U-Haul Offers 30 Days of Free Storage to Residents Affected by the Severe Winter Weather Throughout North Texas and Oklahoma

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Feb 08, 2011, 01:00 ET

ROCKWALL, Texas, Feb. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The U-Haul Companies of North Texas, Dallas, Fort Worth, Oklahoma City and Tulsa are offering 30 days of free storage to residents who may need assistance as a result of massive winter storms that have blasted and will continue to affect areas throughout North Texas and Oklahoma.

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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 a recycling bin. U-Haul also has propane available and urges customers to stop in to ensure that their propane tanks are topped off, since propane is a good thing to have on hand when these storms come through.

Families needing more information about the 30-days-free self-storage assistance program should contact one of the following regional offices to locate the participating storage facility nearest them.

U-Haul Company of North Texas
12215 LBJ Freeway
Garland, TX 75041
(972) 271-4910

U-Haul Company of Dallas
920 South MacArthur Blvd.
Grand Prairie, TX 75050
(972) 343-5600

U-Haul Company of Fort Worth
3017 Alta Mesa Blvd.
Fort Worth, TX 76133
(817) 361-7680

U-Haul Company of Oklahoma City
7525 SE 29th Street
Midwest City, OK 73110
(405) 737-6505

U-Haul Company of Tulsa
504 East Archer
Tulsa, OK 74120
(918) 295-8770

"These severe winter storms are expected to bring hazardous weather advisories and conditions that will affect many people throughout the communities we serve," stated Garner Carey, area district vice president (ADVP) for U-Haul operations "I hope this effort will provide assistance to residents that need some help during these extreme weather conditions."

About U-Haul

Since 1945, U-Haul has been the choice for the do-it-yourself mover, with a network of more than 16,300 locations in all 50 States and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul customers' patronage has enabled the Company to maintain the largest rental fleet in the do-it-yourself moving industry with approximately 104,000 trucks, 80,000 trailers and 36,000 towing devices. U-Haul offers more than 406,000 rooms and 36 million square feet of storage space at nearly 1,100 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. The Company supplies alternative-fuel for vehicles and backyard barbecues as one of the nation's largest retailers of propane.

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% biodegradable. Learn more about these facts and others at uhaul.com/sustainability.