COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 21, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- U-Haul Company of Ohio is offering 30 days of free storage to Columbus families affected by the recent flooding. Families needing more information about the 30-days-free self-storage assistance program should contact the following storage facilities.
U-Haul Center 5th Ave 1314 East 5th Avenue Columbus, OH 43219 (614) 478-6626 U-Haul Center Eastland 2880 S. Hamilton Road Columbus, OH 43232 (614) 478-6617 U-Haul Storage Northern Lights 3850 Cleveland Avenue Columbus, OH 43224 (614) 4714-8888 U-Haul Center Morse Road 2980 Morse Road Columbus, OH 43231 (614) 476-0093 U-Haul Center River Valley 1921 Riverway Drive Lancaster, OH 43130 (740) 689-8888
"This flooding has caused damage and inflicted extreme hardship on the community we serve," stated Dean Haske, president U-Haul Company of Ohio. "I hope this effort will provide assistance to families that truly need a helping hand. We will continue to help our friends and neighbors in this time of need."
Since 1945, U-Haul has been the first choice of do-it-yourself movers, with a network of more than 15,950 locations in all 50 United States and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul customers' patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to more than 100,000 trucks, 78,500 trailers and 31,100 towing devices. As a result, U-Haul offers more than 384,000 rooms and more than 33.8 million square feet of storage space at more than 1,055 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. U-Haul supplies alternative-fuel for vehicles and backyard barbecues as one of the nation's largest retailers of propane.