Rental Equipment Tracking Software

Equipment Tracking Software to scan & track equipment in real time.

We help warehouse teams pack the right gear and track every item from the warehouse to the job site so nothing gets lost or left behind.

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Antagonist Inc.
Blair Entertainment
Bluefox Production
Camera Corner Connecting Point
Conde Nast
Eidecom
Equisek Inc.
GTX Productions
Gear Up Media Rentals
Harmony Event Productions
Image Production Services
In The Event
Klassic Sound & Stage
Logic Systems Sound and Lighting
Poll Sound
Top Led Lumination
Top-Notch Productions, INC.
avad3 Event Production

Where do packing mistakes cost you money?

Wrong items on the truck

Your crew grabs the wrong projector or packs a 4-channel wireless instead of an 8-channel. Nobody catches it until the engineer is on-site. 

Outdated packing lists

Packing slips are printed in the morning. The account manager adds a hazer at 3 PM. Your crew doesn’t find out until someone calls them.

Equipment that disappears

Gear goes out the door and you lose visibility. It comes back in a pile on Monday and nobody knows which project is missing a wireless receiver.

Freelancers who can’t follow along

Peak season means temporary crew. Your whiteboard-and-color-tape system took full-timers months to learn. Freelancers guess, skip steps, and pack the wrong flight items.

Stop fighting with your packing system.

You’re managing warehouse operations with printed lists, whiteboards, and color-coded tape. Here’s what changes when the system is connected.

Rentman

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Packing accuracy

QR/RFID scans validated against project packing lists.
Printed lists crossed off by hand. No validation.
Barcode scans, but not linked to project-level packing.

Real-time visibility

Live statuses: packed, dispatched, on location, returning.
No visibility once items leave the shelf.
Last-known location. No project context.

Shortage resolution

Suggests alternatives.
Manual search. Call suppliers.
No shortage workflow.

Freelancer adoption

Intuitive mobile app. Productive in minutes.
Must learn your color-code system.
Enterprise UX. Training required.

Equipment returns

Scan back in.
Check items off a list.
Check-in available, but no rental workflow.

Make equipment packing easy for your crew.

QR Code & RFID Scanning

Crew members scan items with their phone or Zebra scanner. Rentman catches any mistakes instantly. For high volumes, RFID scans hundreds of items in seconds.

Digital Packing Slips

Crew members see live packing lists on the Rentman app. When they scan an item, Rentman tells them instantly if it's the right one — so the wrong moving head never ends up on the truck.

Serial Number Packing

Assign specific serial numbers when planning valuable items. If a crew member picks the wrong one, the app flags it immediately and shows them the correct one.

See all the information you need in one place

Warehouse Module

All open projects with equipment to pack, on location, or returning — visible in one place. Delegate tasks without walking the floor and asking questions.

Shortage Resolution

An item isn’t available? Rentman shows you solutions: use an alternative from inventory, manage transfers from other warehouses, or generate sub-rental requests to your suppliers.

Equipment Insights

One page to see items delayed, on location, in repair, or lost — across all projects. No more opening ten tabs or calling people to find where a wireless mic kit went.

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AV Rental & Production
Party & Event Rental
Broadcast & Media

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Built for

AV Rental & Production

AV warehouses ship dozens of projects a week during peak season. Each has expensive equipment that must arrive at the right venue in the right flight case. One wrong item means a second truck across town at midnight.

Scan serialized AV equipment in and out with QR codes. The app matches every item against the project’s packing list.
See real-time statuses per project: packed, dispatched, on location, returning. Know which truck has which gear without a phone call.
When gear goes missing at a festival, mark it as lost in the app. Rentman logs the project, date, and responsible party for chargebacks.

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Built for

Party & Event Rental

Event rental companies move high volumes of inventory: tables, chairs, staging decks, fencing, linens. The challenge isn’t tracking serial numbers — it’s making sure the right quantities leave for the right event, and everything comes back.

Track tables, tents, and chairs with QR codes so you always know exactly what left the warehouse and what came back.
Use custom tracking statuses to follow items like silverware or glassware through cleaning, repair, or inspection before they're ready for the next job.
Collect digital signatures on delivery so there's a clear record of what was handed over and when — no disputes, no paperwork.

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Built for

Broadcast & Media Production

Broadcast productions run on tight schedules with multi-supplier equipment. A missing SDI cable or wrong lens kit delays the entire shoot. Warehouse teams need surgical accuracy and real-time visibility into what’s packed, sub-rented, and on location.

Track equipment at the serial number level across multi-day, multi-location shoots. Know which camera body is on which truck.
Sub-rented gear appears on the same digital packing slip. Crew members see all items — owned and sub-rented — in one workflow.
Scan items back in after a shoot. Damaged items trigger repair workflows automatically. Nothing falls through the cracks between wrap and the next booking.

Testimonials

Testimonial

"Everything is traceable. That lingering feeling of ‘did we lose something?’ is gone."

Seth Wiggs
Operations Lead

In Light and Design - AV & Event Production

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Choose the best solution for your warehouse.

Equipment tracking

Scan equipment using QR codes, RFID or barcodes, manage warehouse processes and keep track of equipment movements.

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Inventory

Manage all your equipment in one place. See real-time availability across locations, solve shortages, and prevent double bookings.

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History logs

Keep track of changes being made to different parts of your Rentman workspace and spot who should be held accountable for mistakes.

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Additional warehouse

Reserve equipment from different warehouses, see availability, manage stock levels and transfer equipment.

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Frequently asked questions

Get quick answers about features, setup & more.

Equipment check-in check-out software tracks every item that leaves and returns to your warehouse. In a rental context, it validates scanned items against project-level packing lists — not just a general inventory database. Rentman uses QR code and RFID scanning to match serial numbers against each job’s assigned packing slip, catching errors before the truck leaves.

Equipment gets lost when there’s no record of what went where. Rental inventory management software maintains real-time statuses — packed, dispatched, on location, returning — at the serial number level. Rentman updates automatically when crew members scan items, so warehouse managers see the full picture without chasing information.

AV rental companies need software built for serialized, high-value equipment moving between multiple projects weekly. Rentman tracks individual serial numbers across concurrent productions, manages sub-rentals from suppliers, and gives warehouse teams digital packing slips that validate every item before dispatch. It’s used by AV rental companies worldwide.

Yes. Every piece of equipment in Rentman gets a unique QR code. When scanned, the app shows the item’s details, current status, and assigned project. During packing, QR scans validate items against digital packing slips in real time. For faster processing, RFID scanning verifies hundreds of items in seconds.

The best equipment tracking software for rental companies connects inventory visibility to operational workflows: packing, dispatching, on-site tracking, and return processing. Look for serial-number-level tracking, mobile scanning for warehouse teams, real-time statuses across concurrent projects, and automated alerts for delayed or missing items.

Most event rental software focuses on booking and invoicing. Rentman connects the full workflow from quote to warehouse to venue and back. Key differentiators for warehouse teams: digital packing slips with serial number validation, a dedicated Warehouse module, a Shortages modal that suggests alternatives, and an intuitive mobile app freelancers can use immediately.

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