PARK RIDGE, NJ -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 10/03/06 -- Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (PINKSHEETS: HERC), a leading construction and industrial equipment rental company, will celebrate the grand opening of its Seattle, WA, general rental facility on Friday, October 6, 2006. The event will take place at the store between 11 am and 2 pm, and will showcase the facility's new 10,000-square foot showroom and product line, which includes small tools, equipment and contractors' supplies.

As part of Hertz's commitment to expand services available for small to medium-sized contractors and homeowners, HERC Seattle offers a broad range of products, including lawn mowers, floor sanders and buffers, trenchers, paint sprayers, ladders, pumps and scaffolding. HERC Seattle also offers a wide assortment of construction and industrial equipment from manufacturers such as Case, Genie, Ingersoll-Rand, JLG, John Deere, Wacker and Stihl, with a focus on equipment for the port, foundry, cold storage and warehousing industries. Equipment is available to rent or buy.

At the grand opening, vendor demonstrations and literature will be available, a free lunch will be catered by Jasper's BBQ Smokehouse, and giveaways will be provided on-site while supplies last. In addition to HERC management, on-air talent from sports radio station 950 KJR will be on-site with a live broadcast.

Located at 5055 Fourth Ave., South in Seattle, WA, 98134, the new HERC facility is housed on a three-and-a-half acre lot in downtown Seattle's SODO District. The facility's features include offices, training rooms, an 8,000 square-foot warehouse and a 6,000 square-foot heavy equipment shop. HERC Seattle is open Mondays through Fridays, 7 am to 5:00 pm; Saturdays, 8 am to 4 pm; and Sundays 9 am to 4 pm.

With more than 265 locations in the U.S. and Canada, and an additional 95 locations in France and Spain, Hertz Equipment Rental has a diverse equipment inventory and offers daily, weekly, monthly and long-term rentals of tools and supplies, as well as new and used equipment for sale. For more information about Hertz Equipment Rental, visit the company on the web at http://www.hertzequip.com or for the nearest location, call Hertz Equipment Rental toll-free at 1-888-777-2700.

Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Hertz Corporation.

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