PHOENIX, March 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- As growing
concerns surrounding the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak continue
to disrupt, U-Haul® is stepping forward with an offer of goodwill
to college students affected in the U.S. and Canada.
President John "JT" Taylor announced that U-Haul will extend 30
days of free self-storage at U-Haul-owned and -operated facilities
to help college students impacted by unforeseen schedule changes at
their universities.
The free month applies to new customers with college IDs and is
a limited-time offer subject to availability. Click on
uhaul.com/storage to find the store nearest you. Contact the store
by phone or visit in person to take advantage of the offer.
"We don't know how every student is affected. But we know they
are affected," said Taylor. "More and more universities are giving
instructions to leave campus and go home. Students and their
parents are in need of moving and storage solutions. We have the
expertise and network to help, and that's exactly what we're going
to do."
The 30 days free self-storage offer is typically extended to
communities impacted by a natural disaster. This marks the first
time U-Haul has extended the offer Company-wide.
A growing number of schools are evacuating campuses in favor of
online instruction due to coronavirus precautions. As a result,
U-Haul is prepared for an early spring moving rush. With 22,000
truck- and trailer-sharing locations, and an age requirement of 18
with a valid driver's license to operate its vans and trucks,
U-Haul is the most accommodating, convenient and affordable moving
solution for college students.
Visit uhaul.com or call 1-800-GO-UHAUL to reserve a truck or
trailer. U-Haul also accepts third-party pay, which enables family
members to fund their loved one's moving and storage needs.
In addition to the 30 days free self-storage offer, U-Haul
powers Collegeboxes®, the No. 1 student storage and shipping
provider in the U.S. Students can contact (866) 269-4887 or
info@collegeboxes.com to find out when Collegeboxes will be on
their campus picking up items for storage or shipping.
Students should create an account at Collegeboxes.com to
initiate an order. Boxes and packing supplies will then be
delivered to a student's residence. Once packed, an at-home service
will pick up the boxes from the dorm or apartment at no additional
charge.
With the international option, items can be shipped anywhere
across the globe. Students also may opt to have Collegeboxes
hold their personal belongings in secure storage at a nearby U-Haul
facility. Click here to see the 205-plus schools Collegeboxes
serves.
The 30 days free self-storage offer also applies to usage of
U-Box® portable moving and storage containers. With
257 cubic feet of space and one-ton capacity, U-Box containers can
be filled at U-Haul facilities stored in our secure warehouses.
About U-Haul
Since 1945, U-Haul has been the No. 1 choice of
do-it-yourself movers, with a network of 22,000 locations across
all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul Truck Share 24/7
offers secure access to U-Haul trucks every hour of every day
through the customer dispatch option on their smartphones and our
proprietary Live Verify technology. Our customers' patronage has
enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to approximately 167,000 trucks,
120,000 trailers and 43,000 towing devices. U-Haul offers nearly
697,000 rooms and 60.7 million square feet of self-storage space at
owned and managed facilities throughout North America. U-Haul is the largest installer
of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket
industry, and is the largest retailer of propane in the
U.S.
Contact:
Jeff Lockridge
Sebastien Reyes
E-mail: publicrelations@uhaul.com
Phone: 602-263-6981
Website: uhaul.com
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