U-Haul Holding Company is an American moving truck, trailer, and self-storage rental company, based in Phoenix, Arizona, that has been in operation since 1945. The company was founded by Leonard Shoen and Anna Mary Carty in Ridgefield, Washington, who began it in a garage owned by Carty's family, and expanded it through franchising with gas stations.
U-Haul trucks outside Reno, Nevada, in 1973
A U-Haul center in Washington, D.C.
U-Haul truck being refueled
GMC Savana U-Haul
Self storage is an industry that rents storage space, also known as "storage units," to tenants, usually on a short-term basis. Self-storage tenants include businesses and individuals.
Storage lockers at the Tampere Central Station in Tampere, Finland
Self storage building and garages
Self storage garages
Example of an older, urban self-storage facility.