United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) will hold its second quarter 2012 conference call with Michael Kneeland, chief executive officer, William Plummer, chief financial officer, and Matt Flannery, chief operating officer, on Wednesday, July 18, 2012, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

United Rentals' 2012 second quarter press release will be issued and available on the company's website at ur.com after the market close on Tuesday, July 17, 2012.

The conference call will also be available by audio webcast at ur.com, where it will be archived until the next earnings call. In addition, a replay may be accessed for two weeks following the call at 617-801-6888, passcode 52605267.

About United Rentals

United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE:URI) is the largest equipment rental company in the world, with an integrated network of more than 970 rental locations in 48 states and 10 Canadian provinces. The company's 12,000 employees serve construction and industrial customers, utilities, municipalities, homeowners and others. The company offers for rent approximately 3,900 classes of equipment with a total original cost of $7.0 billion. United Rentals is a member of the Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 Index and the Russell 2000 Index® and is headquartered in Greenwich, Conn. Additional information about United Rentals is available at www.unitedrentals.com.

United Rentals, Inc.
Fred Bratman, (203) 618-7318
Cell: (917) 847-4507
fbratman@ur.com