin come off regional fleets rather than one local yard, so availability moves with what the rest of the metro is doing. Rates below are adjusted for Austin.
| Size | Day | Week | 4 weeks |
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| 5,000 lb cushion | $250–$363 | $625–$1,000 | $1,250–$2,625 |
| 8,000 lb cushion | $438–$510 | $951–$1,075 | $2,200–$2,500 |
| 10,000 lb cushion | $600–$700 | $1,550–$1,800 | $3,600–$4,200 |
| 5,000 lb pneumatic | $250–$363 | $625–$1,000 | $1,250–$2,625 |
| 8,000 lb pneumatic | $363–$500 | $1,025–$1,063 | $2,125–$2,552 |
| 10,000 lb pneumatic | $544–$590 | $1,244–$1,475 | $2,400–$3,530 |
| 6,000 lb rough terrain | $350–$438 | $563–$1,031 | $1,625–$1,988 |
| 8,000 lb rough terrain | $420–$480 | $980–$1,060 | $2,300–$2,600 |
Adjusted for Austin, which runs at the Texas average.
Austin crane rental
Rough-terrain, all-terrain, crawler and tower cranes, bare or operated and maintained.
Cranes are the one category we will not put a day rate on. They are billed by the hour against a minimum, with mobilization charged separately in each direction, and for larger machines bare rental is quoted by the month. Send us the pick, meaning weight, radius and site access, and we come back with a real figure from an Austin-area crane house.
| Size | Day | Week | 4 weeks |
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| 30-45 ton rough terrain | Quoted by hand | ||
| 50-75 ton rough terrain | Quoted by hand | ||
| 90-130 ton all terrain | Quoted by hand | ||
| 100-150 ton crawler | Quoted by hand | ||
| Tower crane | Quoted by hand | ||
Adjusted for Austin, which runs at the Texas average. Rows marked as quoted by hand are billed on a basis a day rate would misrepresent.
Austin boom lift rental
Articulating and telescopic booms from 30 ft to 185 ft, electric and diesel.
Austin boom lift rental is one of the most searched equipment terms in Austin, and these are the sizes that actually move. Austin boom lift rental is priced ex-yard: delivery is the line that changes most between two otherwise identical quotes. Rates below are adjusted for Austin.
| Size | Day | Week | 4 weeks |
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| 30-45 ft articulating | $375–$550 | $890–$1,280 | $2,000–$2,900 |
| 45-60 ft articulating | $420–$715 | $1,220–$1,750 | $2,070–$5,200 |
| 60-80 ft articulating | $625–$1,220 | $1,590–$3,000 | $3,000–$7,000 |
| 40-60 ft telescopic | $438–$650 | $1,050–$1,750 | $2,190–$3,080 |
| 60-80 ft telescopic | $625–$1,060 | $1,376–$2,410 | $3,000–$5,950 |
| 80-125 ft telescopic | $960–$1,800 | $2,250–$4,510 | $5,060–$12,000 |
Adjusted for Austin, which runs at the Texas average.
Austin scissor lift rental
Electric slab scissors for finished floors and rough-terrain scissors for open ground.
Austin scissor lift rental is one of the most searched equipment terms in Austin, and these are the sizes that actually move. Most people who rent a scissor lift in Austin take it for a week or more, which is where the rate stops being a day rate. Rates below are adjusted for Austin.
| Size | Day | Week | 4 weeks |
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| 19 ft electric | $95–$175 | $230–$500 | $430–$900 |
| 26 ft electric | $150–$230 | $340–$500 | $620–$1,100 |
| 32 ft electric | $220–$360 | $520–$730 | $950–$1,650 |
| 40 ft electric | $310–$400 | $700–$850 | $1,450–$1,900 |
| 26 ft rough terrain | $300–$420 | $700–$880 | $1,250–$1,700 |
| 32 ft rough terrain | $330–$420 | $740–$890 | $1,600–$1,950 |
| 40 ft rough terrain | $395–$450 | $875–$1,100 | $1,900–$2,250 |
Adjusted for Austin, which runs at the Texas average.
Austin telehandler rental
Reach forklifts from 5,000 lb to 15,000 lb, with 19 ft to 56 ft of lift height.
Austin telehandler rental is a smaller market than the metro terms, so these are the sizes suppliers covering Austin carry as standard rather than a full catalogue. The telehandlers for rent in Austin come off regional fleets rather than one local yard, so availability moves with what the rest of the metro is doing. Rates below are adjusted for Austin.
| Size | Day | Week | 4 weeks |
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| 5,000 lb / 19 ft | $403–$553 | $1,166–$1,270 | $2,863–$3,028 |
| 6,000 lb / 42 ft | $584–$750 | $1,250–$1,398 | $2,744–$2,993 |
| 8,000 lb / 43 ft | $595–$1,000 | $1,526–$1,750 | $3,125–$3,825 |
| 10,000 lb / 55 ft | $802–$1,250 | $1,753–$3,375 | $4,378–$8,750 |
| 12,000 lb / 55 ft | $978–$1,444 | $2,253–$3,125 | $5,385–$7,500 |
Adjusted for Austin, which runs at the Texas average.
