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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Act of
1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company
Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company
Act of 1940
Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Charter URS LLC
(Last) (First) (Middle)
1013 Centre Road
(Street)
Wilmington DE 19899
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year)
12/07/98
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person
(Voluntary)
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
United Road Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:URSI)
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__ Director _x_ 10% Owner
___ Officer (give title below) ___ Other (specify below)
6. If Amendment, Date of Original
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(Month/Day/Year)
7. Individual or Joint/Group
Filing (check Applicable Line)
_x_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)
Common Stock
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)
None
3. Ownership From: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)
Not applicable
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Not applicable
Table II Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts,
calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)
8% Convertible Subordinated Debentures due 2008
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date
12/07/98
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative
Security (Instr. 4)
Title Amount or Number of Shares
Common Stock 2,900,000
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security
$15.00 per share
5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or
Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)
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D
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Not applicable
Explanation of Responses:
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute
Federal Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
/s/Robert L. Berner, III December 17, 1998
Robert L. Berner, III, Managing Director
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be
manually signed. If space provided is insufficient,
See Instruction 6 for procedure.
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of
information contained in this form are not required to respond
unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities
beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see
Instruction 5(b)(v). SEC 1473(7-96)
