Mission To ensure that end users of our equipment and services achieve optimal performance safely, efficiently and effectively.
Description We are working hard to make a difference in the world by improving lives and the world around us through our efforts and the equipment we provide.
Herc Rentals Inc. is a premier, full-service equipment rental firm ― providing our customers the equipment, services and solutions they need to achieve optimal performance safely, efficiently and effectively.
Founded in 1965, Herc Rentals is one of the leading equipment rental suppliers in North America with 2025 total revenues reaching approximately $4.4 billion. Herc Rentals’ parent company, known as Herc Holdings Inc., listed on the New York Stock Exchange on July 1, 2016, under the symbol “HRI.” Herc Rentals serves customers through approximately 602 locations and has about 9,600 employees in North America as of December 31, 2025.
We serve a diverse group of customers in a wide array of industries. We support professional contractors in construction and remediation. Our industrial customers include large industrial plants, refineries, and petrochemical operations, and automotive and aerospace manufacturers. We support government and infrastructure projects at the municipal, state and federal level. And, we continue to expand our services for customers in commercial and retail, healthcare, hospitality, recreation, and entertainment and special events.
A pioneer of the equipment rental industry, Herc Rentals continues to evolve and grow through technological innovations, expanded product offerings and value-added services and consultative solutions to support its customers’ projects.
Our vision to be the supplier, employer, and investment of choice in our industry frames everything we do.
Herc Rentals has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 650 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Herc Rentals employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).
Overall, 74% of employees would recommend working at Herc Rentals to a friend. This is based on 652 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.
59% of job seekers rate their interview experience at Herc Rentals as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at Herc Rentals.