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) December 17, 2002
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                              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
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(States or Other Jurisdictions  (Commission file Numbers)    (IRS Employer
        of Incorporation)                                 Identification Nos.)


    Five Greenwich Office Park, Greenwich, Connecticut          06830
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         (Address of Principal Executive Offices)             (Zip Code)


        Registrants' telephone number, including area code (203) 622-3131
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Item 5. Other
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        On December 17, 2002, United Rentals, Inc., issued the press release
attached hereto as exhibit 99.1.

Exhibit
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99.1    Press release of United Rentals, Inc., dated December 17, 2002

































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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 17th day of December, 2002.


                               UNITED RENTALS, INC.



                               By:     John N. Milne
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                                   Name:  John N. Milne
                                   Title:  President and Chief Financial Officer



                               UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA), INC.



                               By:     John N. Milne
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                                   Name:  John N. Milne
                                   Title:  President and Chief Financial Officer























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