United Rentals Named to Fortune 500 List of Largest U.S. Companies

STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

United Rentals, Inc. URI, the world's largest equipment rental company, today announced that it has been named to the 2014 Fortune 500 list for the first time. The Fortune 500 list identifies the largest U.S. companies by revenue. United Rentals had 2013 total revenue of $4.955 billion.

Michael J. Kneeland, chief executive officer of United Rentals, said, “Our inclusion as a Fortune 500 company is another milestone in what continues to be a period of remarkable growth for our company. This honor is a credit to our employees and customers throughout North America. With their support, we are leading the equipment rental industry into a future of service innovation and value creation.”

The full 2014 Fortune 500 list appears at www.fortune.com/500.

About United Rentals

United Rentals, Inc. is the largest equipment rental company in the world. Following the acquisition of National Pump, the company has an integrated network of 876 rental locations in 49 states and 10 Canadian provinces. The company's approximately 12,200 employees serve construction and industrial customers, utilities, municipalities, homeowners and others. The company offers for rent approximately 3,100 classes of equipment for rent with a total original cost of $7.99 billion. United Rentals is a member of the Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 Index, the Barron's 400 Index and the Russell 2000 Index^® and is headquartered in Stamford, Conn. Additional information about United Rentals is available at UnitedRentals.com.

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