Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No. 333-65563
Prospectus Supplement No. 1
Dated January 11, 1999 (to Prospectus dated January 8, 1999)
UNITED ROAD SERVICES, INC.
This Prospectus Supplement is part of the Prospectus dated January 8,
1999 relating to an offering of up to 1,213,944 shares of the Common Stock of
United Road Services, Inc. ("United Road") by certain existing stockholders of
United Road who received shares of Common Stock in connection with acquisitions
made by United Road.
On January 11, 1999, United Road acquired MPG Transco, Ltd., an Illinois
corporation ("MPG"), by merging MPG into URS Transport, Inc., a wholly-owned
subsidiary of United Road. The aggregate purchase price was approximately $29.5
million, consisting of approximately $10.4 million in cash, 996,772 shares of
United Road's Common Stock and $4.4 million of indebtedness.
MPG provides national automobile transport services to major automobile
manufacturers. Under United Road's ownership, MPG is expected to continue to
provide such services.
The date of this Prospectus Supplement is January 11, 1999
