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Growing Up in U-Haul: Stuart Shoen

Growing Up in U-Haul: Stuart Shoen

The words "family business" mean something here at U-Haul International. The 70-year-old company still runs on the core family values that the business was built...

Meet U-Haul Dealer Pioneer Clyde Davis

Meet U-Haul Dealer Pioneer Clyde Davis

WICHITA FALLS, Texas–One day in February 1950, a young man from Portland Ore., visited Wichita Falls in search of dealers for a new company called U-Haul. One stop on his search...

The Mystery of the Shamrock Truck Solved

The Mystery of the Shamrock Truck Solved

In February 2015, a photo of a mysterious U-Haul truck was sent to U-Haul headquarters. This particular truck baffled the people at the corporate towers. Instead of sporting the...

The Very First U-Haul Trucks

The Very First 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 road in a rural area, odds are it won't be long...

Woody’s Service Center and U-Haul Dealership

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

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

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?

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...

Looking Back: U-Haul Self-Storage

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...

U-Haul Starts Serving Canada

U-Haul Starts Serving Canada

2015 marks U-Haul Company’s 60th year of serving do-it-yourself movers in Canada. In 1955, U-Haul opened for business with dealerships in Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and...