American Rental Association

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ARA – American Rental Association

Abbreviation	ARA
Established	1955; 69 years ago (1955)
Type	nonprofit trade association
Location	Moline, Illinois,  United States
Coordinates	41°29′9″N 90°29′59″W / 41.48583°N 90.49972°W / 41.48583; -90.49972
Area served	North America
Official language	English
Website	ararental.org

The American Rental Association (ARA) is a nonprofit trade association representing the equipment rental and event rental segments in North America.^[1]

It was first formed in 1955 by a group of twenty-one rental store operators. At the time, rental stores were a quickly growing industry. The ARA represents over 11,000 member locations in North America.^[2]

ARA, like most trade associations, uses working committees and short term task forces.

General members at ARA are rental companies who focus substantially on the rental of owned assets to consumers in North America.

The ARA organizes and hosts The ARA Show annually. It is the 63rd largest trade show in the North America^[3] and the largest rental trade show in the world.