U-Haul Offers Disaster Relief in 4 States Ahead of Projected Hurricane Isaias

MOBILE, Ala. & PENSACOLA, Fla. & NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Six U-Haul^® Companies spanning the northern Gulf Coast and all of Alabama and Mississippi are proactively offering 30 days of free self-storage and U-Box^® container use at 93 stores in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi to residents in the path of Isaias, an intensifying tropical storm that is expected to make landfall as a hurricane.

Forecast models indicate Isaias could become a Category 2 storm and impact coastal cities beginning Friday with severe storm surge, winds in excess of 100 mph, torrential rainfall, and widespread flooding. Alabama and Mississippi are expected to see heavy rain inland throughout those states.

Residents and businesses often need storage as they prepare for these storms or deal with clean-up and recovery afterward. Access to self-storage units and portable storage containers is critical to communities when natural disasters strike.

U-Haul is ready to help anyone who needs a dry, secure storage solution at no cost for one month.

The 30 days free offer applies to new self-storage and U-Box rentals and is based on availability. The U-Box offer is for on-site storage at participating facilities; delivery is available for a modest fee.

Please reference the list below for cities where U-Haul locations are offering the disaster relief program. Stop by any U-Haul-owned and -operated facility in these cities or call the nearest regional office to arrange 30 days of free storage.

ALABAMA

U-Haul Co. of Central Alabama
Store locations (16): Auburn, Birmingham, Dothan, Enterprise, Montgomery, Pelham, Prattville, Vestavia Hills
[phone]

U-Haul Co. of Northern Alabama
Store locations (17): Birmingham, Cottondale, Decatur, Florence, Fultondale, Gadsden, Guntersville, Huntsville, Madison, Oxford, Tuscaloosa
[phone]

U-Haul Co. of Southern Alabama
Store locations (17): Elberta, Fort Walton Beach (Fla.), Milton (Fla.), Mobile, Panama City (Fla.), Panama City Beach (Fla.), Pensacola (Fla.), Robertsdale
[phone]

FLORIDA

U-Haul Co. of Tallahassee
Store locations (15): Jacksonville, Lake City, Middleburg, Orange Park, Tallahassee
[phone]

LOUISIANA

U-Haul Co. of Southern Louisiana
Store locations (16): Gretna, Hammond, Harvey, Houma, Kenner, Marrero, Metairie, New Orleans, Slidell
[phone]

MISSISSIPPI

U-Haul Co. of Mississippi
Store locations (12): Biloxi, Gulfport, Hattiesburg, Jackson, Meridian, Pascagoula, Pearl, Tupelo
[phone]

In addition to its 30 days free self-storage disaster relief program, U-Haul is proud to be at the forefront of aiding communities in times of need as an official American Red Cross Disaster Responder.

For customers needing storage beyond the free period, the U-Haul 1-Year Price Lock is now available at 2,100 Company-owned facilities across the U.S. and Canada. Fixed-rate storage ensures at least 12 months with no price increase on your rental unit, and U-Haul never charges admin fees or deposits. Learn more at uhaul.com/Storage/1-Year-Price-Lock.

About U-HAUL

Founded in 1945, U-Haul is the No. 1 choice of do-it-yourself movers with more than 25,000 rental locations across all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. The U-Haul app makes it easy for customers to use U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 to access trucks anytime through the self-dispatch and -return options on their smartphones with our patented Live Verify technology. Our customers’ patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to approximately 207,600 trucks, 136,500 trailers and 43,200 towing devices. U-Haul, which offers rate transparency to self-storage customers through its 1-Year Price Lock, is the third largest storage operator in North America with 1,147,300 rentable storage units and 100.3 million square feet of self-storage space at owned and managed facilities. U-Haul is the top retailer of propane in the U.S. and the largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry. Get the U-Haul app from the App Store or Google Play.