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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * KNEELAND MICHAEL   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol UNITED RENTALS INC /DE [URI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O UNITED RENTALS, INC., FIVE GREENWICH OFFICE PARK 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/10/2010 (Street) GREENWICH, CT 06831 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 03/10/2010   M   25,000 (1) A $ 0 179,592 (2) D   Common Stock 03/10/2010   F   8,238 D $ 8.465 171,354 D   Common Stock 03/11/2010   A   37,160 (3) A $ 0 208,514 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Stock Units

(1)

03/10/2010

M

25,000

(1)

(1)

Common Stock

25,000

$ 0

0 (2)

D

Stock Option - Right to Buy

$ 8.315

03/11/2010

A

104,431

(4)

03/10/2020

Common Stock

104,431

$ 0

104,431

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
KNEELAND MICHAEL C/O UNITED RENTALS, INC. FIVE GREENWICH OFFICE PARK GREENWICH, CT 06831	X		Chief Executive Officer

Signatures

/s/ Michael J. Kneeland		03/12/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	With respect to a previously reported grant on 3/10/2008, 25,000 Units vested on 3/10/2010 and were settled with shares of common stock on a one-for-one basis.
(2)	The reported aggregate amount, in addition to the 25,000 restricted stock units that were settled on March 10, 2009 and reported herein on Table I, includes 25,000 restricted stock units, scheduled to vest on March 10, 2011, which units previously had been (and no longer will be) reported in Table II as derivative securities. Units are settled with shares of common stock on a one-for-one basis upon vesting.
(3)	These shares comprise an award of restricted stock units granted to Mr. Kneeland. Subject to acceleration in certain circumstances, 12,386 of the units are scheduled to vest on March 11, 2011 and 12, 387 of the units are scheduled to vest on each of March 11, 2012 and March 11, 2013. Units are settled with shares of common stock on a one-for-one basis upon vesting.
(4)	The option is exercisable in three installments: 34,810 of the option shares become exercisable on each of March 11, 2011 and March 11, 2012 and 34,811 of the option shares become exercisable on March 11, 2013.

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