DFAN14A

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
  
                            SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
   CONSENT STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(A) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
                                     OF 1934
  
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                         RENTAL SERVICE CORPORATION 
             (Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)  
  
                            UNITED RENTALS, INC. 
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EX-99

  UNITED RENTALS

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 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
  
  
               UNITED RENTALS, INC. EXTENDS $22.75 PER SHARE CASH
                      TENDER OFFER FOR RENTAL SERVICE CORP

  
              MORE THAN 5.2 MILLION RENTAL SERVICE SHARES TENDERED
  
      GREENWICH, CT, MAY 3, 1999   United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) today
 announced that it has extended its $22.75 per share cash tender offer for
 shares of Rental Service Corp. (NYSE: RSV) to midnight, New York City time,
 on Thursday, May 27, 1999.  The tender offer was previously scheduled to
 expire at midnight on April 30, 1999.   
  
      As of midnight on April 30, Rental Service stockholders had validly
 tendered 5,242,376 shares pursuant to the tender offer, representing 21.6%
 of the 24,266,491 common shares outstanding. 
  
      "We thank Rental Service stockholders for this early positive response
 to our offer," said Bradley Jacobs, chairman and chief executive officer of
 United Rentals.  "With more than 5.2 million shares tendered to us in just
 four weeks, we would expect the Rental Service board to meet with us
 immediately." 
  
      United Rentals announced its $22.75 per share all cash offer for the
 outstanding shares of Rental Service on April 5.  The offer represents a
 32% premium to Rental Service's closing price on the last day of trading
 prior to the announcement. 
  
      United Rentals, Inc. is the largest equipment rental company in North
 America and serves over 900,000 customers through its network of 482
 locations in 41 states, Canada and Mexico.  
  
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                  CERTAIN INFORMATION CONCERNING PARTICIPANTS
  
      United Rentals, Inc. ("United Rentals"), UR Acquisition Corporation
 ("UR Acquisition") and the following persons named below may be deemed to
 be "participants" in the solicitation of consents and/or proxies from
 stockholders of Rental Service Corporation ("Rental Service"): the
 directors of United Rentals (Bradley Jacobs (Chairman of the Board and
 Chief Executive Officer), Wayland Hicks (Vice Chairman and Chief Operating
 Officer), John Milne (Vice Chairman, Chief Acquisition Officer and
 Secretary), William Berry (President), John McKinney (Vice President,
 Finance), Leon Black, Richard Colburn, Ronald DeFeo, Michael Gross, Richard
 Heckmann, Gerald Tsai, Jr. and Christian Weyer); the following executive
 officers and employees of United Rentals: Michael Nolan (Chief Financial
 Officer) and Robert Miner (Vice President, Strategic Planning); and the
 nominees of United Rentals (the "Nominees") to stand for election to the
 Board of Directors of Rental Service (Messrs. Richard Daniel, Raymond
 Troubh, William Aaron, David Bronner, Peter Gold, David Katz, Elliot Levine
 and Jeffrey Parker and Ms. Stephanie Joseph). 
  
      As of the date hereof, United Rentals is the beneficial owner of 100
 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of
 Rental Service.  Other than set forth herein, as of the date hereof,
 neither United Rentals, UR Acquisition nor any of the persons listed above,
 has any interest, direct or indirect, by security holding or otherwise, in
 Rental Service.  
  
      United Rentals has retained Goldman, Sachs & Co. ("Goldman Sachs") to
 act as its financial advisor and the Dealer Managers in connection with the
 tender offer (the "Offer") by United Rentals and UR Acquisition to purchase
 the shares of Common Stock of Rental Service for $22.75 per share in cash,
 for which Goldman Sachs may receive substantial fees, as well as
 reimbursement of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses.  In addition, United
 Rentals has agreed to indemnify Goldman Sachs and certain related persons
 against certain liabilities, including certain liabilities under the
 federal securities laws, arising out of its engagement.  United Rentals has
 also entered into a commitment letter with Goldman Sachs Credit Partners
 L.P. ("GSCP") relating to the financing of the Offer pursuant to which GSCP
 may receive substantial fees, as well as reimbursement of reasonable out-
 of-pocket expenses.  Goldman Sachs does not admit that it or any of its
 partners, directors, officers, employees, affiliates or controlling
 persons, if any, is a "participant" as defined in Schedule 14A promulgated
 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in the solicitation
 of consents and/or proxies, or that Schedule 14A requires the disclosure of
 certain information concerning Goldman Sachs.  In connection with Goldman
 Sachs' role as financial advisor to United Rentals, the following
 investment banking employees of Goldman Sachs may communicate in person, by
 telephone or otherwise with a limited number of institutions, brokers or
 other persons who are stockholders of Rental Service and may solicit
 consents and/or proxies from these institutions, brokers or other persons:
 Bruce Evans, Robert Lipman, Jeffrey Moslow and Cody Smith.  Goldman Sachs
 engages in a full range of investment banking, securities trading,
 market-making and brokerage services for institutional and individual
 clients. In the normal course of its business Goldman Sachs may trade
 securities of Rental Service for its own account and the accounts of its
 customers, and accordingly, may at any time hold a long or short position
 in such securities.  Goldman Sachs has informed United Rentals that, as of
 the date hereof, Goldman Sachs holds no shares of the Common Stock of
 Rental Service for its own account.  Goldman Sachs and certain of its
 affiliates may have voting and dispositive power with respect to certain
 shares of Rental Service Common Stock held in asset management, brokerage
 and other accounts.  Goldman Sachs and such affiliates disclaim beneficial
 ownership of such shares of Rental Service Common Stock. 
  
  
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 United Rentals, Inc. 
  
 Investor contact:                Media contact:     
 Robert Miner                     Fred Bratman or Tracy Williams 
 United Rentals                   Sard Verbinnen & Co.          
 Phone: 203-622-3131              Phone: 212-687-8080   
 Fax: 203-622-6080                Fax: 212-687-8344 
 E-mail: bminer@ur.com            E-mail: fbratman@sardverb.com 
                                  or twilliams@sardverb.com