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H&E Equipment Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:HEES) today announced that it will release its 2009 third quarter financial results before the market on Wednesday, November 4, 2009. The Company will also hold a conference call to discuss third quarter results on Wednesday, November 4, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time). To listen to the call, participants should dial 913-312-1510 approximately 10 minutes prior to

the start of the call. A telephonic replay will become available after 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Wednesday, November 4, 2009, and will continue through November 12, 2009, by dialing 719-457-0820 and entering the confirmation code 4542660.

The live broadcast of H&E Equipment Services’ quarterly conference call will be available online at www.he-equipment.com : or www.earnings.com : on November 4, 2009, beginning at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) and will continue to be available for 30 days. Related presentation materials will be posted to the “Investor Relations” section of the Company’s web site at www.he-equipment.com : prior to the call. The presentation materials will be in Adobe Acrobat format.


About H&E Equipment Services, Inc.

The Company is one of the largest integrated equipment services companies in the United States with 63 full-service facilities throughout the West Coast, Intermountain, Southwest, Gulf Coast, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions of the United States. The Company is focused on heavy construction and industrial equipment and rents, sells and provides parts and service support for four core categories of specialized equipment: (1) hi-lift or aerial platform equipment; (2) cranes; (3) earthmoving equipment; and (4) industrial lift trucks. By providing equipment rental, sales, and on-site parts, repair and maintenance functions under one roof, the Company is a one-stop provider for its customers' varied equipment needs. This full service approach provides the Company with multiple points of customer contact, enabling it to maintain a high quality rental fleet, as well as an effective distribution channel for fleet disposal and provides cross-selling opportunities among its new and used equipment sales, rental, parts sales and service operations.


H&E Equipment Services, Inc.Chief Financial OfficerLeslie

S. Magee, 225-298-5261 lmagee@he-equipment.com : mailto:lmagee@he-equipment.com orCorporate
Communications, Inc.Kevin S. Inda, 407-566-1180 kevin.Inda@cci-ir.com : mailto:kevin.Inda@cci-ir.com