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Equipment Providers

Rent the fleet. Sell the iron. Skip the middleman.

Dredges, barges, booster pumps, pipe, and attendant plant. List your fleet, catalog, or brokerage book. Buyers show up with COI and a real job, not a broker asking 10% for a phone number.

  • Buyer-side COI on every inquiry before you take the call

  • Every asset carries its own service history, so your listing price holds when buyers investigate

  • Capped fees (3% rentals, 1.5% sales). No dealer-margin compression.

Pick your exact role

The hub groups 3 specific user categories. Each one has its own profile fields, rating dimensions, and fee model.

Equipment Owner / Rental Fleet Operator

Owns and rents dredging equipment, barges, and support gear.

Equipment Dealer / Broker

Buys and sells used or new equipment on behalf of sellers.

Equipment Manufacturer / OEM

Builds dredging machinery, pumps, and dredging support systems.

How DredgeCred saves your category money

Industry-typical intermediary fees vs the DredgeCred rate, with worked annual examples.

How DredgeCred saves you money

Equipment Owner / Rental Fleet Operator

Industry standard

Equipment-broker commission on each rental placement

8% of rental gross to 12% of rental gross

What you get: A phone number for a potential renter, sometimes light asset-condition advice. No verified credit check on the renter, no COI confirmation, no dispute infrastructure.

DredgeCred

Direct, verified, rated.

3% of rental, capped at $15,000 per transaction

What you get: Verified renter with DC Score, current COI on file, signed pledge, two-sided rating ledger, COI expiration alerts, dispute escrow via Stripe Connect.

Worked example

Fleet doing $1.5M/year in rentals

Traditional

$120,000/yr (10% broker commission)

DredgeCred

~$45,000/yr (3%, with some cap applications)

You keep

~$75,000/yr — plus you keep the renter relationship.

How DredgeCred saves you money

Equipment Dealer / Broker

Industry standard

Sub-broker splits on used-equipment sales when listing through a larger broker network

10% of sale price to 15% of sale price

What you get: Listing exposure and a regional network. No buyer-side credibility data — both sides arrive unvetted.

DredgeCred

Direct, verified, rated.

1.5% of sale, capped at $50,000 per transaction

What you get: Verified buyer, Stripe Connect payment rails, provenance history visible to buyers, transaction-anchored ratings so repeat buyers can see your track record.

Worked example

Dealer moving $4M of used equipment/year

Traditional

$480,000/yr (12% average broker split)

DredgeCred

~$60,000/yr (1.5%, mostly capped)

You keep

~$420,000/yr — a direct hit to margin you control.

How DredgeCred saves you money

Equipment Manufacturer / OEM

Industry standard

Regional dealer margin on new equipment sales

20% dealer margin to 30% dealer margin

What you get: Local sales rep, inventory float, some warranty handling. But erodes OEM brand control and buyer relationship.

DredgeCred

Direct, verified, rated.

1.5% platform fee on direct sales, capped at $50,000

What you get: Direct connection to verified contractors, OEM-controlled catalog, warranty registration page, provenance tracking — keep the dealer relationship by choice, not necessity.

Worked example

OEM selling $10M of new dredges/year

Traditional

$2.5M/yr (25% dealer margin)

DredgeCred

~$150,000/yr (1.5%, mostly capped)

You keep

Margin capture of ~$2.3M/yr — even if you keep dealers for service, direct-sale channel pays for itself in one contract.

Numbers are industry-typical ranges, not firm quotes. DredgeCred rates come directly from the platform fee schedule and are capped per transaction where noted.

What happens after you sign up

  1. 01

    Build your profile

    Business verification, COI upload, service regions, specialization tags. Takes ten minutes.

  2. 02

    Earn your DC Score

    Foundation inputs give you a starting score. Every completed transaction compounds it.

  3. 03

    Work inbound, not outbound

    Verified counterparties find you via region + DC Score filters. No pay-to-play ranking.

Every directory on DredgeCred ships with a live provider map and regional filter bar. Work is local; we make the shortlist local too.

Start building credibility today

No pay-to-play. No gamed reviews. Your DC Score reflects what you have actually done.

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