EXHIBIT 25(a)

                            WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549


                                    FORM T-1
                                   _________

                       STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE
                        TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
                    CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

                Check if an Application to Determine Eligibility
                   of a Trustee Pursuant to Section 305(b)(2)


                      STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
              (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

              Massachusetts                                  04-1867445
   (Jurisdiction of incorporation or                      (I.R.S. Employer
organization if not a U.S. national bank)                Identification No.)

            225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts        02110
          (Address of principal executive offices)         (Zip Code)

  Maureen Scannell Bateman, Esq. Executive Vice President and General Counsel
               225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts  02110
                                 (617) 654-3253
           (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)


                      UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA), INC.
              (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

          DELAWARE                                           06-1493538
(State or other jurisdiction of                           (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                           Identification No.)

                     FOUR GREENWICH OFFICE PARK, 3RD FLOOR
                          GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT 06830
              (Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip Code)
                                        

                    8.80% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2008
                        (Title of indenture securities)

 
                                    GENERAL

ITEM 1.  GENERAL INFORMATION.

     FURNISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS TO THE TRUSTEE:

     (A)  NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH EXAMINING OR SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY TO WHICH
IT IS SUBJECT.

          Department of Banking and Insurance of The Commonwealth of
          Massachusetts, 100 Cambridge Street, Boston, Massachusetts.

     Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C., Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C.
 
     (B)  WHETHER IT IS AUTHORIZED TO EXERCISE CORPORATE TRUST POWERS.
     Trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

ITEM 2.  AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR.

     IF THE OBLIGOR IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE TRUSTEE, DESCRIBE EACH SUCH
AFFILIATION.

     The obligor is not an affiliate of the trustee or of its parent, State
Street Corporation.

     (See note on page 2.)

ITEM 3. THROUGH ITEM 15.  NOT APPLICABLE.

ITEM 16.  LIST OF EXHIBITS.

     LIST BELOW ALL EXHIBITS FILED AS PART OF THIS STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY.

     1.   A COPY OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF THE TRUSTEE AS NOW IN EFFECT.

     A copy of the Articles of Association of the trustee, as now in effect, is
on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 1 to Amendment
No. 1 to the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of Trustee (Form T-1)
filed with the Registration Statement of Morse Shoe, Inc. (File No. 22-17940)
and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.

     2.   A COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY OF THE TRUSTEE TO COMMENCE
BUSINESS, IF NOT CONTAINED IN THE   ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION.

     A copy of a Statement from the Commissioner of Banks of Massachusetts that
no certificate of authority for the trustee to commence business was necessary
or issued is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 2 to
Amendment No. 1 to the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of Trustee
(Form T-1) filed with the Registration Statement of Morse Shoe, Inc. (File No.
22-17940) and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.
 
     3.   A copy of the authorization of the trustee to exercise corporate trust
     powers, if such authorization is not contained in the documents specified
     in paragraph (1) or (2), above.

     A copy of the authorization of the trustee to exercise corporate trust
powers is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 3 to
Amendment No. 1 to the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of Trustee
(Form T-1) filed with the Registration Statement of Morse Shoe, Inc. (File No.
22-17940) and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.

     4.   A COPY OF THE EXISTING BY-LAWS OF THE TRUSTEE, OR INSTRUMENTS
CORRESPONDING THERETO.

     A copy of the by-laws of the trustee, as now in effect, is on file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4 to the Statement of Eligibility
and Qualification of Trustee (Form T-1) filed with the Registration Statement of
Eastern Edison Company (File No. 33-37823) and is incorporated herein by
reference thereto.


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     5.   A COPY OF EACH INDENTURE REFERRED TO IN ITEM 4. IF THE OBLIGOR IS IN
DEFAULT.

     Not applicable.

     6.   THE CONSENTS OF UNITED STATES INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEES REQUIRED BY
SECTION 321(B) OF THE ACT.

     The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act is annexed
hereto as Exhibit 6 and made a part hereof.

     7.   A COPY OF THE LATEST REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE TRUSTEE PUBLISHED
PURSUANT TO LAW OR THE REQUIREMENTS OF  ITS SUPERVISING OR EXAMINING AUTHORITY.

     A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant
to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority is annexed
hereto as Exhibit 7 and made a part hereof.


