RALEIGH, N.C., March 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Collegeboxes®, the
No. 1 student storage and shipping provider in the country, wants
its customers to know their personal belongings can be picked up
and shipped or stored on short notice as UNC System institutions,
Duke University and other schools
notify students they are suspending classroom instruction for the
coming weeks and encouraging students not to return to campus after
spring break due to coronavirus precautions.
As transitions to online classes occur, there is the possibility
North Carolina universities may
follow other schools and direct students to depart campus for the
remainder of the spring term. This would require many students to
move home, where they can meet academic requirements remotely,
prior to customary campus move-out days in late spring and
summer.
Collegeboxes is prepared to accommodate a spike in early spring
moves if the need arises in North
Carolina. Contact (866) 269-4887 or info@collegeboxes.com to
find out when Collegeboxes will be on your campus picking up items
for storage or shipping.
Customers should create an account at Collegeboxes.com to
initiate an order. FedEx® will then ship items to customers'
residences. Supply Kits include five double-walled boxes, packing
tape, a permanent marker, 10 label pouches and zip ties. Once
packed, an at-home service will pick up the boxes and save
customers the trip to the shipping center at no additional
charge.
With the international option, items can be shipped anywhere
across the globe. Students also may opt to have Collegeboxes
hold their personal belongings in climate-controlled storage at a
nearby U-Haul facility while they are away.
UNC-Chapel Hill, North Carolina
State and Duke are among more than 175
schools that Collegeboxes serves, including 14 in North Carolina – a group also featuring
Davidson, High Point, UNC-Greensboro and Wake
Forest.
Students who are not already customers can create a free account
at collegeboxes.com. Founded in 1999, Collegeboxes has been powered
by U-Haul® since 2009.
For universities seeking more immediate moving solutions, U-Haul
has the infrastructure to provide boxes, tape and other supplies to
campuses, and can offer free delivery during these challenging
circumstances. Go to uhaul.com to find a U-Haul location near you
or contact Reservations at 1-800-GO-UHAUL.
U-Haul Company of Raleigh
offers 13 stores in close proximity to UNC-Chapel Hill, N.C. State and Duke with truck and trailer sharing, moving
supplies, self-storage, U-Box portable moving and storage
containers, and more. There are 44 U-Haul-owned and -operated
facilities statewide to assist college students who may be planning
moves on short notice.
U-Haul Moving & Storage at Durham Chapel Hill at 4411
Durham Chapel Hill Blvd. is a short distance from UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke, while U-Haul Moving & Storage of
Chapel Hill at 102 Vickers Road is
equally close to the Tar Heels' campus. U-Haul Moving & Storage
of Downtown at 716 Capital Blvd. is just blocks from N.C. State. All three locations offer self-storage
and U-Box containers, and can provide the expertise to help.
Students can click on MovingHelp.com to find local Moving Help®
Service Providers to assist with their moves home.
About U-Haul
Since 1945, U-Haul has been the No. 1 choice of
do-it-yourself movers, with a network of 22,000 locations across
all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul Truck Share 24/7
offers 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 approximately 167,000 trucks,
120,000 trailers and 43,000 towing devices. U-Haul offers nearly
697,000 rooms and 60.7 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:
Jeff Lockridge
Sebastien Reyes
E-mail: publicrelations@uhaul.com
Phone: 602-760-4941
Website: uhaul.com
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