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Throughout 2005 the SEC investigation of accounting practices and
delays in filing releases haunted United Rentals. United’s board of
directors placed John Milne, United’s president and CFO on 30-day notice
for non-performance.

A special committee was formed by the board during the company’s
internal investigation which brought about the notice. On August 12,
United Rentals terminated Milne for non-performance. Waivers were
granted by its lenders during this turbulent time to extend its deadline
for filing.

After Hurricane Katrina touched down no one could imagine the impact
the devastating storm would have on the rental industry. Damaging
90,000 square miles and costing between $200 and $300 million in damage
made Katrina the most costly national disaster in US history. Many
rental companies stepped up to the challenge and volunteered their time
and equipment to help ease the pain.

Equipment manufacturers, suppliers, rental operators, and local rental
associations put their heads together, sent what manpower and equipment
they had and went to work. Local rental associations such as the
Greater Cincinnati Tool Rental Association and the Heartland Rental
Association combined to raise $200,000 to aid rental businesses affected
by Katrina and Rita.

Rental car companies are now being targeted by state and local
governments as a new way to help fund civic projects such as stadiums,
art centers, and convention centers. Las Vegas, Dallas, Arkansas and
Wisconsin have already put plans in to place to tax car renters to pay
for these new projects.

Here are some examples of different taxes and where the new money is
going to. Revere, Mass is charging an extra $10 per transaction for
fire and police stations. Kansas City is charging customers $4 a day to
help renovate their down town area. Dallas renters are charged an extra
5 percent to help pay for the new Dallas Mavericks Stadium, the American
Airlines Center. Arkansas is using part of the 10 percent renters tax
to go toward increasing teacher salaries.

Overall the new tax plans appear to be a gigantic help in funding
state and local projects. While the prices of renting a car may be on
the rise, out of town business travelers and the companies footing the
bill for their travel plans will be the ones paying.

2005 proved to be a very good year for the rental industry. Several
companies showed record earnings and revenues last year. Caterpillar,
H&E, Ingersoll-Rand, and JLG were among the leaders in earnings.

Caterpillar, Peoria, IL, had record profits and revenues in the third
quarter. With revenues of $8.98 billion and profit of $667 million both
numbers were up dramatically from the 2004 year. Caterpillar attributed
the growth to strong global demand and improved pricing.

H&E Equipment out of Baton Rouge, LA had a very strong third quarter
as well. Their gross profit rose to $13.4 million, an increase of 40.1
percent from the year before. They also had a revenue increase of 22.7
percent to $27.5 million that quarter.

Ingersoll-Rand, Annadale, NJ showed an increase of 10 percent in the
third quarter to $2.6 billion. This was led by growth in their compact
vehicle technologies, construction technologies, industrial
technologies, and security technologies. There was also an increase in
their parts, service, attachments, rental and used equipment sections.

JLG Industries, McConnellsburg, PA had a record fourth quarter as
well. With a sales increase nationally of 33 percent and 36 percent
internationally JLG showed a 34 percent increase in over all revenue.

Financial forecasts were upbeat and hopeful for this year as well.
Equipment prices will be higher this year due to higher material and
transportation costs, but the demand for renal equipment should not
change.

April springs forward to bring the internet and the rental industry a new online community geared towards a rental theme. RentalCow.com is a user-friendly index of rental related information. The website provides a searchable rental directory, forum and industry related news.
Its Yellow Book style directory provides rental companies a place to list their contact information based on various rental industry categories. Companies who register are given the opportunity to post such informational items as their companies’ website URL, phone number and fax. This information is listed on their own company’s information page. All information listed is geared toward prospective customers.

Rental customer can find what they are looking for by searching the site. The site is searchable by keywords related to categories and by geographical location. The site also provides a chance to review rental companies. This provides the companies and future rental customers’ usable feedback.

Besides providing contact information rentalcow.com provides rental companies an online community to learn and share industry related information. This is accomplished by a news section and user interactive forum. The forum is composed of various sub-forum topics including open rental discussion, rental tips, advertising and classifieds.

Tent Rental Information

Spring is almost upon us and the party tent rental season is almost here. While rental companies are gearing up for the season, tent renters are starting to plan their events. When renting a tent for an event there are many factors when choosing a style of tent for various event such as graduations weddings and picnics.
Of the many styles of tents to choose from, I will provide you with information of the four most popular.

We will begin with the most common and the oldest to the tent rental industry the pole tent. A pole tent requires a set of poles arranged beneath the vinyl top to support the structure. The pole tent top is tensioned over the poles and attached to anchoring devices at tensioning points around the pole tent tops perimeter. The pole tent top is anchored to the surface generally using stakes. On smaller tents it is also possible to anchor the tents using weights. Many rental companies offers 2 types of anchoring systems for our pole tent tops: traditional rope and our ratchet buckle system.

The second event tent I will discuss is related to the pole tent but is designed for a more elegant look. This tent is commonly referred to as a peak tent. The peak tent is similar to a traditional pole tent with the exception of a taller center pole that is used to create the high peaks. The high peak tent has a high slope with stylish peaks, smooth curves and a modern profile that will add elegance to any venue

We will now move on to frame tents. A traditional frame tent’s frame is assembled with aluminum or steel tubing joined together with connection fittings that support the fabric top. The rigid framework allows the tent to be freestanding. *However, a frame tent will require some type of anchoring system, such as ropes, ratchets, or cables, to hold it in place. Frame tents are popular for events that require smaller tents. Frame tents require no center poles or center supports, giving the optimum amount of space available.

Our next frame tent I will discuss is a gable frame tent. A gable end frame tent is assembled with aluminum or steel tubing joined together with connection fittings that supports the fabric top. The gable end frame tent differs from the standard frame tent in the appearance of the ends of the tent. The gable end frame tent has a double sloping roof which forms a triangular section (gable) at each end of the pitched roof. The rigid framework allows the tent to be freestanding. A gable frame tent will require some type of anchoring system, such as ropes, ratchets, or cables, to hold it in place. Gable frame tents are popular for events that require an entrance way connected to another tent, or if the peak height is desired for the entire length of the tent. Gable tents can butt up against existing structures with minimal water penetration. Gable frame tents require no center poles, giving the optimum amount of space available. All fittings and poles are interchangeable (excluding corners) with Classic Frame Tent Systems.

For a visual representation of these tents I found this very useful site Gettent.com

I hope this knowledge I provided will help you in your future tent rental needs