by Jeff Lockridge | Jan 14, 2015 | History & Culture, U-Haul Stories
In 1974, U-Haul entered the self-storage industry to meet the changing business environment and the needs of our customers. Early self-storage units consisted of chain-link containers placed inside existing U-Haul facilities. By 1976, U-Haul expanded its presence in...
by Jeff Lockridge | Jan 13, 2015 | In the Community
PHOENIX – Twelve U-Haul Team Members gathered at Makutu’s Island on Jan. 3 in Chandler, Ariz., to spend several fun-filled hours with youths from the Crisis Nursery Children’s Shelter. It was the first of the monthly volunteer days U-Haul has scheduled in 2015 to...
by Jeff Lockridge | Jan 13, 2015 | In the Community
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQprJsqa4u8?rel=0&w=640&h=360] PHOENIX – Michael Kobs brings his turkey to his wife, whose succulent brining recipe makes for an extra juicy feast. Hilda Shockey carries her turkey to her daughter, who likes to...
by Jeff Lockridge | Jan 13, 2015 | History & Culture, U-Haul Stories
GALVESTON, Texas—Before the moon landing in 1969, before the Beatles came to America in 1964, before Elvis’ racy hips made their shocking debut on national television in 1956 … even before color television … Coleman’s Gulf Service Station, now Hicks &...
by Jeff Lockridge | Jan 12, 2015 | In the Community
In 1947, Major Bill Hendricks gathered some Marines to collect 5,000 toys from the community for the children. The mission of collecting toys and distributing them to children of the communities where they are collected has changed very little through the years. Toys...
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