In crane rental, planning is constantly changing. A job gets pushed back, a crane becomes available later, an operator is unavailable, or additional auxiliary materials are needed. With SOLUTIO Crane Planner, you manage planning, dispatch, and execution from one current reality, without separate Excels, phones, or manual transfers.
Why crane scheduling is so complex in practice
SOLUTIO Crane Planner turns crane planning into an operational system for crane rental that adapts to reality.
Do you recognize this in yourcrane rental company?
- Cranes seem available, but the operator, ballast wagon, or auxiliary materials are missing.
- Double bookings and conflicts only become visible late
- Planners have to constantly call to report changes
- Ad-hoc assignments disrupt the existing dispatch
- Work orders and performances come back late or incomplete from the site
- Planning, execution, and administration do not work from the same current overview
- Lost hours, waiting times, and downtime are noticed too late
Incrane rentalyou do not benefit from separate planning tools.You need a central system that brings calm, communicates clearly, and keeps all resources around an assignment together.
Trusted by players in crane rental and heavy equipment
One central system for crane planning, dispatch, and follow-up
Plan cranes, operators, and auxiliary materials together
Plan not only the crane but also operators, ballast trucks, follow-up vehicles, accessories, and other necessary materials in the same flow.
Mobile work orders and registration on site
Operators and crane teams log hours, performance, waiting times, mobility, photos, and notes directly on site.
Real-time capacity and conflict checks
See immediately which resources are available and avoid double bookings, missing resources, or incorrect combinations.
Flow to administration and processing
Work orders, performance data, and logs are seamlessly routed to the back office, post-calculation, and further processing.
Quickly reschedule when changes occur
In case of failure, urgent assignments, or shifting site times, you can quickly adjust the planning without manually rearranging everything.
Visual planning board for dispatch
Work with a clear overview of jobs, resources, time slots, and changes, so planners and dispatchers can respond faster.
Always have insight into what is operationally feasible
SOLUTIO Crane Planner takes into account the factors that make crane planning truly complex:
- availability of cranes by type and capacity
- operators, qualifications, and deployability
- ballast wagons, follow-up wagons, and auxiliary materials
- setup and teardown times
- transportation and relocations
- changes in timing, duration, or site conditions
This way, you plan not only what theoretically fits but also what is operationally feasible.
What this delivers for your crane rental organization
- Less planning stress for dispatch and scheduling
- Fewer errors due to real-time conflict checks
- Faster response for urgent orders and downtime
- Fewer lost hours and better utilization of the fleet
- Less phone coordination and fragmented communication
- More control over availability, execution, and follow-up
- Better margin control through faster and more accurate feedback on performance
Digital work orders directly from the site
Crane teams can easily register via the mobile app:
start and stop times
worked hours and performance
waiting times and downtime
mobility and relocations
photos and comments
documents and site information
digital work orders for quick feedback
This way, paperwork disappears, and site reality returns faster, more accurately, and more completely into your operational and administrative flow.
Visualizations & Gantt overview for planning teams
Crane Planner provides a visual overview of all projects and crane occupancy through an interactive Gantt view. This way, you can see at a glance which crane is being used where, and plan more efficiently than ever.
- Interactive Gantt dashboard
- Colors and labels for status display
- Filter by projects, teams, and locations
Maximize utilization,
minimize lost hours
Solid crane planning directly impacts your return. You make better use of your fleet, avoid double bookings, and reduce unnecessary transports and waiting times. A standardized working method ensures transparency across dispatch, project teams, and operators, enabling faster and more consistent decision-making.
One flowfrom request to work order
Crane Planner connects dispatch, site execution, and administration into one whole.
assignments are centrally planned
resources are checked for availability
teams register performance mobile on site
work orders are completed digitally
data flows through to post-calculation and back office
Result
Fewer manual transfers, less interpretation, and more control over the entire process.
Sarens – A success story
International operation & planning at Sarens Group
Challenge:
The Sarens Group, a world leader in crane rental and heavy lifting, sought a uniform planning solution that is deployable worldwide.
The challenge: respect local processes while creating one integrated system that seamlessly works with existing ERP systems such as Navision, AX, and Dynamics 365 F&O.
Solution:
GO-VIRTUAL developed a scalable solution based on SOLUTIO Crane Planner, with a strong focus on process harmonization and integration.
- Process analysis & further development: Business processes mapped worldwide and translated into a future-proof digital approach.
- Mobile app: Extensive for crane operators, riggers, and teams in the field.
- ERP integration: Bi-directional links with existing systems for planning, time registration, and invoicing.
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International rollout: Phased implementation in Belgium, the Netherlands, the UK, Canada, Mexico, and Australia, in close collaboration with local Sarens teams.
Read the full Sarens case
Result:
more control over complex crane planning
scalable operation across different countries and entities
faster feedback on performance
better utilization of resources and more grip on operations
From crane planning to accurate hours and mobility processing
A crane assignment does not stop at dispatch. Once hours, performance, waiting times, mobility, and comments on site are recorded, the next crucial step begins: accurate processing in the back office.
With the combination ofSOLUTIO Crane Planner and VIROtranslate your operational records into correct wage codes, reimbursements, and payroll-ready output according to sector rules and internal agreements. This way, you avoid interpretation afterwards, Excel corrections, and errors during the closing.
WithSOLUTIO and VIROyou connect planning, execution, registration, and payroll preparation in one controlled end-to-end flow.
Veelgestelde vragen over kraanplanning software
Crane planning software helps crane rental companies to centrally plan cranes, operators, auxiliary materials, and work orders, and to quickly adjust to changes.
Yes. SOLUTIO Crane Planner allows you to schedule cranes, operators, ballast wagons, and other auxiliary materials together in one overview.
Yes. The system supports real-time checks on availability and conflicts so that planners can make correct decisions faster.
Yes. Crane teams can directly register performance, hours, mobility, and comments via mobile.
Yes. The solution is focused on the operational reality of crane rental, dispatch, and site follow-up.
Tired of loose planning and fires in your dispatch?
Discover how SOLUTIO Crane Planner brings together cranes, operators, auxiliary materials, and work orders in one central system for crane rental.