Method and system for automating quote generation

A method for building a specification for a truck comprising:

• electronically soliciting from a user a selection for a truck class;
• soliciting from the user a manufacturer of a pre-engineered chassis of the truck;
• displaying chassis options and prices for the chassis and allowing the user to select one or more chassis options, the act of displaying chassis options and prices including updating the displayed chassis options and prices after an interrelated chassis option has been selected;
• soliciting from the user a manufacturer of a pre-engineered body of the truck;
• displaying body options and prices for the body and allowing the user to select one or more body options, the act of displaying body options and prices including updating the displayed body options and prices after an interrelated body option has been selected;
• and
• generating a report showing the chassis options selected, the body options selected, and a total cost for the truck.

A method of doing business for generating quotes for leased equipment, the method comprising:

• electronically storing an at least one pre-engineered specification for a piece of equipment on a server;
• allowing access to the stored specifications by a user;
• electronically soliciting from the user a selection of one specification stored on the server;
• displaying to the user one or more options relating to the selected specification;
• receiving from the user one or more selected options;
• updating the one or more options after each of the one or more options is selected by the user;
• and
• displaying to the user a price quote for the selected specification and the selected options.