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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 40%; font-size: 10pt">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 60%; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline">May 7, 2012</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 100%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Essex Rental Corp.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 31%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">Delaware</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">001-34601</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 36%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">20-5415048</TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">of incorporation)</P></TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Identification No.)</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">1110 Lake Cook Road, Suite 220, Buffalo Grove, Illinois</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">60089</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">(Address of principal executive offices)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">(Zip Code)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 100%; font-size: 10pt">Registrant&rsquo;s telephone number, including area code:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 847-215-6502</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)</TD></TR>
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to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</P>

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Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17CFR 240.13a-4(c))</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left"><B>Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial
Condition</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">May 7, 2012, Essex
Rental Corp. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) issued a press release announcing its results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.</P>

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Financial Statements and Exhibits.</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 85%; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Description</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; font-size: 10pt">99.1</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; font-size: 10pt">Press Release, dated May 7, 2012.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; 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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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="tab-stops: 255.0pt; text-autospace: none">ESSEX RENTAL CORP.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; text-align: justify; padding-bottom: 1pt">Date:&nbsp; May 7, 2012</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 4%; text-align: justify; padding-bottom: 1pt">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 46%; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Martin Kroll</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="tab-stops: 255.0pt; text-autospace: none">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="tab-stops: 255.0pt; text-autospace: none">Name: Martin Kroll</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="tab-stops: 255.0pt; text-autospace: none">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="tab-stops: 255.0pt; text-autospace: none">Title: Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR>
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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):
May 7, 2012
Essex Rental Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Delaware
001-34601
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 (17CFR 240.13a-4(c))
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial
Condition
May 7, 2012, Essex
Rental Corp. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing its results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press Release, dated May 7, 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:  May 7, 2012
By:
/s/ Martin Kroll
Name: Martin Kroll
Title: Chief Financial Officer