EXHIBIT 23(E)
 
              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
  We have issued our report dated January 21, 1998, accompanying the combined
financial statements of Coran Enterprises, Inc. dba A-1 Rents, and Monterey
Bay Equipment Rental, Inc. contained in the Registration Statement and
Prospectus. We consent to the use of the aforementioned report in the
Registration Statement and Prospectus, and to the use of our name as it
appears under the caption "Experts."
 
                                          /s/ Grant Thornton LLP
 
San Jose, California
September 16, 1998