U-Haul 2016 Destination City No. 10: Charlotte

U-Haul Destination Cities are ranked according to the total number of arriving one-way U-Haul truck rentals to a city in the past calendar year. Destination Cities do not account for departing traffic and thus do not necessarily reflect growth like U-Haul Growth Cities. Destination Cities reflect the volume and regularity of do-it-yourself movers coming into a community.

"The word is out: Charlotte is a great place to live, work, and play," Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts said. "Charlotte will continue to be a winning city because of our good jobs, great weather, and our commitment to being a welcoming and inclusive city."

U-Haul has eight Company-owned stores and 34 independent neighborhood dealers in the city limits, and serves Greater Charlotte via 14 stores and 160 dealers. U-Haul has been a corporate citizen in Charlotte since the 1970s. Find U-Haul truck and trailer sharing locations in Charlotte at uhaul.com/locations.

"We have wonderful weather, all the major sports teams and job growth galore," said Brad Pruitt, U-Haul Company of Charlotte president. "Charlotte has become a banking center and is consequently the nation's second largest financial center. People are packing up their U-Haul trucks and heading to The Queen City in droves."

U-Haul is the authority on migration trends thanks to its expansive network that blankets all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. The geographical coverage from more than 21,000 U-Haul locations provides a comprehensive overview of where people are moving like no one else in the industry. Migration trends data is compiled from more than 1.7 million one-way U-Haul truck rental transactions that occur annually.

Follow the Top 10 U.S. Destination Cities daily countdown through May 26 on Twitter @uhaul. View all migration trends reports, including the U-Haul 2016 U.S. Growth Cities and Growth States, at myuhaulstory.com.

About U-Haul

Since 1945, U-Haul has been the No. 1 choice of do-it-yourself movers, with a network of more than 21,000 locations across all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul customers' patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to more than 139,000 trucks, 108,000 trailers and 38,000 towing devices. U-Haul offers more than 536,000 rooms and more than 47 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. www.uhaul.com

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