COLUMBIA, S.C., March 18, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- U-Haul Company of South Carolina is offering 30 days of free storage to families affected by the recent tornadoes. Families needing more information about the 30-days-free self-storage assistance program should contact the following storage facilities.
U-Haul West Columbia U-Haul Broad River Road
400 Orchard Road I-26 1003 Zimalcrest Drive
West Columbia, SC 29170 Columbia, SC 29210
(803) 796-3724 (803) 731-0067
U-Haul Spring Valley U-Haul Storage Elmwood
8400 Two Notch Road 1037 Elmwood Drive
Columbia, SC 29223 Columbia, SC 29210
(803) 736-8582 (803) 256-2499
U-Haul Storage I-26 U-Haul Storage Fort Jackson
3754 Fernandina Road 5604 Forest Drive
Columbia, SC 29210 Columbia, SC 29210
(803) 798-4414 (803) 787-5154
U-Haul Storage Decker Park Road U-Haul Storage Jamil Road
125 Decker Park Road 156 Jamil Road
Columbia, SC 29206 Columbia, SC 29210
(803) 699-9397 (803) 798-6184
"These tornadoes have caused severe damage and inflicted extreme hardship on the community we serve," stated Ray Moore, president, U-Haul Company of South Carolina. "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 their 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.