Gary Dahlke joined Team U-Haul in 1952, when a U-Haul representative stopped by the gas station run by Dahlke’s family, including his father, Clayton Dahlke, brother, John...
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College Interns Showcase Skills, Reflect on Time at U-Haul
Clickers in hand and microphones hot, U-Haul college interns stood before a room of managers, supervisors and Team Members and made PowerPoint presentations on their work...
Labor Day at U-Haul
Most people today think of Labor Day as the end of summer, a day off to enjoy a barbecue with friends and family. In actuality, Labor Day was created by the 19th century...
Hurricane Katrina: 10 Years Later
NEW ORLEANS—In late August 2005, millions of eyes were fixated on their TV screens watching news coverage of what would become one of the deadliest and costliest hurricanes in...
Patriot Trucks are Repurposed for Reuse
The Patriot Creative Group is founded on the sustainable principle of reuse. Patriot trucks are repurposed and retired U-Haul trucks which reuse all salvageable parts and...
U-Haul Pioneer Bobbie Swithenbank
In 1955, U-Haul expanded its operations to Canada, opening dealers in Québec, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia, making U-Haul an international company. As U-Haul...
Win a Tee! A Seven-Tee!
Now is your chance to win a 70th anniversary U-Haul t-shirt. A Seven-Tee! Get it? (I'll stop.) Wouldn't you just love to hang one of these limited-edition shirts in your closet?...
Reuse at U-Haul – Truck Bodies Given 2nd Life
After their truck-sharing days are over, many U-Haul trucks are sold to take on a variety of new uses for individuals and businesses. Others remain in the U-Haul family, but are...
Cullen Holyoak: 50 Years With U-Haul
For Cullen Holyoak, the dream of operating his own service station popped into his head when he was still a kid. “My father ran a service station when I was growing up,” Holyoak...
Meet the Team: Shannon Papa
In 1984, when U-Haul was still renting anything and everything, U-Haul Pioneer Shannon Papa began her career with the Company. She was hired to answer the phones at U-Haul Moving...
Wear U-Haul 70th Anniversary Apparel with pride
WWII veteran L.S. “Sam” Shoen and his wife Anna Mary Carty Shoen co-founded U-Haul in 1945 and created the do-it-yourself moving industry. They shared the hard work and put every...
U-Haul Dealer Pioneer Mary Hayden
Just nine years after U-Haul was founded, the Little Store and U-Haul Dealership in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, opened for business. Doyle “Chuck” Hayden became a U-Haul Dealer on...