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Service Station Connection: JPowers Auto Epitomizes U-Haul Dealer History
U-Haul “8 for 80” Dealer Series In celebration of our 80th anniversary in 2025, we are highlighting eight small businesses serving as U-Haul dealers who have teamed with us to...
Pearl Harbor’s Ford Island Control Tower Opens to Public with New View
The Shoen family of U-Haul funded the elevator that will lift visitors to the observation deck for a panorama of America’s WWII aviation battlefield The historic Ford Island...
Anna Mary’s Café Incorporates U-Haul History Lesson
There is a lesson in American business history occurring each day in the U-Haul corporate café. The images and descriptions of an iconic woman do the teaching. U-Haul, whose...
Love and U-Haul: Vicki Pittman Celebrates 30 Years
COLLEGE PARK, Ga.—One of the many reasons why we list U-Haul as a great company to work for are the benefits we get as team members. Even 30 years ago, before such ideas as the...
Made in America: Awnings and Ramps
The U-Haul production process takes an immense team effort and, with the readiness to assist customers in mind, our team members at the AMFORM (American Fabricators of Raw...
Made in America: Robotic Arm
Ever wonder why you see so many U-Haul moving vehicles and U-Haul products when you're out and about? It's thanks to tools like the robotic arm in our AMFORM (American...
Made in America: Couplers
A lot of heavy-duty work goes into assembling U-Haul trucks, trailers and moving supplies at our AMFORM factory. One important piece in the moving process is the coupler--which...
Social Media History at U-Haul
The history of U-Haul is a lengthy one--and it evolved through the past seven decades, from the height of rock 'n' roll to the hippie sixties, from days of big hair and big...
Made in America – Manufacturing
Since U-Haul's initial founding by Sam Shoen and Anna Mary Carty Shoen in 1945, we have manufactured our own moving equipment. Seeing a need for do-it-yourself movers, Sam and...
Classic U-Haul Trailer Sign Gets Some TLC
RENO, Nev.—In the 1970s, Reno's population was 121,068 and growing. Casinos like the Sands Regency, Peppermill and Atlantis took shape … and so did another noteworthy business:...
The Evolution of U-Haul Trucks
Perhaps nothing is as synonymous with U-Haul as moving trucks. Whether you're in a congested city or driving along a two-lane highway in a rural area, odds are it won't be long...