“Our second-quarter performance reflects the impact of expected market weakness on our core rental business, counteracted in part by the proactive implementation of our profit improvement strategy,” said United Rentals CEO Michael Kneeland.

Based in Greenwich, Conn., United Rentals is No. 1 on the RER 100.

H&E Equipment Services' second-quarter revenues jumped 21.2 percent to $282.6 million compared with $233.1 for the same period last year. The Mid-Atlantic region, created after H&E's recent acquisition of Burress Equipment, contributed $40.6 million of the $49.5 million increase, thus making same-store revenue increase relatively minimal.

Equipment rental revenue increased from $69.6 million to $75.2 million, an 8-percent hike. For the first six months of 2008, equipment rental jumped from $132.8 in 2007 to $146.4 million, a 10.2-percent hike. Total revenue increased 19.3 percent, from $442.9 million in the year-ago period, to $528.4 for the first six months of 2008.

“We are pleased with our performance during the second quarter given the increasing macro-economic challenges and the trickle-down affects on the non-residential construction markets,” said John Engquist, H&E's president and CEO.

Based in Baton Rouge, La., H&E Equipment Services is No. 9 on the RER 100.

Volvo Rents said revenue for its North American franchise network grew 16 percent year over year to $143.5 million, compared with the first six months of 2007. Based in Asheville, N.C., Volvo Rents is No. 17 on the RER 100.

Hertz Global Holdings last week reported record second-quarter 2008 worldwide revenues of $2.3 billion, an increase of 4.6 percent over the prior year on strong international growth.