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 Peat Marwick LLP     
   
Sacramento, California     
   
December 17, 1998