# Who does United Rentals pay? Who are its key suppliers?
Canonical: https://valuechain.wiki/united-rentals · Facet: suppliers · Updated: 2026-09-11T20:21:27.502967+00:00 · Source: ValueChain.wiki (cited money-flow graph)

**Citable summary**: United Rentals's confirmed suppliers/cost counterparties include Ford Motor Company plus 1 undisclosed/aggregate relationship. Per the valuechain.wiki graph: 2 cost edges, backed by 2 dated sources, 0 of them primary filings (as of 2026-09-11).

### Yak Access (high)
- metric: Contract value $1.1B · 2024 · Cash consideration for Yak Access, Yak Mat and New South Access
- note: United Rentals acquired Yak Access and related matting businesses in March 2024, adding surface protection mats to its specialty rental offering. The company reported an approximately $1.1 billion cash purchase price.
- [confirms] SEC EDGAR (EN, filing, published 2026-01-28) https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1067701/000106770126000007/uri-20251231.htm: "In March 2024, we completed the acquisition of Yak Access, LLC, Yak Mat, LLC and New South Access & Environmental Solutions, LLC."
- [confirms] United Rentals Investor Relations (EN, ir, published 2024-03-15) https://investors.unitedrentals.com/press-releases/press-releases-details/2024/United-Rentals-Completes-Acquisition-of-Yak-Access/default.aspx: "United Rentals completed its acquisition of Yak from Platinum Equity for approximately $1.1 billion in cash."

### 포드 (high)  → /ford-motor-company.md
- note: United Rentals agreed to purchase Ford Pro F-150 Lightning trucks and E-Transit vans for its North American rental and company fleets. Counterparty-specific purchase value was not disclosed.
- [confirms] United Rentals (EN, ir, published 2022-05-10) https://www.unitedrentals.com/our-company/press-room/press-releases/detail/united-rentals-invests-ford-electric-trucks-north-american-fleet: "United Rentals announced a new agreement with Ford Pro to purchase all-electric vehicles for its North American rental and company fleets."

### Cummins (high)  → /cummins.md
- note: United Rentals acquired Cummins mobile rental generator assets in 2017 to expand its Power & HVAC fleet. The acquisition value was not disclosed.
- [confirms] United Rentals (EN, ir, published 2017-08-22) https://www.unitedrentals.com/our-company/press-room/press-releases/detail/united-rentals-expands-power-hvac-fleet-acquisition-portable-power-assets: "United Rentals has acquired power equipment assets, primarily mobile rental generator sets, from Cummins Inc."

### Polaris (mid)
- note: Polaris Commercial supplies work utility vehicles and related parts and service support to United Rentals and was named its 2024 Supplier of the Year. Counterparty-specific procurement value was not disclosed.
- [confirms] Polaris (EN, ir, published 2025-02-11) https://www.polaris.com/es-us/news/company/polaris-named-united-rentals-supplier-of-the-year-for-2024/: "United Rentals has selected Polaris as its Supplier of the Year for 2024."

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