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EX-99

 [UNITED RENTALS LOGO]

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                    UNITED RENTALS TERMINATES PROPOSAL
                  TO ACQUIRE RENTAL SERVICE CORPORATION

 GREENWICH, CT, JUNE 28, 1999 -- United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE:URI) today
 announced that it is terminating its tender offer and consent solicitation
 relating to its proposal to acquire Rental Service Corporation (NYSE: RSV).

 Bradley S. Jacobs, chairman and chief executive officer of United Rentals,
 said, "In light of the $29 a share offer announced this morning, we have
 decided not to compete for Rental Service Corporation at this price level."

 United Rentals, Inc. is the largest equipment rental company in North
 America and serves a wide range of customers through its network of 506
 locations in 41 states, six Canadian provinces and Mexico. Additional
 information about United Rentals is available at the Company's website at
 www.unitedrentals.com.

 The matters discussed in this news release include certain forward-looking
 statements that involve specific risks and uncertainties, which could cause
 actual results to differ materially from those forward-looking statements,
 including those detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and
 Exchange Commission and quarterly reports filed on Form 10-Q.  The Company
 makes no commitment to disclose any revisions to forward-looking
 statements, or any facts, events or circumstances after the date hereof
 that may bear upon forward-looking statements.

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 Investor contact:                  Media contact:
 Robert Miner                       Fred Bratman or Tracy Williams
 United Rentals, Inc.               Sard Verbinnen & Company
 (203) 622-3131                     (212) 687-8080
 bminer@ur.com                      fbratman@sardverb.com or
                                    twilliams@sardverb.com