Flood Relief: U-Haul Provides 30 Days Free Self-Storage in Windsor

WINDSOR, Ont. (Aug. 30, 2017) — U-Haul Company of Western Ontario is offering 30 days of free self-storage and U-Box container usage to residents in and around Windsor who have been or will be impacted by flooding.

Heavy rains in southwestern Ontario have left flooded streets and homes. Windsor saw 285 millimeters of rain in less than 24 hours.

“We had record rainfall on Monday night and there is more in the forecast,” U-Haul Company of Western Ontario president David Anstett said. “As a caring community member, U-Haul is pledging to help by offering families a safe and dry place to store their possessions.”

People seeking additional information about the 30 days free assistance or needing to make self-storage or U-Box arrangements should contact the nearest participating location:

U-Haul Moving & Storage of Forest Glade

9082 Tecumseh Road

Windsor, ON N8R1A2

(226) 315-1708

U-Haul Moving & Storage of South Walkerville

1508 Walker Road

Windsor, ON N8W3P4

(226) 216-0546

U-Haul Moving & Storage of South Windsor

5025 Walker Road

Windsor, ON N9A6J3

(519) 737-1391

U-Haul Moving & Storage of Windsor

2890 Dougall Ave.

Windsor, ON N9E1R9

(519) 966-3880

With U-Box containers, you can conveniently pick up our custom-designed trailer and take your U-Box with you. U-Haul also can store your U-Box container in our secure warehouses or pick up and deliver it to a location of your choice. Watch the new U-Box TV commercial here.

U-Haul stores offer needed supplies to help with recovery like boxes, tarps, propane and propane tanks. U-Haul urges customers to ensure their tanks are topped off since propane is good to have in the event of long-term power outages.

U-Haul is the industry leader in do-it-yourself moving and self-storage with more than 21,000 locations across the U.S. and Canada. In addition to its 30 days of free self-storage assistance, U-Haul is proud to be at the forefront of aiding communities during times of disaster as an official American Red Cross Disaster Responder.

The arrival of U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 is modernizing the moving industry by offering self-service and live verify technology to enhance customer and community safety. This technology allows for the self-pick-up and self-return of U-Haul trucks to be done entirely by smartphone at any hour – day or night. Membership is free once customers create an account on uhaul.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 Truck Share 24/7 now offers customers access to U-Haul trucks every hour of every day through the self-service options on their internet-connected mobile devices. U-Haul customers’ patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to more than 150,000 trucks, 112,000 trailers and 40,000 towing devices. U-Haul offers more than 581,000 rooms and more than 51 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:

Andrea Batchelor

Jeff Lockridge

E-mail: publicrelations@uhaul.com

Phone: 602-263-6981

Website: uhaul.com