
Future of United Rentals
CATEGORIES
- Asset Performance
- Innovation assets and pipeline
- Disruption vulnerability
- Company headlines
- Company’s future prospects
DATA ACCESS
United Rentals, Inc. is the biggest equipment rental company in North America, with numerous rental locations throughout the Canada and United States. The company was established by Bradley Jacobs and seven others in 1997, and its customer base includes utilities, homeowners, industrial and construction companies, and municipalities. In addition to equipment rentals, the company provides new and used equipment, safety training, and 24/7 equipment service support. Having the biggest fleet of rental equipment in the world, United Rentals employs many employees, servicing metropolitan areas, states, and Canadian provinces.
Asset Performance
- Product/Service/Dept. nameEquipment rentalsProduct/Service revenue4941000000
- Product/Service/Dept. nameSales of rental equipmentProduct/Service revenue496000000
- Product/Service/Dept. nameSales of new equipmentProduct/Service revenue144000000
Innovation assets and Pipeline
All company data collected from its 2016 annual report and other public sources. The accuracy of this data and the conclusions derived from them depend on this publicly accessible data. If a data point listed above is discovered to be inaccurate, Quantumrun will make the necessary corrections to this live page.
DISRUPTION VULNERABILITY
Belonging to the business services sector means this company will be affected directly and indirectly by a number of disruptive opportunities and challenges over the coming decades. While described in detail within Quantumrun’s special reports, these disruptive trends can be summarized along the following broad points:
*The shrinking cost and increasing computational capacity of artificial intelligence systems will lead to its greater use across a number of applications within the business services world. All regimented or codified tasks and professions will see greater automation, leading to dramatically reduced operating costs and sizeable layoffs of white and blue-collar employees.
*Blockchain technology will be co-opted and integrated into the operations of a range of business services providers, significantly reducing transaction costs and automating complex contract agreements.