Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
BRUCKMANN BRUCE
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
H&E Equipment Services, Inc. [HEES] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES, INC., 11100 MEAD ROAD, SUITE 200		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/25/2010
(Street)

BATON ROUGE, LA 70816		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, par value $0.01 (1) 05/25/2010   A   1,506 A $ 0 630,719 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.01               190,882 I By Bruce C. Bruckmann Family 1996 Trust (2)
Common Stock, par value $0.01               73,344 I By Bruce C. Bruckmann 1999 Gift Trust (3)
Common Stock, par value $0.01               954,409 I By BRSE Associates, Inc. (4)
Common Stock, par value $0.01               193,516 I By BRSE LLC (5)
Common Stock, par value $0.01               5,961 I By BCB Family Partners, L.P. (6)
Common Stock, par value $0.01               2,877 I By NAZ Family Partners, L.P. (7)
Common Stock, par value $0.01               34,148 I By Nancy A. Zweng (8)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
BRUCKMANN BRUCE
C/O H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES, INC.
11100 MEAD ROAD, SUITE 200
BATON ROUGE, LA 70816		   X      

Signatures

 /s/ W. Scott Bozzell Attorney-in-Fact   05/26/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Restricted stock grant under the Company's 2006 Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plan. The shares of restricted stock will vest over three years as follows: 502 shares on May 25, 2011; 502 shares on May 25, 2012; and 502 shares on May 25, 2013.
(2) These shares are held in a trust for the benefit of the Reporting Person's children. The Reporting Person's former spouse is the trustee of the trust. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares.
(3) These shares are held in a trust for the benefit of the Reporting Person's children. The Reporting Person is the trustee of the trust. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares.
(4) The Reporting Person may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the shares held by this entity by virtue of his status as a stockholder and officer of this entity. The Reporting Person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares held by BRSE Associates, Inc. that exceed his pecuniary interest therein.
(5) The Reporting Person is a member and manager of BRSE LLC and may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of shares held by BRSE LLC. The Reporting Person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares held by BRSE LLC that exceed his pecuinary interest therein.
(6) The Reporting Person may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of shares held by BCB Family Partners, L.P. by virtue of his holding power of attorney for BCB Family Partners, L.P. The Reporting Person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares held by BCB Family Partners, L.P.
(7) The Reporting Person may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of shares held by NAZ Family Partners, L.P. by virtue of his holding power of attorney for NAZ Family Partners, L.P. The Reporting Person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares held by NAZ Family Partners, L.P.
(8) The Reporting Person may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of shares held by Nancy A. Zweng by virtue of his holding power of attorney for Nancy A. Zweng. The Reporting Person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares held by Nancy A. Zweng.

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