EXHIBIT 23(C)
 
                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
The Board of Directors
A & A Tool Rentals & Sales, Inc.:
 
  We consent to the use of our report dated November 20, 1997, with respect to
the financial statements of A & A Tool Rentals & Sales, Inc. included herein
and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the
prospectus.
 
                                          /s/ KPMG LLP
 
Sacramento, California
September 17, 1998