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
(Registration No. 333-64227) 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     
   
December 16, 1998