U-Haul Repair Shop in Akron Closes After 43 Years
August 06 2024 - 6:05AM
Business Wire
U-Haul® has ceased operations at its old repair facility at 1570
V. Odom Blvd. The former Akron Repair Shop closed on July 19.
U-Haul will maintain ownership of the building and reuse it for
expansion needs at the U-Haul Moving & Storage of Akron
store.
As a result of the former Akron Repair Shop closing, 41 Team
Members were let go. The repair shop had serviced U-Haul equipment
in the region since 1981.
Moving trucks and trailers will now be serviced at the new Akron
Repair Shop at 1520 V. Odom Blvd. Find that announcement here:
https://www.uhaul.com/Articles/About/U-Haul-Opens-New-Akron-Repair-Shop-To-Service-Regional-Equipment-32128/.
“The region is growing, and we ran out of space at our old Akron
Repair Shop,” said Alissa Nider, U-Haul Company of Akron president.
“Our new location will be able to inspect more equipment and
provide more jobs in the community.”
Local U-Haul Companies are always exploring opportunities for
growth as they pursue means to better serve the needs of customers,
but sometimes find it necessary to close or relocate stores, shops
and offices. Reasons for closures can include: long-term strategic
plans; safety and security concerns; physical site conditions and
limitations; shifts in demographics; availability of local Team
Members; trends in migration; expansion of the U-Haul neighborhood
dealer network; proximity to other new or existing Company
locations; and external factors.
About U-HAUL
Founded in 1945, U-Haul is the No. 1 choice of do-it-yourself
movers with more than 23,000 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 188,700 trucks, 139,400
trailers and 43,700 towing devices. U-Haul is the third largest
self-storage operator in North America with 1,004,000 rentable
units and 86.8 million square feet of self-storage space at
Company-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.
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