EXHIBIT 12(a)

United Rentals, Inc.

Statement of Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges

	Year Ended December 31,															Nine Months Ended September 30,
	1998			1999			2000			2001			2002			2002			2003
	(dollars in thousands)
Pre-tax income	$	78,297		$	241,807		$	301,496		$	214,550		$	(101,384	)	$	163,014		$	80,336
Interest expense		64,157			139,828			228,779			221,563			195,961			146,206			158,796
Amortization of debt issue costs		1,423			4,154			6,880			9,468			10,080			7,489			9,295
Interest portion of rent expense		6,834			21,833			67,836			83,609			92,614			44,903			67,888
“Earnings”	$	150,711		$	407,622		$	604,991		$	529,190		$	197,271		$	361,612		$	316,315
Interest expense	$	64,157		$	139,828		$	228,779		$	221,563		$	195,961		$	146,206		$	158,796
Amortization of debt issue costs		1,423			4,154			6,880			9,468			10,080			7,489			9,295
Interest portion of rent expense		6,834			21,833			67,836			83,609			92,614			44,903			67,888
“Fixed Charges”	$	72,414		$	165,815		$	303,495		$	314,640		$	298,655		$	198,598		$	235,979
Ratio		2.1	x		2.5	x		2.0	x		1.7	x		0.7	x		1.8	x		1.3	x