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Star Rentals

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The Pacific Northwest's largest independent construction equipment rental company, serving Washington and Oregon since 1900.

Last updated September 27, 2026

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Overview

Star Rentals is an American equipment rental company headquartered in Washington State and operating across Washington and Oregon. It describes itself as the Pacific Northwest's largest independent construction equipment rental company, a position it traces back to 1900, when the family-owned Star Machinery business was launched with the goal of understanding customer needs and supplying the best available industrial equipment. That same customer-focused drive, the company says, continues to guide Star Rentals today. The company runs a network of 17 store locations spanning western Washington, eastern Washington and Oregon. Its store footprint includes Everett, Kent, Olympia, Tacoma, Bellevue, Bremerton, Bellingham, Longview and Vancouver in Washington; Spokane, Pasco, Yakima and Wenatchee in eastern Washington; and Springfield, Hillsboro, Salem and Portland in Oregon. Customers can reach the company through a toll-free line, 1-800-825-7880, and through a customer portal for account management. Star Rentals offers three main lines of business: equipment rentals, used equipment sales, and professional equipment safety training. Its rental catalog is broad and construction-focused, covering air compressors, air tools, boom trucks and cranes, compaction equipment, concrete equipment, dump and water trucks, electrical tools, floor and carpet equipment, forklifts, generators, heaters, fans and blowers, hoists, light stands, loaders and excavators, boom lifts and vertical manlifts, pipe, conduit and plumbing equipment, pressure washers, pumps and hoses, gas and electric saws, utility loaders, vacuums and sweepers, and welders. Within categories such as air tools, the catalog is further broken down into hoses, breakers and chippers, impact wrenches, rock drills and miscellaneous items; the welder category includes 225-amp and 300-amp gas welders, a 130-amp wire feed unit, a 50 CFM smoke extractor and a high-volume ventilator. The company positions itself on modern quality equipment, competitive pricing, superior customer service, expert maintenance and follow-through. It emphasizes skilled, knowledgeable staff at every location, extensive training programs, and the ability to recommend the right equipment for projects large or small. It also stresses that it services what it sells and keeps its fleet well maintained to help customers avoid costly downtime. Trust and integrity are presented as core values in its customer relationships. Star Rentals is privately held and family-owned in character, with no public listing. Its operations are concentrated in the Pacific Northwest rather than nationwide, and its brand is built around regional depth: a dense branch network, a wide construction equipment catalog, and supporting services such as safety training and used equipment sales.

History

Star Rentals traces its origins to 1900, when the family-owned Star Machinery business was launched. According to the company's own account, the founding goal was to understand what customers needed and to provide the best industrial equipment available. That same drive and determination, the company states, continues to guide Star Rentals today. Over the following decades the business evolved into an equipment rental operation serving the Pacific Northwest. It now presents itself as the Pacific Northwest's largest independent construction equipment rental company, a regional leader rather than a national chain. Its identity is closely tied to the construction, industrial and infrastructure markets of Washington and Oregon. The company has built a branch network of 17 store locations across western Washington, eastern Washington and Oregon. The named locations are Everett, Kent, Olympia, Tacoma, Bellevue, Bremerton, Bellingham, Longview and Vancouver in Washington; Spokane, Pasco, Yakima and Wenatchee in eastern Washington; and Springfield, Hillsboro, Salem and Portland in Oregon. This footprint allows it to serve contractors and industrial customers across the region. Alongside rentals, Star Rentals developed used equipment sales and professional equipment safety training as complementary service lines. The company emphasizes that it services what it sells and maintains its fleet to minimize customer downtime, and it invests in extensive training programs so that staff at every location can recommend the right equipment for projects of any size. Its stated values include trust and integrity in customer relationships. As of the available evidence, Star Rentals remains an active, privately held, family-owned-style independent company with no public listing. Its brand is built on regional depth, a broad construction equipment catalog, and supporting services rather than on national scale.

  • 1900

    Family-owned Star Machinery is launched, the origin of today's Star Rentals.

  • Star Rentals operates 17 store locations across western Washington, eastern Washington and Oregon.

Products and positioning

The Pacific Northwest's largest independent construction equipment rental company, emphasizing modern quality equipment, competitive pricing, superior customer service, expert maintenance and skilled staff.

  • Air compressors

  • Air tools (hoses, breakers/chippers, impact wrenches, rock drills, miscellaneous)

  • Boom trucks and cranes

  • Compaction equipment

  • Concrete equipment

  • Dump and water trucks

  • Electrical tools

  • Floor and carpet equipment

  • Forklifts

  • Generators

  • Heaters, fans and blowers

  • Hoists

  • Light stands

  • Loaders and excavators

  • Boom lifts

  • Vertical lifts

  • Pipe, conduit and plumbing equipment

  • Pressure washers

  • Pumps and hoses

  • Gas and electric saws

  • Utility loaders

  • Vacuums and sweepers

  • Welders (225-amp gas, 300-amp, 130-amp wire feed, smoke extractor, high-volume ventilator)

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