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    <TD COLSPAN="5" STYLE="padding-right: 2.85pt; padding-left: 2.85pt; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">CURRENT REPORT</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-right: 2.85pt; padding-left: 2.85pt; font-size: 10pt">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):</TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 2.85pt; padding-left: 2.85pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">1110 Lake Cook Road, Suite 220, Buffalo Grove, Illinois</TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="5" STYLE="padding-right: 2.85pt; padding-left: 2.85pt; font-size: 10pt">Registrant&rsquo;s telephone number, including area code:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 847-215-6502</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Members of the Board of
Directors and management of Essex Rental Corp. will hold presentations for certain stockholders, potential investors and their
representatives regarding the business and historical and projected financial performance of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries
at the ISI Annual Industrial Conference on March 6, 2012.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">A live webcast of the presentation
will be accessible via the link below and an archived version will be available for 90 days until June 4, 2012.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 1pt 0 3pt; text-indent: 25pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
______________________
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
March 6, 2012
Essex Rental Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Delaware
000-34601
20-5415048
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1110 Lake Cook Road, Suite 220, Buffalo Grove, Illinois
60089
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:    847-215-6502
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
¨
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
£
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13a-4(c))
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
Members of the Board of
Directors and management of Essex Rental Corp. will hold presentations for certain stockholders, potential investors and their
representatives regarding the business and historical and projected financial performance of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries
at the ISI Annual Industrial Conference on March 6, 2012.
A live webcast of the presentation
will be accessible via the link below and an archived version will be available for 90 days until June 4, 2012.
Webcast
Link:
http://www.veracast.com/webcasts/isi/industrial2012/97109164.cfm
Item 9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Presentation dated March 6, 2012.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
ESSEX RENTAL CORP.
Date: March 6, 2012
By:
/s/ Martin Kroll
Name: Martin Kroll
Title: Chief Financial Officer