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News Jan. 20, 2021, 5:01 AM

More people moved to Tennessee, Texas, and Florida than any other states in 2020, according to data from U-Haul — see the full ranking

Tennessee, Texas, and Florida saw the arrival of more one-way U-Haul trucks than any other states in 2020. Texas led the way from 2016 to 2018 until Florida took the top spot in 2019. California saw the lowest “migration growth” of any state on U-Haul’s list. Visit Business Insider’s homepage […]

News Sep. 17, 2020, 4:44 AM

Renting a U-Haul to move out of California can be 4 times more expensive than moving in due to high demand

Moving-truck rates from California are wildly expensive thanks to high demand, according to Mark Perry, a professor of economics and finance at the University of Michigan-Flint, and Jalopnik. Business Insider reviewed U-Haul and Budget Truck Rental rates to and from California and found a huge increase in price to leave […]

News Sep. 2, 2020, 3:13 AM

We spoke to 7 people in line to rent U-Haul trucks in NYC and asked why they were moving. Fewer than half were leaving the city.

A video tweet from over the weekend showing long lines at the U-Haul in Manhattan went viral on Saturday, prompting a conversation about the number of people who are fleeing the city. We visited that same U-Haul two days after the tweet was posted to ask people waiting in line […]

News Mar. 24, 2020, 4:55 AM

12 innovative ways companies are helping people affected by the coronavirus

Companies are helping people affected by the coronavirus by providing free services and aiding healthcare workers. U-Haul is offering 30 days of free storage to college students who had to move out of their dorms. Burger King is giving away two free kids’ meals with any purchase. Visit Business Insider’s […]

News Dec. 6, 2018, 12:15 AM

Dead department stores are finding an unexpected new life with U-Haul

U-Haul is looking to buy 13 former Sears and Kmart stores for $US62 million, court documents show. The company plans to repurpose these former department-store locations into U-Haul storage centres and places to house its fleet of rental trucks. U-Haul has a policy in place whereby it buys and renovates […]

Tech Mar. 6, 2018, 7:18 AM

San Francisco is losing more residents than any other city in the US, creating a shortage of U-Hauls that puts a rental at $2,000 just to move to Las Vegas

More residents are leaving San Francisco than any other US city, according to data from real-estate site Redfin. A growing number of those considering the move are Silicon Valley investors, The New York Times reports. The migration has become so intense that it’s creating a shortage of U-Haul vans and […]