Austin bucket truck rental
Road-legal insulated and non-insulated aerial devices from 35 ft to 75 ft.
We quote bucket truck rental in Austin by hand rather than estimating it. Published rates for these units vary so widely between sources that an on-screen number would be misleading, and because they are road-legal the tax treatment differs too.
| Size | Day | Week | 4 weeks |
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| 35 ft | $250–$400 | $750–$1,200 | $2,000–$3,000 |
| 45 ft | $300–$500 | $900–$1,450 | $2,200–$3,600 |
| 55 ft+ | $400–$770 | $1,200–$2,200 | $3,250–$5,500 |
| 20-30 ton boom truck | Quoted by hand | ||
Adjusted for Austin, which runs at the Texas average. Rows marked as quoted by hand are billed on a basis a day rate would misrepresent.
Austin man lift rental
One-person push-around and personnel lifts from 12 ft to 31 ft for indoor work.
Austin man lift rental is a smaller market than the metro terms, so these are the sizes suppliers covering Austin carry as standard rather than a full catalogue. Austin man lift rental is priced ex-yard: delivery is the line that changes most between two otherwise identical quotes. Rates below are adjusted for Austin.
| Size | Day | Week | 4 weeks |
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| 20-31 ft personnel lift | $175–$235 | $390–$490 | $685–$750 |
Adjusted for Austin, which runs at the Texas average.
Working conditions in Austin
Thin soil over Hill Country limestone, and real grade on a lot of sites. Rock is close to the surface, which is good for outriggers and hard on anything that needs to be pinned, and slopes rule out slab machines faster than most people expect.
Hot, with the heat concentrated in a long afternoon. Central Texas sees fewer sustained high-wind days than the Panhandle, so boom work is less often stopped outright.
Suppliers haul into Austin on I-35, MoPac (Loop 1) and SH 130. Distance from the yard is usually the largest single variable in a delivery charge, which is why we ask for the site address rather than just the city.
Measured against search demand across the metro, crane rental accounts for about 35% of what people in Austin look for, followed by forklift rental and scissor lift rental. That is a reasonable proxy for what the local yards keep on the fleet, and for which class runs short first.
The work driving equipment demand here is semiconductor fabrication plants and high-rise residential and office. That shapes what local yards stock, and it is the reason availability tightens for some classes and not others. See also wind limits and Texas heat and site prep and ground conditions.
Permits and site access in Austin
Downtown and the university area are congested and closures are tightly managed. A crane or a large boom in central Austin needs its street time booked well ahead.
If the machine has to sit in the road, on a sidewalk or over a property line, that is a permitting question rather than a rental one, and it is the most common reason a delivery date slips. Tell us where the machine needs to stand and we will flag it before the quote goes out.
How an Austin request works
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Step 1
Tell us the job
Send the machine or the working height, the dates and the site address.
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Step 2
We check the market
We price and check availability with vetted suppliers covering Austin.
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Step 3
You get a written quote
A written figure within one business day, naming the supplier and what is included.
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Step 4
The machine arrives
You deal with the supplier directly from there, and we stay on it until it is on site.
Frequently asked questions
What does it cost to rent a scissor lift in Austin?
- A 26 ft electric scissor lift runs about $340–$500 for a week in Austin. Austin runs at the Texas average. Longer hires drop the effective day rate sharply: a week is roughly two and a half day rates, not seven.
Do you have a yard in Austin?
- No. We don't run a yard in Austin. We match your job to vetted local suppliers and stay on it until the machine is on site. That is worth knowing up front, because it means we are quoting the whole local market rather than one company's price list.
What ground conditions should I expect in Austin?
- Thin soil over Hill Country limestone, and real grade on a lot of sites. Rock is close to the surface, which is good for outriggers and hard on anything that needs to be pinned, and slopes rule out slab machines faster than most people expect.
Will weather stop the job in Austin?
- Hot, with the heat concentrated in a long afternoon. Central Texas sees fewer sustained high-wind days than the Panhandle, so boom work is less often stopped outright. Most platforms have a wind limit around 28 mph, and it applies to the gust rather than the average.
How is equipment rental taxed in Austin?
- Texas charges 8.25% sales tax on bare equipment rental in Austin. On top of that there is a 1.5% TERP surcharge on off-road diesel equipment rated 50 horsepower or more, so an electric scissor lift is taxed at 8.25% and a diesel rough terrain machine can reach 9.75%. Equipment supplied with an operator on a single charge is generally not taxed as a rental at all.
How quickly can you get equipment to an Austin job?
- We come back with a written quote within one business day, naming the supplier. Delivery itself depends on the yard and the machine. Common sizes usually move within a day or two, and anything tall, heavy or specialised needs more notice. Downtown and the university area are congested and closures are tightly managed. A crane or a large boom in central Austin needs its street time booked well ahead.
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Get a price estimate for your Austin job
Tell us the job and we come back with a written quote within one business day, naming the supplier.
This is a request, not a booking. We confirm availability and final pricing with a local supplier before anything is committed.