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Quote comparator
One booking, several regional rental companies respond with their duration-based price. You compare and choose.
How it works
How it works & rental conditions
Describe your job site, compare quotes from several verified rental companies in your area, and have the machine delivered on a lowboy. Here — in full transparency — is how it works and what the rental conditions are, with no surprises.
What Locamachin does for you
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Float on a lowboy
Machine transport (round trip) is calculated on routes approved for trucks and lowboys, via HERE Truck Routing.
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Operator option
Book the machine alone, or with a certified operator provided by the rental company — your choice, depending on your job site.
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Overflow mode
No lowboy available? The transport request is broadcast to drivers in the region. No request lost.
How it works
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Describe your need
Machine, dates, duration and job-site address. That's all.
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Rental companies respond
Duration-based price + float + operator, computed instantly.
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You book
The best offer, slot placed on hold, confirmation by email.
One delivered, all-in price
The quote you compare is more than a rental rate: it's an all-in delivered cost, itemized line by line. You know exactly what you pay before you book.
- ✓Machine rentalby the day, week or month, based on your duration.
- Round-trip floatdelivery and pickup on a lowboy, computed on truck routes.
- Certified operatoroptional, if you don't provide your own operator.
- ✓Full-to-full fuelthe machine leaves with a full tank; you return it full.
- ✓Insurance / deductibledamage waiver (LDW), waivable with proof of insurance.
- ✓Provincial taxesGST/HST + provincial tax added based on the province.
Rental conditions
Clear conditions, identical for every rental company on the marketplace. The selected company confirms them in its contract. = specific to heavy-equipment rental
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Rental Standard day & overtime
A standard day covers 8 h of use. Beyond that, each hour is billed at the hourly rate increased by × 1.5.
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Rental Durations & minimum period
Rates by the day, week (5 days billed) or month (20 days billed). The minimum rental period is 1 day.
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Rental Float on a lowboy
Round-trip transport is calculated on truck-approved routes (HERE Truck Routing), with a minimum of $220 and an 8% fuel surcharge.
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Rental Certified operator
Optional: $480 per day (8 h), with valid CNESST (or provincial equivalent) competency cards. Otherwise, you provide a qualified operator.
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Insurance & damage waiver
A damage waiver (LDW) of 14% of the rental covers breakage. It is waivable upon presentation of valid job-site insurance.
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Eco-fees & security deposit
Eco-fees of $45 (tires, fluids) apply per rental. A refundable security deposit of 20% of the subtotal is held, then returned after pickup.
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Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 48 h before delivery. After that, a penalty of 50% of the rental amount applies.
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Full-to-full fuel
The machine is delivered with a full tank; return it full. Otherwise, refueling fees at the company's rate are charged.
Trust & compliance
Renting heavy machinery involves your job site and your safety. Every party and every step is governed.
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Verified rental companies
NEQ, liability insurance and certifications are validated before a company can bid on the platform.
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Photo condition report
The machine's condition is documented with photos at delivery and pickup — a clear basis in case of a damage dispute.
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Up-to-date certifications
Operators provided hold the required cards (CNESST, IHSA, WorkSafeBC…) based on the job-site province.
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Site access
Before delivery, check access width, ground bearing capacity and required permits. The rental company guides you as needed.
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Taxes based on the delivery province
Applicable taxes (federal GST/HST + provincial sales tax QST/PST) are added automatically to the subtotal, based on the province where the machine is delivered. They appear clearly on your quote.
E.g.: Quebec — GST 5% + QST 9.975% · Ontario — HST 13% · British Columbia — GST 5% + PST 7% · Alberta — GST 5% (no provincial tax).
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