PHOENIX, and TORONTO, June 28,
2019 /CNW/ -- Toronto continues to be the No. 1
Canadian Destination City according to the latest U-Haul® migration
trends report, claiming the top spot for the third consecutive
year.
Toronto saw a 4% year-over-year
increase in one-way U-Haul truck arrivals in 2018 to remain the
busiest city for incoming traffic among do-it-yourself movers.
Calgary, Montreal, Edmonton and Ottawa round out the top five cities for most
arriving U-Haul trucks. Find truck sharing locations across
Canada
at uhaul.com/locations.
"Toronto has more than 140
unique neighborhoods, and young people are attracted to that
community feel," stated Antony
Grocott, U-Haul Company of Eastern
Ontario president. "Companies, including U-Haul, continue to
invest in Toronto. There is job
growth at all levels."
Rankings are based by the total number of arriving one-way
U-Haul trucks into a city in the past calendar year. Destination
Cities reflect the volume and regularity of do-it-yourself movers
coming into a city, but do not account for departing one-way U-Haul
trucks, and thus do not necessarily reflect growth like U-Haul
Growth Cities rankings do.
U-Haul released its top 25 Canadian Growth Cities in
January.
U-Haul is the authority on migration trends thanks to its
expansive network that blankets all 50 states and 10 Canadian
provinces. The geographical coverage from more than 21,000 U-Haul
locations provides a comprehensive overview of where people are
moving like no one else in the industry. Migration trends data is
compiled from more than 2 million one-way U-Haul truck rental
transactions that occur annually.
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2018 U-Haul
Canadian Destination Cities
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1.
TORONTO
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2.
CALGARY
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3.
MONTREAL
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4.
EDMONTON
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5.
OTTAWA
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6.
LONDON
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7.
VANCOUVER
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8.
KITCHENER
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9.
HAMILTON
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10.
VICTORIA
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About U-Haul
Since 1945, U-Haul has been the No. 1 choice of DIY movers,
with a network of more than 21,000 locations across all 50 states
and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 offers customers
secure access to U-Haul trucks every hour of every day through the
customer dispatch option on their smartphones and our
proprietary Live Verify technology. Our customers'
patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to 161,000 trucks,
118,000 trailers and 42,000 towing devices. U-Haul offers nearly
632,000 rooms and 55.2 million square feet of self-storage space at
owned and managed facilities throughout North America.
Contact:
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Jeff Lockridge
E-mail: publicrelations@uhaul.com
Phone: 602-263-6981
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SOURCE U-Haul