EXHIBIT 23(R)
 
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S CONSENT
 
  We consent to the use in this Registration Statement of United Rentals, Inc.
on Form S-4 of our report dated February 26, 1998, on our audit of the
Financial Statements of Industrial Lift, Inc., as of December 31, 1997 and for
the year then ended, appearing in the Prospectus, which is part of this
Registration Statement.
 
  We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Registration Statement.
 
                                          /s/ Schalleur & Surgent, LLC
 
September 16, 1998