Heavy Equipment Rental

Heavy equipment rental contract templates

Akitle provides ready-made rental contract examples for heavy-equipment and machinery rental companies. Your customer signs on their phone in 90 seconds — no account, no email, no app — and you get an audit-trailed, timestamped PDF. Operated and bare (dry) rental; ready templates for 12 machine and equipment types — excavators, cranes, forklifts, generators, scaffolding — plus handover/return records come ready to use.

12
ready equipment templates
90 s
average time to sign
RFC 3161
timestamped PDF

Templates in the pack

  • Excavator Rental Contract

    Operated/bare option, working-hour limit and overage-fee fields.

  • Backhoe Loader Rental Contract

    Hourly/daily unit-price calculation for excavation and loading work.

  • Crane Rental Contract (Mobile / Tower)

    Lifting capacity, assembly/dismantling responsibility, and insurance fields.

  • Forklift Rental Contract

    Capacity, fuel type (diesel/electric/LPG), and operator-certificate record.

  • Telehandler Rental Contract

    Reach height and attachment list.

  • Roller (Compactor) Rental Contract

    Daily/weekly rental calculation for asphalt and soil compaction work.

  • Grader Rental Contract

    Hourly unit price and transport-responsibility field for site grading.

  • Generator Rental Contract

    Power output (kVA), fuel consumption, and maintenance-responsibility fields.

  • Compressor Rental Contract

    Air flow (m³/min) and accessory list.

  • Scaffolding Rental Contract

    Line-by-line clamp/panel inventory and assembly-dismantling responsibility.

  • Manlift / Aerial Platform Rental Contract

    Working height, safety certification, and insurance fields.

  • Dozer Rental Contract

    Blade type, working-hour limit, and breakdown-allowance field.

Free

Download the free example (Word & PDF)No sign-up required. The example covers parties, rental terms and signature blocks in line with the Turkish Code of Obligations.

Paper contract vs. Akitle

Paper / WordAkitle
Time to signMinutes + scanning90 seconds, on-site
Audit trailNoneIP + device + timestamp
CalculationBy handAutomatic (duration × unit price)
ArchiveFolder / photoAutomatic PDF + /verify

Your static example vs. signing with Akitle

Download a static example

  • You download a blank Word/PDF file and fill it in by hand
  • You must print it and gather the parties for wet-ink signing
  • No record of who signed, or when

Sign via link with Akitle

  • You fill in a ready template online
  • You send a link; the renter approves from their own phone
  • Both parties download a PDF with an audit trail

Akitle produces a binding document with an audit trail; it is not a qualified electronic signature under Law No. 5070.

Frequently asked

Should I choose operated or bare (dry) rental?
It depends: in operated rental, the lessor's operator runs the machine and most of the safety and operator-error risk stays with the lessor; in bare (dry) rental, your own operator runs it, the unit price is lower, but the responsibility shifts to you. The Akitle template has separate fields for both scenarios; the relevant clauses open automatically when you select one.
Who is responsible for the operator's SGK premium and insurance?
In operated rental, the operator's payroll and SGK (social-security) premium are usually the lessor's responsibility, and machine insurance and comprehensive cover sit with the supplier — the Akitle template makes this explicit with default fields. In bare rental, the operator is your own employee, so the SGK obligation is yours.
How is damage assessed if the machine breaks down?
The handover and return record captures the machine's working hours and condition with photos; the hour-meter reading and a description at the time of breakdown are noted in the contract. The monthly breakdown-allowance clause in the Akitle template pre-defines which situations count as the lessor's responsibility.
Is hourly or daily pricing better?
For short or variable use (e.g. a few hours of excavation), an hourly unit price fits best; for longer site rentals, a daily or monthly unit price works better. The Akitle template lets you choose the unit (hour/day/week/month); the duration × unit price total is calculated automatically.
Who pays the machine's transport / haulage cost?
It is set in the contract; in practice, delivery to the site and collection is most often charged to the renter, but the parties are free to agree otherwise. The Akitle template has a dedicated field for transport responsibility, so it is never left blank.
Is the contract legally valid?
An Akitle signature is an auditable beginning of proof under HMK art. 202, backed by IP, device info, KVKK consent, and an RFC 3161 timestamp. It is not conclusive evidence on its own but carries evidentiary value alongside the strong audit trail.

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