SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- U-Haul
acquired a five-acre property at 10681 W. Loop 1604 N. on
July 25 and is in the process of
finalizing details for a state-of-the-art facility to be
constructed there.
U-Haul of Helotes currently offers U-Haul Truck Share 24/7℠,
trailers, moving supplies and towing equipment out of a temporary
showroom. When construction is completed, customers will also have
access to self-storage, U-Box portable moving and storage
containers, professional hitch installation and much more.
The property will feature a four-story, 78,080-square-foot
self-storage facility and 3,935-square-foot U-Box warehouse. Plans
call for approximately 1,300 indoor climate-controlled self-storage
rooms and 85 covered RV, boat and vehicle storage spaces.
"This property acquisition will give the west side of
San Antonio a premium DIY moving
and self-storage option," said John
Martinez, U-Haul Company of San Antonio West president.
"Customers from Helotes used to
have to drive across the city to find our services. It's exciting
to be able to accommodate these customers in their community."
Contact U-Haul of Helotes at
(210) 640-3933 or stop by to visit general manager Matt Clayton and his team. Hours of operation
are 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Thursday and
Saturday; 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday; and
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Reserve
equipment at uhaul.com or contact Reservations at
1-800-GO-UHAUL.
When this location is fully operational, Martinez expects to
employ at least 25 Team Members. U-Haul will look to hire locally
to promote job growth in the Greater San
Antonio area.
"San Antonio and its
surrounding communities are growing rapidly," Martinez stated.
"Helotes is among the fastest
growing cities in the U.S., and San
Antonio is consistently ranked as a top U-Haul Destination
City. Estimates show San Antonio
catching up with Houston in just a
few years."
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 on a
smartphone at any hour – day or night. Program membership is free
once customers create uhaul.com accounts.
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
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