How Sims Crane avoid $40K+ in hotel modification fees

$40K+
saved in hotel modification fees
5X
faster booking
Industry
Construction
Headquarters
Florida

About

Sims Crane & Equipment is Florida’s premier crane rental company, with the largest mobile crane fleet in the state. Established in 1959, they specialize in turnkey lifting solutions backed by world-class safety, training, and technology. However, things weren’t quite as buttoned up when it came to their travel operations until Engine entered the picture.

Industry

Construction

Headquarters

Florida

Results at a Glance

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Centralized booking

across the company

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Consolidated billing

One bill every two weeks

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Reliable support

from a dedicated account manager

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5X faster

booking for traveler

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“Do it! Best decision we made. We can manage costs and personnel more efficiently. The rates are great, the support is great, and our travelers love being able to link their reward accounts. It’s a win across the board.”

Amy M.
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Director of Finance Operations & Budget

The problem

Too many receipts, not enough control.

Sims Crane was spending heavily on lodging, but it was nearly impossible to get a clear picture of the total cost. Hotel bookings were handled by individual employees, expensed through reimbursement, and processed manually across departments. The finance team was left untangling it all.

The solution

Centralized booking. Simplified billing. Cost control activated.

Amy M., Director of Finance Operations & Budget, joined a cross-functional project to rein in their travel spend. With Engine, Sims created a company-wide hotel booking process with designated users and centralized billing. Now, travel costs are visible in real-time, reconciled every two weeks, and coded accurately by department. Amy’s team can spend more time leading and less time chasing folios.

“I book the same employee monthly. I can go to a prior booking and easily reserve the same hotel. It’s so much easier.”

— Amy M., Director of Finance Operations & Budget
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With Engine

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Receipts? What receipts?

Before Engine, hotel bookings were a decentralized mess. Employees booked their own rooms through random travel sites, paid with personal cards, and submitted receipts weeks later. For Amy’s team, that meant endless reimbursements, inconsistent pricing, and no real visibility into where the money was going.

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Repeat bookings without the repetitive work

Some employees at Sims travel to the same place every month. With Engine, Amy doesn’t have to start from scratch each time. Instead, she just pulls up the previous reservation and rebooks it in seconds. It’s a small feature that makes a big impact.

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Field-ready support, 24/7

When a crew member runs into an issue at check-in, they don’t panic. And they definitely don’t call the finance team. Instead, they call Engine’s 24/7 traveler support line and get help right away. Whether it’s a room mix-up or a missing confirmation, Engine resolves it—fast.

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A billing foundation built to code

Direct Bill with Engine isn’t just easier, it’s smarter. Instead of hundreds of individual charges, Sims receives a single, detailed invoice every two weeks. Amy can easily distribute it to her team, identify which departments are responsible, and code everything accurately for accounting. It’s a streamlined workflow that’s helped reduce friction, improve oversight, and save valuable time every billing cycle.

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Advice to other companies? Just do it.

Amy’s message to other businesses still wrangling screenshots and expense reports is crystal clear: Engine is the upgrade your team didn’t know it needed.

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Frequently asked questions

Engine connects hotels with companies that have traveling workforces. Our platform brings everyone together to simplify trip management and give everyone exactly what they want. By booking with Engine, you and your company get exclusive rates at over 800,000 hotels worldwide — plus a single-invoice billing experience, 24/7 Member Support, and travel-policy controls all in one place.

By providing great value to our hotel partners, we get great rates. That means we can take a small cut of each booking — enough to cover 24/7 Member Support and continually re-invest in new technology — and still offer deals to our members that are up to 60% less than the online public travel sites.

Our platform currently offers 800,000+ properties worldwide. You'll find just about every hotel in the U.S. on our platform, plus a comprehensive global selection.

Engine is free to join and use — no membership fees, no contracts, no minimum required spend.

Individual hotel properties set their own cancellation policies, clearly displayed during the booking process. After booking, cancellation details are accessible from the trip details page.