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An AI sales agent's telescopic boom lift quote, checked before it goes out

An AI sales agent prepares a quote for rough-terrain telescopic boom lifts for a job: the working height and horizontal outreach needed, the load and the people on the platform, the site wind and the platform capacity the quote states. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the published product data and returns a verdict, every reason and the figures it computed.

Scope: Haulotte RTJ PRO telescopic boom lift quotes: HT16, HT23, HT28 and HT43 RTJ PRO with working height, outreach, platform capacity, people, wind rating and the dual-load and wind-rating options. See everything this validator covers

This validator models quotes for four RTJ PRO telescopic boom lifts as published on the Haulotte product pages (read October 6, 2026), not just the scenarios shown below.

  • Reach — the working height and horizontal outreach of each model (HT16, HT23, HT28 and HT43 RTJ PRO), checked against what the job needs.
  • Platform capacity and people — the standard capacity of each model, the dual-load capacity (350 kg on the HT16 and HT28, 450 kg on the HT23 and HT43), the number of people it carries and the capacity the quote states.
  • Wind — the rated wind speed (45 km/h on the HT23, HT28 and HT43), the 60 km/h wind-rating option listed for the HT28, and a person to confirm the HT16, whose published specification gives no wind rating.

Any quote for these models that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: prices (Haulotte does not publish list prices, so this validator produces no price build-up or line-item quote), the O versions and other RTJ models, scissor lifts and other product lines, engines and emissions variants, and accessories. Assumptions: the HT43's 450 kg for three people is treated like the other models' dual-load capacity; three people on the 350 kg capacity of the HT16 and HT28 go to a person, because the public pages give a person count only for the 450 kg capacity; reaches are compared in centimetres against the published metres.

The AI sales agentBuilds the boom lift quote from the conversation and says it is ready.
Predictika validatorChecks every rule at once and returns the verdict, each finding, and the computed figures.

7 scenarios in 3 groups · each group runs from the agent’s first attempt to the outcome · click one to switch

What the agent proposes

The AI sales agent says

Illustrative agent statement. The validator receives the structured request below.

Proposing agent: AI sales agent (scripted)

Before sending, the agent must call Recorded run

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Where rules-based CPQ gets it wrong
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Our assessment of what a typical rules-based CPQ (product rules, price rules and validation rules, as in Salesforce CPQ) does with the same cases. It is a judgment about effort and reliability, not a claim that nothing can be built.

    
What the validator caughtTypical rules-based CPQPredictika
Reach limits that differ for every modelOnly with care
A set of numbers per model can be held in product rules, but each model needs its own limits and they must be kept in step with the published data.		Height and outreach come from the model and are checked together with everything else.
A capacity that changes with an option, and a person count that follows itOnly with workarounds
The capacity depends on whether the dual-load option is quoted, and the number of people depends on the capacity, so the rules reach across several lines and options.		Capacity, option and people are in one request and are checked together.
A wind rating that an option raises on one model onlyOnly with workarounds
The rating depends on the model and on an option that exists for only one model, so each combination needs its own rule.		The rating is derived from the model and option, and a missing rating goes to a person.
A stated platform capacity that must equal the configurationOnly with care
A figure typed on the quote can be compared with a calculated capacity, but the calculation has to follow the option on another line.		The stated capacity is compared with the computed one on every call.
Every problem returned in one answerOnly with workarounds
Rules tend to fire as the quote is saved or a step is completed, so a rep often fixes one error and meets the next.		All findings come back together, whatever order the choices arrived in.

  

  

    
What this validator catches: findings from its test cases
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Every rule is checked on every call, in any order the choices arrive; one problem never hides another. Blocking findings stop the quote; approval findings need a person to sign off; everything else is computed.