                                     NOTES

     In answering any item of this Statement of Eligibility  which relates to
matters peculiarly within the knowledge of the obligor or any underwriter for
the obligor, the trustee has relied upon information furnished to it by the
obligor and the underwriters, and the trustee disclaims responsibility for the
accuracy or completeness of such information.

     The answer furnished to Item 2. of this statement will be amended, if
necessary, to reflect any facts which differ from those stated and which would
have been required to be stated if known at the date hereof.



                                   SIGNATURE


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended, the trustee, State Street Bank and Trust Company, a corporation
organized and existing under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, has
duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Boston and The
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the 3rd of December, 1998.


                                STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY


                                By:   /s/ Laurel Melody-Casasanta
                                   ------------------------------------
                                NAME  LAUREL MELODY-CASASANTA
                                TITLE ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT


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                                   EXHIBIT 6


                             CONSENT OF THE TRUSTEE

     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act
of 1939, as amended, in connection with the proposed issuance by UNITED RENTALS
(NORTH AMERICA), INC. of its 8.80% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2008,  we
hereby consent that reports of examination by Federal, State, Territorial or
District authorities may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and
Exchange Commission upon request therefor.


                                STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY


                                By:   /s/ Laurel Melody-Casasanta
                                    -----------------------------------
                                NAME   LAUREL MELODY-CASASANTA   
                                TITLE  ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT


DATED:  DECEMBER 3, 1998


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                                   EXHIBIT 7

Consolidated Report of Condition of State Street Bank and Trust Company,
Massachusetts and foreign and domestic subsidiaries, a state banking institution
organized and operating under the banking laws of this commonwealth and a member
of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business September 30, 1998,
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published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this
District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act and in accordance
with a call made by the Commissioner of Banks under General Laws, Chapter 172,
Section 22(a).



                                                                                                             Thousands of
                                                                                                                Dollars
                                                                                                          
ASSETS                                                  

Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
     Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin......................................................   2,008,956
     Interest-bearing balances...............................................................................  12,286,877
Securities...................................................................................................   9,654,241
Federal funds sold and securities purchased
     under agreements to resell in domestic offices
     of the bank and its Edge subsidiary.....................................................................  10,922,779
Loans and lease financing receivables:
     Loans and leases, net of unearned income ...............................................................   7,457,235
     Allowance for loan and lease losses.....................................................................      82,851
     Allocated transfer risk reserve.........................................................................           0
     Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowances.................................................   7,374,384
Assets held in trading accounts..............................................................................   1,898,804
Premises and fixed assets....................................................................................     513,372
Other real estate owned......................................................................................         100
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries...................................................................         484
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding.................................................      48,563
Intangible assets............................................................................................     220,613
Other assets.................................................................................................   1,333,210
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Total assets.................................................................................................  46,262,383
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LIABILITIES
 
Deposits:
     In domestic offices.....................................................................................   9,557,938
     Noninterest-bearing.....................................................................................   7,158,356
     Interest-bearing........................................................................................   2,399,582
     In foreign offices and Edge subsidiary..................................................................  18,451,054
     Noninterest-bearing.....................................................................................     429,797
     Interest-bearing........................................................................................  18,021,257
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under
     agreements to repurchase in domestic offices of
     the bank and of its Edge subsidiary.....................................................................  12,023,438
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury.....................................................................     451,424
Trading liabilities..........................................................................................   1,582,933
Other borrowed money.........................................................................................     323,782
Subordinated notes and debentures............................................................................           0
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding.....................................................      48,563
Other liabilities............................................................................................   1,226,129
 
Total liabilities............................................................................................  46,665,261
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EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus................................................................           0
Common stock.................................................................................................      29,931
Surplus......................................................................................................     462,782
Undivided profits and capital reserves/Net unrealized holding gains (losses).................................   2,080,148
     Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities..................................      27,376
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments..........................................................      (3,115)
Total equity capital.........................................................................................   2,597,122
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Total liabilities and equity capital.........................................................................  46,262,383
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I, Rex S. Schuette, Senior Vice President and Comptroller of the above named
bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared in
conformance with the instructions issued by the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System and is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

                                                Rex S. Schuette


We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this Report of
Condition and declare that it has been examined by us and to the best of our
knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions
issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and is true and
correct.

                                                David A. Spina
                                                Marshall N. Carter
                                                Truman S. Casner