Lubbock, Texas
Lift and crane rental in Lubbock, TX
Lubbock has the highest forklift share of any city on this site relative to its size, because grain, cotton and agricultural handling, not construction, is what the local fleet is built around.
We arrange scissor lifts, boom lifts, telehandlers, forklifts and cranes across Lubbock. We don't run a yard in Lubbock. We match your job to vetted local suppliers and stay on it until the machine is on site.
What a Lubbock job costs to price
Real Texas market rates by machine size and hire length. Change anything and the figure updates.
| Rental, 7 days | $625–$1,000 |
| Delivery and pickup | $300–$480 |
| Environmental fee (2%, capped at $99) | $13–$20 |
| Subtotal | $938–$1,500 |
| Texas sales tax (8.25%) | $77–$124 |
| Estimated total | $1,015–$1,624 |
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Lubbock prices off the statewide band, with no metro adjustment. 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 Lubbock
We don't publish a Lubbock-specific rate. Below the five largest Texas metros the rate sampling is too thin to mean anything. One suburb can appear 40% more expensive than the city next to it purely because three machines were listed that week. Lubbock jobs price off the statewide band, adjusted for haul distance from the nearest yards.
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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.
Lubbock forklift rental
Warehouse cushion-tire, outdoor pneumatic and rough-terrain forklifts from 5,000 lb up.
Lubbock forklift rental is one of the most searched equipment terms in Lubbock, and these are the sizes that actually move. Quotes for forklift rental in Lubbock are written against the specific size, not the category, so the working height matters more than the machine name. Rates below are the statewide Texas band.
| 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 |
Statewide Texas band. We don't publish a Lubbock-specific rate. Below the five largest metros the rate sampling is too thin to mean anything.
Lubbock 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 a Lubbock-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 | ||
Statewide Texas band. We don't publish a Lubbock-specific rate. Below the five largest metros the rate sampling is too thin to mean anything. Rows marked as quoted by hand are billed on a basis a day rate would misrepresent.
Lubbock boom lift rental
Articulating and telescopic booms from 30 ft to 185 ft, electric and diesel.
Lubbock boom lift rental is one of the most searched equipment terms in Lubbock, and these are the sizes that actually move. Most people who rent a boom lift in Lubbock take it for a week or more, which is where the rate stops being a day rate. Rates below are the statewide Texas band.
| 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 |
Statewide Texas band. We don't publish a Lubbock-specific rate. Below the five largest metros the rate sampling is too thin to mean anything.
Lubbock scissor lift rental
Electric slab scissors for finished floors and rough-terrain scissors for open ground.
Lubbock scissor lift rental is a smaller market than the metro terms, so these are the sizes suppliers covering Lubbock carry as standard rather than a full catalogue. The scissor lifts for rent in Lubbock come off regional fleets rather than one local yard, so availability moves with what the rest of the metro is doing. Rates below are the statewide Texas band.
| 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 |
Statewide Texas band. We don't publish a Lubbock-specific rate. Below the five largest metros the rate sampling is too thin to mean anything.
Lubbock telehandler rental
Reach forklifts from 5,000 lb to 15,000 lb, with 19 ft to 56 ft of lift height.
Lubbock telehandler rental is a smaller market than the metro terms, so these are the sizes suppliers covering Lubbock carry as standard rather than a full catalogue. Quotes for telehandler rental in Lubbock are written against the specific size, not the category, so the working height matters more than the machine name. Rates below are the statewide Texas band.
| 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 |
Statewide Texas band. We don't publish a Lubbock-specific rate. Below the five largest metros the rate sampling is too thin to mean anything.
Lubbock bucket truck rental
Road-legal insulated and non-insulated aerial devices from 35 ft to 75 ft.
We quote bucket truck rental in Lubbock 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 | ||
Statewide Texas band. We don't publish a Lubbock-specific rate. Below the five largest metros the rate sampling is too thin to mean anything. Rows marked as quoted by hand are billed on a basis a day rate would misrepresent.
Lubbock man lift rental
One-person push-around and personnel lifts from 12 ft to 31 ft for indoor work.
Lubbock man lift rental is a smaller market than the metro terms, so these are the sizes suppliers covering Lubbock carry as standard rather than a full catalogue. Most people who rent a man lift in Lubbock take it for a week or more, which is where the rate stops being a day rate. Rates below are the statewide Texas band.
| Size | Day | Week | 4 weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20-31 ft personnel lift | $175–$235 | $390–$490 | $685–$750 |
Statewide Texas band. We don't publish a Lubbock-specific rate. Below the five largest metros the rate sampling is too thin to mean anything.
Working conditions in Lubbock
Caliche over the Llano Estacado: flat, firm and very dusty. Good ground for outriggers and hard on air filters.
The windiest market on this site by a wide margin. Sustained High Plains wind, not just gusts, routinely limits how much of the day a boom platform can be at height, and that should be planned into the hire length rather than discovered on site.
Suppliers haul into Lubbock on I-27, US 84 and Loop 289. 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, forklift rental accounts for about 63% of what people in Lubbock look for, followed by crane rental and boom 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 agricultural and grain facilities, wind energy and university construction. 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 Lubbock
City right-of-way permits for street work; most agricultural sites are private.
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 a Lubbock 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 Lubbock.
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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 Lubbock?
- A 26 ft electric scissor lift runs about $340–$500 for a week in Lubbock. We don't publish a Lubbock-specific rate. Below the five largest Texas metros the rate sampling is too thin to mean anything, so we quote the statewide band and adjust for haul distance. 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 Lubbock?
- No. We don't run a yard in Lubbock. 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 Lubbock?
- Caliche over the Llano Estacado: flat, firm and very dusty. Good ground for outriggers and hard on air filters.
Will weather stop the job in Lubbock?
- The windiest market on this site by a wide margin. Sustained High Plains wind, not just gusts, routinely limits how much of the day a boom platform can be at height, and that should be planned into the hire length rather than discovered on site. 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 Lubbock?
- Texas charges 8.25% sales tax on bare equipment rental in Lubbock. 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 a Lubbock 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. City right-of-way permits for street work; most agricultural sites are private.
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Get a price estimate for your Lubbock 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.