U-Haul Offers 30 Days of Free Storage to Residents Affected by Recent Tropical Storms

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The U-Haul Companies of Alabama, Southern Alabama, Mississippi, Southern Georgia, Jacksonville, Gainesville and Tampa have joined together in offering 30 days of free storage to families whose homes have been damaged by the recent tropical storms resulting from Hurricane Ida.

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In addition to the 30-days-free self-storage assistance being offered, people needing boxes can take advantage of the U-Haul Take a Box, Leave a Box Program. The program enables customers to return their reusable boxes and allows others to take them as needed - FREE. U-Haul encourages anyone who has any type of reusable box to drop it off at the nearest U-Haul location and allow another family to reuse the box, free of charge, instead of throwing the reusable box into the recycling bin.

Families needing more information about the 30-days-free self-storage assistance program should contact the regional office in their area to locate the participating storage facility nearest them.

    U-Haul Company of Alabama
    1024 Montgomery Highway
    Birmingham, AL 35216
    205-979-3015

    U-Haul Company of Southern Alabama
    970 Springhill Avenue
    Mobile, AL 36604
    866-850-0095

    U-Haul Company of Mississippi
    2234 Highway 80 West
    Jackson, MS 39204
    601-969-0247

    U-Haul Company of Southern Georgia
    1700 Box Road Level 2
    Columbus, GA 31907
    888-780-7790

    U-Haul Company of Jacksonville
    5481 Normandy Blvd.
    Jacksonville, FL 32205
    904-781-7044

    U-Haul Company of Gainesville
    605 North West 53rd Avenue # A-13
    Gainesville, FL 32609
    888-833-9622

    U-Haul Company of Tampa
    2311 Angel Olivia Senor Street
    Tampa, FL 33605
    877-864-4960

"These tropical storms have caused and will continue to cause tremendous damage to the communities we serve," stated Doug Weston, area district vice president (ADVP) for U-Haul operations. "I hope these efforts will provide assistance to families that truly need a helping hand if their homes or businesses were affected by these tropical storms. We will continue to help our friends and neighbors during their time of need."

About U-Haul
Since 1945, U-Haul has been the best choice for the do-it-yourself mover, with a network of more than 15,800 locations in all 50 United States and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul customers' patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to approximately 101,000 trucks, 76,000 trailers and 34,000 towing devices. U-Haul offers more than 395,000 rooms and approximately 35 million square feet of storage space at nearly 1,090 owned and managed facilities throughout North America. U-Haul is the consumer's number one choice as the largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry. As one of the nation's largest retailers of propane, U-Haul supplies alternative-fuel for vehicles and backyard barbecues.

U-Haul was founded by a Navy veteran who grew up during the Great Depression. Tires and gas were still rationed or in short supply during the late 1940s when U-Haul began serving U.S. customers. Today, that background is central to the U-Haul Sustainability Program: "Serving the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." Our commitment to reduce, reuse and recycle includes fuel efficient moving vans, neighborhood proximity, moving-box reuse, moving pads made from discarded material, and packing peanuts that are 100 percent biodegradable. Learn more about these facts and others at www.uhaul.com/sustainability.

    Contact:
    Joanne Fried
    Ashleigh Wagner
    U-Haul Public Relations
    (602) 263-6194
    publicrelations@uhaul.com