FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *   Asplund Dale A 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 04/13/2011 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol UNITED RENTALS INC /DE [URI] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O UNITED RENTALS, INC., FIVE GREENWICH OFFICE PARK 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Senior V.P.-Business Services 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) GREENWICH, CT 06831 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock (1) (2) 16,832 (1) (2) D Â

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option - Right to Buy	03/13/2012(3)	03/13/2019	Common Stock	11,667	$ 3.44	D	Â
Stock Option - Right to Buy	  (4)	03/10/2020	Common Stock	26,666	$ 8.47	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Asplund Dale A C/O UNITED RENTALS, INC. FIVE GREENWICH OFFICE PARK GREENWICH, CT 06831	Â	Â	  Senior V.P.-Business Services	Â

Signatures

/ s / Dale A. Asplund		04/20/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	The total reported is comprised of: (i) an award of restricted stock units granted to the reporting person on March 13, 2009, of which 3,333 units are scheduled to vest on March 13, 2012, (ii) an award of restricted stock units granted on December 21, 2009, of which 1,666 units are scheduled to vest on December 21, 2011 and 1,667 units are scheduled to vest on December 21, 2012, (iii) an award of restricted stock units granted on March 11, 2010, of which 3,333 units are scheduled to vest on each of March 11, 2012 and March 11, 2013, and (iv) an award of 3,500 restricted stock units granted on March 8, 2011, of which one-third of the units are scheduled to vest on each of March 8, 2012, March 8, 2013 and March 8, 2014.
(2)	Restricted stock units are settled with common shares on a one-for-one basis upon vesting and are subject to acceleration in certain circumstances.
(3)	In connection with an option award granted on March 13, 2009, 11,667 option shares become exercisable on March 13, 2012.
(4)	In connection with an option award granted on March 11, 2010, 13,333 option shares become exercisable on each of March 11, 2012 and March 11, 2013.

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