EXHIBIT 12(a)

United Rentals, Inc.

Statement of Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges

	Year Ended December 31,															Three Months Ended March 31, 2004
	1999			2000			2001			2002			2003
				(dollars in thousands)
Pre-tax income	$	241,807		$	301,496		$	196,474		$	(101,384	)	$	(326,521	)	$	(177,584	)
Interest expense		139,828			228,779			221,563			195,961			209,328			49,569
Amortization of debt issue costs		4,154			6,880			9,468			10,080			12,387			2,141
Interest portion of rent expense		21,833			67,836			83,609			92,614			88,098			18,598
“Earnings”	$	407,622		$	604,991		$	511,114		$	197,271		$	(16,708	)	$	(107,276	)
Interest expense	$	139,828		$	228,779		$	221,563		$	195,961		$	209,328		$	49,569
Amortization of debt issue costs		4,154			6,880			9,468			10,080			12,387			2,141
Interest portion of rent expense		21,833			67,836			83,609			92,614			88,098			18,598
“Fixed Charges”	$	165,815		$	303,495		$	314,640		$	298,655		$	309,813		$	70,308
Ratio		2.5	x		2.0	x		1.6	x		0.7	x		(0.1	)x		(1.5	)x