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Flexter and Coastr Announce Strategic Partnership to Revolutionize the Truck Rental Industry

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Montreal, Canada - August 26th, 2024 - Flexter, the leading truck reservation platform for the truck hire and rental industry, is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Coastr, a pioneering rental management software provider based in the UK. This collaboration aims to integrate Coastr's advanced rental management software and API capabilities into Flexter's platform , providing rental providers with a seamless and efficient solution to connect and manage their light commercial vehicle fleets.


Partnership Highlights

The partnership between Flexter and Coastr will enable Truck and Van rental providers using Coastr's software to effortlessly integrate with Flexter's truck rental platform. This integration will streamline the rental booking process, offering real-time availability of vehicles, transparent pricing, and digital customer experience while increasing online bookings and revenue opportunities for the rental providers. By leveraging Coastr's advanced technology, Flexter aims to expand its reach and provide a more comprehensive truck and van rental service to its users.


Key Benefits for Rental Providers:

  1. Seamless Integration: Rental providers can easily connect their fleet to Flexter's truck and van hire platform using Coastr's software and APIs.
  2. Real-Time Availability: Enhanced real-time tracking of vehicle availability and automated utilisation management using Coastr.
  3. Transparent Pricing: Improved pricing transparency to ensure competitive rates and better customer satisfaction.
  4. Increased Bookings: Expanded reach and visibility to a broader audience, resulting in higher booking rates.


Quotes from Leadership

"We are thrilled to partner with Coastr to bring their cutting-edge technology to our platform," said Thomas Delvaux Lefebvre, CEO of Flexter. "This partnership will allow us to provide our rental providers with seamless integration, real-time availability, and transparent pricing, ultimately enhancing the overall rental experience for our customers."

"The collaboration with Flexter is a significant step forward in our mission to revolutionise the vehicle rental and shared mobility industry," said Biswajit Kundu Roy, CEO of Coastr. "By integrating our software and API capabilities with Flexter's platform, we can offer our truck and van rental customers a comprehensive solution that enhances efficiency, increases online bookings, and improves customer satisfaction."


Future Plans

The partnership between Flexter and Coastr marks the beginning of a series of planned enhancements aimed at providing a superior rental experience. Both companies are committed to continuous innovation and will work closely to develop new features and services that address the evolving needs of rental providers and customers.




Company Backgrounds


About Flexter

Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Montreal, Flexter is a leading reservation platform dedicated to the light commercial truck rental and hire industry. Flexter provides a user-friendly interface that allows customers to access a wide selection of trucks, vans and pickups with real-time availability and transparent pricing. Flexter's mission is to streamline the rental process, making it efficient and hassle-free for both rental providers and customers. Flexter also provides its truck rental services in the United States and Canada.

For more information about Flexter, visit www.flexter.com.



About Coastr

Coastr is a UK-based global vehicle rental and shared mobility software provider headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland. Coastr's platform offers a variety of features, including a fully digital customer experience using keyless vehicle entry, fleet management and maintenance, automated fleet scheduling to improve utilisation, real-time pricing management, vehicle tracking and immobilisation using telematics and OEM APIs as well as access to a wide variety of integrated partner solutions offering services for customer KYC, parking fine management, logistics management, fleet sourcing and remarketing and Service and Maintenance, etc. Coastr aims to revolutionise the vehicle rental industry by integrating advanced technology into the rental operations, enhancing efficiency, and improving customer experience through an ecosystem of digital solutions. The company has received several industry accolades, including being named the Best Global All-in-One Car Rental Platform 2023 and the Best Vehicle Fleet & Rental Management Software Company 2023.

For more information about Coastr, visit www.coastr.com.