    
1The job needs a working height of 1,700 cm; this model reaches 1,610 cm.
2The job needs a horizontal outreach of 2,400 cm; this model reaches 2,385 cm.
3The job needs a working height of 2,800 cm; this model reaches 2,790 cm.
4The job needs a horizontal outreach of 2,100 cm; this model reaches 2,020 cm.
5The job needs a working height of 2,300 cm; this model reaches 2,250 cm.
6The job needs a horizontal outreach of 1,900 cm; this model reaches 1,830 cm.
7The platform must carry 231 kg; the quoted configuration is rated for 230 kg.
8The platform must carry 451 kg; the quoted configuration is rated for 450 kg.
9The platform must carry 300 kg; the quoted configuration is rated for 250 kg.
10Three people are planned with the 350 kg dual-load capacity; the public specification gives a person count only for the 450 kg capacity, so a person should confirm.
113 people are planned on the platform; the quoted configuration carries 2, or 3 with the dual-load capacity.
124 people are planned on the platform; the quoted configuration carries 2, or 3 with the dual-load capacity.
13The site wind is 46 km/h; the quoted configuration is rated for 45 km/h.
14The site wind is 55 km/h; the quoted configuration is rated for 45 km/h.
15The site wind is 61 km/h; the quoted configuration is rated for 60 km/h.
16The site wind is 50 km/h; the quoted configuration is rated for 45 km/h.
17The site wind is 25 km/h and the public specification of this model gives no wind rating; a person should confirm.
18The 60 km/h wind-rating option is listed in the public options for the HT28 RTJ PRO only; a person should confirm it for this model.
19The quote states a platform capacity of 450 kg; the quoted configuration is rated for 230 kg.
20The job needs a working height of 2,000 cm; this model reaches 1,610 cm.

  

  

    
Scenarios and results
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The recorded result of the validator for each scenario on this page: the request the AI agent sent, the verdict, and every finding, in the order they appear above.

    
1. Height, load and capacity: Machine too short for the job, load over capacity and a wrong stated capacity

    
The agent's request. Please quote two Haulotte HT16 RTJ PRO telescopic boom lifts for a job that needs a working height of 20 m and a horizontal outreach of 12 m, with 300 kg on the platform and two people. The quote states a platform capacity of 350 kg. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Working height too low. The job needs a working height of 2,000 cm; this model reaches 1,610 cm.
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  • Platform load above capacity. The platform must carry 300 kg; the quoted configuration is rated for 250 kg.
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  • Stated platform capacity does not match. The quote states a platform capacity of 350 kg; the quoted configuration is rated for 250 kg.
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2. Height, load and capacity: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote two Haulotte HT23 RTJ PRO telescopic boom lifts for a job that needs a working height of 20 m and a horizontal outreach of 12 m, with 300 kg on the platform and two people, with the dual-load capacity. The quote states a platform capacity of 450 kg. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Reach and capacity summary. 2 machine(s), 2,250 cm working height, 1,830 cm horizontal outreach, 450 kg platform capacity; no prices are modeled.
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3. Outreach, wind and people: Outreach and wind beyond the model, three people on the 350 kg capacity

    
The agent's request. Please quote one Haulotte HT28 RTJ PRO telescopic boom lift for a job that needs a working height of 26 m and a horizontal outreach of 24 m, with 330 kg on the platform and three people, with the dual-load capacity. The site wind is 55 km/h. The quote states a platform capacity of 350 kg. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Horizontal outreach too short. The job needs a horizontal outreach of 2,400 cm; this model reaches 2,385 cm.
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  • Site wind above the wind rating. The site wind is 55 km/h; the quoted configuration is rated for 45 km/h.
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  • Three people on a 350 kg capacity to confirm. Three people are planned with the 350 kg dual-load capacity; the public specification gives a person count only for the 450 kg capacity, so a person should confirm.
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4. Outreach, wind and people: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote one Haulotte HT28 RTJ PRO telescopic boom lift for a job that needs a working height of 26 m and a horizontal outreach of 22 m, with 330 kg on the platform and three people, with the dual-load capacity and the 60 km/h wind-rating option. The site wind is 55 km/h. The quote states a platform capacity of 350 kg. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Needs approval.

