By Sara Beth Williams–
A new business which will focus on trailer rentals and sales is planning to open soon at the former site of Rental Guys and Aba Daba Rentals.
Trailer Heaven owner Andrew Tasca said Tuesday the new shop will focus on selling and renting trailers from multiple brands, including Black Rhino and Alcom trailers. The center will also sell other vehicles, such as pickup trucks and box trucks. Already, multiple trailers have been moved onto the property.
Tasca said the new trailer company is still waiting on a new sign to take the place of the current Rental Guys sign.
Rental Guys, once known as Aba Daba Rentals, officially closed last summer according to Kerri Costarella, the daughter of the store’s former owner. Costarella currently runs Aba Daba Party Rentals in Sacramento.
The property formerly home to Rental Guys is located at the corner of Auburn Boulevard and Cook Avenue, surrounded by fencing. According to the Sacramento County Assessor’s office, the building was constructed in 1963.
Costarella said previously that Aba Daba was a family-owned business that began with its first store in Sacramento in 1957 and then expanded to Citrus Heights in the 70s or 80s.
The company began as an equipment rental store and later expanded into renting party supplies. Costarella said her grandfather, Gene Blackwell, owned eight stores.
Costarella said the shop would rent out “almost anything you can think of,” including tools, truck trailers, tractors, small homeowner tools, big tools, tables, chairs, linens, dishes, and more. As her grandparents aged, Costarella’s parents took over, according to the company’s website.
Aba Daba was officially sold to Rental Guys in May 2024, according to a May 3 press release in Rental Equipment Register. Costarella said Rental Guys also previously bought out Greenback Rentals.
