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United Rentals has reported their financial results for the first quarter of 2021, including a total revenue of $2.057 billion and rental revenue
1 of $1.667 billion. The equipment rental revenue was $1.783 million in the first quarter of 2020, equaling a 6.5-percent decrease. However, the year-over-year change in rental revenue improved each month in the quarter, and March was positive year-over-year.
The general rentals segment had an 8.7 percent year-over-year decrease in rental revenue to $1.273 billion for the quarter, and the rental gross margin increased by 20 basis points to 32.3 percent. The rental revenue of the specialty rentals segment, or Trench, Power and Fluid Solutions, increased 1.3 percent year-over-year to $394 million for the quarter, and the rental gross margin increased by 50 basis points to 42.1 percent, mainly due to decreases in temporary labor and fleet repair costs.