8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) September 13, 2004

UNITED RENTALS, INC.

UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA), INC.

(Exact name of Registrants as Specified in their Charters)

Delaware	001-14387	06-1522496
Delaware	001-13663	06-1493538
(States or Other Jurisdictions of Incorporation)	(Commission file Numbers)	(IRS Employer Identification Nos.)

Five Greenwich Office Park, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrants’ telephone number, including area code (203) 622-3131

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

On September 13, 2004, the boards of directors of United Rentals, Inc., and United Rentals (North America), Inc., each elected Mark A. Suwyn to serve as a Class 3 director. Mr. Suwyn will serve on the audit committee of the board of United Rentals, Inc. A press release announcing the election of Mr. Suwyn as a director is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibits

99.1 Press release of United Rentals, Inc., dated September 13, 2004.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized on this 13^th day of September, 2004.

UNITED RENTALS, INC.
By:	John N. Milne
Name:	John N. Milne
Title:	President and Chief Financial Officer
UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA), INC.
By:	John N. Milne
Name:	John N. Milne
Title:	President and Chief Financial Officer

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EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

MARK SUWYN APPOINTED TO UNITED RENTALS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

GREENWICH, Conn. – September 13, 2004 – United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) today announced that Mark Suwyn has joined the company’s board of directors, effective immediately.

Mr. Suwyn, 62, has served as the chairman and chief executive officer of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (NYSE: LPX), a leading manufacturer of building materials, since 1996. He recently announced plans to retire from these positions at the end of October.

Prior to joining Louisiana-Pacific Corporation, Mr. Suwyn was with International Paper Company (NYSE: IP) where he served as executive vice president of distribution, specialty products and forest lands from 1992 through 1995. He previously held several executive positions at E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (NYSE: DD), including those of senior vice president of imaging systems and medical products, group vice president of imaging systems, and vice president of human resources. Mr. Suwyn is a director of Ballard Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLDP) and of Unocal Corporation (NYSE: UCL), and is first chairman of the board of the American Forest & Paper Association.

Bradley Jacobs, chairman of United Rentals, said, “We are delighted to welcome Mark to our board. His business acumen and extensive operating experience will be strong assets to our company.”

About United Rentals

United Rentals, Inc. is the largest equipment rental company in North America, with an integrated network of more than 730 rental locations in 47 states, seven Canadian provinces and Mexico. The company’s 13,300 employees serve construction and industrial customers, utilities, municipalities, homeowners and others. The company offers for rent over 500,000 rental equipment units with a total original cost of $3.7 billion. United Rentals is a member of the Standard & Poor’s MidCap 400 Index and the Russell 2000 Index^® and is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. Additional information about United Rentals is available at www.unitedrentals.com.

Contact:

Chuck Wessendorf

VP, Investor Relations and

Corporate Communications

United Rentals, Inc.

(203) 618-7318

cwessendorf@ur.com