EXHIBIT 23(N)
 
                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
  We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting part of this
Registration Statement on Form S-4 of United Rentals, Inc. of our report dated
July 27, 1998 relating to the financial statements of Reitzel Rentals Ltd.
which appears in such Prospectus. We also consent to the reference to us under
the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.
 
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Kitchener, Ontario
September 16, 1998