MERCER, Pa.—In 1958, the Brooklyn Dodgers played their first game as the Los Angeles Dodgers, the New York Giants became the San Francisco Giants and Cliff Hale first stepped up...
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Sustainable Mobility
In the U.S. and Canada, residential mobility is a need, NOT a want. More than 50 million people in North America move every year and the average U.S. resident moves 11 times in a...
Meet the Team: Bob Dudley
Bob Dudley is the project manager for the U-Haul Truck Product Group. Here, in his own words, he explains how he ended up at U-Haul and why he’s stayed with the Company for more...
WOWed in Translation
EL MONTE, Calif.—Math may be the universal language. But in the U-Haul universe, excellent customer service is a language we all speak. This is especially true with Inez...
Woody’s Service Center and U-Haul Dealership
LA GRANGE, Ga.—Hearing the familiar ding, the attendant of a small-town service station heads out to greet the customer at the driver’s-side window. “Afternoon, Mrs. Thompson,”...
First International U-Box Container Shipment
When the U-Box Program launched in June 2008, the Company’s first portable storage solution was tested in eight markets. Since then, the growth has been rapid. Just three years...
U-Haul Pioneers Dick and Butch Ostendorf
As U-Haul celebrates its 70th anniversary in 2015, we’re taking a look back at some of the people who helped make U-Haul what it is today. Here, we honor Dick and Butch...
Why U-Haul Orange?
U-Haul orange … it’s been the company color virtually since day one. In the original merchandising of U-Haul trailers in 1945, co-founders L.S. and Anna Mary Shoen’s first...
U-Haul Adaptive Reuse Program
In the U.S., construction and demolition (C&D) waste is about 143 million metric tons annually that is for the most part landfilled. According to a recent Wayne State...
Looking Back: U-Haul Self-Storage
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...
Celebrating the Longest-Serving U-Haul Dealership
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 …...
The Future is Now: U-Haul is Using Robots
U-Haul Team members take the Company's Primary Service Objective (PSO) seriously: “To provide a better and better product and service to more and more people at a lower and lower...