    
    
      
  • Three people on a 350 kg capacity to confirm. Three people are planned with the 350 kg dual-load capacity; the public specification gives a person count only for the 450 kg capacity, so a person should confirm.
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  • Reach and capacity summary. 1 machine(s), 2,790 cm working height, 2,385 cm horizontal outreach, 350 kg platform capacity; no prices are modeled.
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5. Outreach, wind and people: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote one Haulotte HT28 RTJ PRO telescopic boom lift for a job that needs a working height of 26 m and a horizontal outreach of 22 m, with 330 kg on the platform and two people, with the dual-load capacity and the 60 km/h wind-rating option. The site wind is 55 km/h. The quote states a platform capacity of 350 kg. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Reach and capacity summary. 1 machine(s), 2,790 cm working height, 2,385 cm horizontal outreach, 350 kg platform capacity; no prices are modeled.
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6. Wind rating: Site wind on a model with no published wind rating

    
The agent's request. Please quote three Haulotte HT16 RTJ PRO telescopic boom lifts for a job that needs a working height of 14 m and a horizontal outreach of 10 m, with 220 kg on the platform and two people. The site wind is 25 km/h. The quote states a platform capacity of 250 kg. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Needs approval.

    
    
      
  • Wind rating not published for this model. The site wind is 25 km/h and the public specification of this model gives no wind rating; a person should confirm.
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  • Reach and capacity summary. 3 machine(s), 1,610 cm working height, 1,300 cm horizontal outreach, 250 kg platform capacity; no prices are modeled.
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7. Wind rating: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote three Haulotte HT23 RTJ PRO telescopic boom lifts for a job that needs a working height of 14 m and a horizontal outreach of 10 m, with 220 kg on the platform and two people. The site wind is 25 km/h. The quote states a platform capacity of 230 kg. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Reach and capacity summary. 3 machine(s), 2,250 cm working height, 1,830 cm horizontal outreach, 230 kg platform capacity; no prices are modeled.
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Narration transcript
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The text of the narrated walkthrough, step by step.

    
    
      
  1. Welcome to a demo of Predictika's Validator. An AI sales agent prepares a quote for rough-terrain telescopic boom lifts for a job: the working height and horizontal outreach needed, the load and the people on the platform, the site wind and the platform capacity the quote states. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the published product data and returns a verdict, every reason and the figures it computed.
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  2. I will start with the first request by the agent.
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  3. The agent says. Please quote two Haulotte HT16 RTJ PRO telescopic boom lifts for a job that needs a working height of 20 m and a horizontal outreach of 12 m. The quote states a platform capacity of 350 kg. The rest of the request is on screen.
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  4. Before it goes out, the agent calls the validator.
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  5. Blocked, with three findings, all in one answer. The job needs a working height of 2,000 cm; this model reaches 1,610 cm. The platform must carry 300 kg; the quoted configuration is rated for 250 kg. The quote states a platform capacity of 350 kg; the quoted configuration is rated for 250 kg.
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  6. The validator returned three blocking findings in one answer. A check that reads one field at a time would pass most of this; it shows only when the choices in the quote are checked against each other.
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  7. What this shows: for a stated platform capacity that must equal the configuration, a rules-based CPQ is error-prone for this.
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  8. Now the agent resubmits.
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  9. The corrected request. It changes the model to HT23 RTJ PRO and the stated platform capacity to 450 kg. It sets the dual-load capacity to yes.
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  10. It calls the validator again.
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  11. This time the validator clears it.
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  12. All three earlier findings are cleared, and the validator's figure matches the quote.
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  13. Three problems caught in one call, fixed in one pass, and a clean quote. That is the value of Predictika's validator: catching mistakes before they reach the customer. Now you can try the other scenarios yourself.
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