How accurate is the estimate?

It is a market range, not a quote. The bands come from live Texas listings covering dozens of rental companies, so the low end is roughly what a well-supplied yard charges on a quiet week and the high end is what a scarce machine costs in a busy one. Your written quote lands somewhere in between, and we tell you where.

Why is the four-week price not four times the weekly price?

Because rental is priced to reward duration. Across Texas listings a week costs about 2.4 day rates and four weeks about 2.2 weekly rates, roughly 5.2 day rates for a month, not the nine you will see quoted in a lot of online guides. We use the figures the listings actually show.

Why will it not give me a price for a crane?

Because cranes are not sold by the day. They are billed by the hour against a minimum, with mobilization charged separately in each direction, and for larger machines bare rental is often quoted monthly. A day rate for a crane would be an invention, so we show you the basis it is actually quoted on and price it by hand.

Does the estimate include tax?

Yes, where we can state it. Texas charges 8.25% sales tax on equipment rental in every city we cover, and adds a 1.5% TERP surcharge on off-road diesel equipment rated 50 horsepower or more, so an electric scissor lift and a diesel rough terrain one are taxed differently. Road-legal units such as bucket trucks may fall under Motor Vehicle Rental Tax instead, and we do not publish a rate for those until the supplier confirms it.

What is not in the number?

Fuel and the transport surcharge most suppliers index to the diesel price, an operator and any rigging crew, permits and traffic control, after-hours delivery, and damage or late-return charges. The assumptions panel under the estimator lists all of it.

Equipment rental price estimator

Pick the machine, the city and how long you need it. The figures are real Texas market rates, and the assumptions behind them are on the page rather than hidden in a tooltip.

What will it cost?

Real Texas market rates by machine size and hire length. Change anything and the figure updates.

Equipment

How long days on rent

Where

Getting it to site

Pickup You collect from the supplier's yard Delivery Round trip, quoted on distance

Distance from the yard miles, one way

Add the rental protection plan 15% of the rental. A compliant certificate of insurance usually removes it.

Estimated total $647–$990

Day rate $150–$230

Effective per day over 7 days $49–$71

Estimated cost breakdown
Estimated total	$700–$1,072
Rental, 7 days	$340–$500
Delivery and pickup	$300–$480
Environmental fee (2%, capped at $99)	$7–$10
Subtotal	$647–$990
Texas sales tax (8.25%)	$53–$82

Houston 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.

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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.

Assumptions behind this estimate

Rates come from DOZR: Texas city rate listings, last checked August 8, 2026.
Where a source does not publish a weekly or monthly rate we interpolate at 2.4× the day rate for a week and 2.2× the week for four weeks. The widely repeated "a month is nine day rates" rule is not supported by Texas listing data.
A metro adjustment of ×1.00 is applied: at the Texas average.
Delivery, when included, assumes $150 each way inside the metro plus $4.5 per loaded mile beyond 25 miles.

What it excludes

Fuel, and the transport or fuel surcharge most suppliers index to the diesel price
Operator, rigging and signal personnel
Permits, street closures and traffic control
After-hours or weekend delivery
Damage, cleaning and late-return charges

Frequently asked questions

How accurate is the estimate?: It is a market range, not a quote. The bands come from live Texas listings covering dozens of rental companies, so the low end is roughly what a well-supplied yard charges on a quiet week and the high end is what a scarce machine costs in a busy one. Your written quote lands somewhere in between, and we tell you where.
Why is the four-week price not four times the weekly price?: Because rental is priced to reward duration. Across Texas listings a week costs about 2.4 day rates and four weeks about 2.2 weekly rates, roughly 5.2 day rates for a month, not the nine you will see quoted in a lot of online guides. We use the figures the listings actually show.
Why will it not give me a price for a crane?: Because cranes are not sold by the day. They are billed by the hour against a minimum, with mobilization charged separately in each direction, and for larger machines bare rental is often quoted monthly. A day rate for a crane would be an invention, so we show you the basis it is actually quoted on and price it by hand.
Does the estimate include tax?: Yes, where we can state it. Texas charges 8.25% sales tax on equipment rental in every city we cover, and adds a 1.5% TERP surcharge on off-road diesel equipment rated 50 horsepower or more, so an electric scissor lift and a diesel rough terrain one are taxed differently. Road-legal units such as bucket trucks may fall under Motor Vehicle Rental Tax instead, and we do not publish a rate for those until the supplier confirms it.
What is not in the number?: Fuel and the transport surcharge most suppliers index to the diesel price, an operator and any rigging crew, permits and traffic control, after-hours delivery, and damage or late-return charges. The assumptions panel under the estimator lists all of it.

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