PHILADELPHIA, PA. (JAN. 6, 2015) – I have passed by the U-Haul storage facility at 747 West Allegheny Avenue on SEPTA’s Trenton Line many times. It has all of the...
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1,000th U-Haul Dealer
From its inception in 1945, U-Haul relied on local business owners becoming trailer rental “agents” (called U-Haul Dealers today). In fact, if a person was moving to a location...
A.M. Carty and the U-Haul Trailer Man
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...
Happy Anniversary: Faulkner’s Turns 40 as U-Haul Dealer
EASTON, MD. – A fair amount of change has occurred around Faulkner’s U-Haul® and Mini-Storage in the last 40 years. What hasn’t changed is where the people of Talbot County can...
Detroit Holds the History of Lincoln’s Beard
The month of November is almost over and many men have participated in “No Shave November” or “Movember.” In the spirit of these facial hair fanatics, and the release of the...
Why is Detroit Called Motor City?
You may be curious how Detroit got the nickname “Motor City.” This city itself is rich with automotive history and has also been referred to as the “Automotive Capital of the...