U-Haul Names Houston As Top 2010 Destination

PHOENIX, Feb. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- U-Haul International, Inc., today released the results of the annual 2010 U-Haul National Migration Trend Report, titled "The 2010 Top 50 U.S. Destination Cities." According to moving data reflective of nationwide statistics for calendar year 2010, Houston took the No. 1 spot for the second year in a row, while Orlando took second place, moving up from the No. 5 rank last year. Las Vegas dropped to No. 3 from No. 2 last year, while Chicago ranked No. 4, dropping from No. 3. Portland, Ore., moved up to fifth place from the No. 30 rank last year, and San Antonio, Texas; Austin, Texas; Brooklyn, NY; Sacramento, Calif., and Kansas City, Missouri rounded out the top 10.

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"Since 1945, U-Haul has built a long and proud history of relocating Americans," said U-Haul President of Phoenix Operations John "J.T." Taylor. "While recent economic conditions may have played a role as to where people have moved, our customers continue to rely on us to provide affordable services at convenient locations, which makes moving easier and more economical. This has the additional positive effect of reducing the amount of carbon emissions released into the atmosphere and saves our customers money."

The ranking reflects destinations for movers traveling more than 50 miles, and considers every city in the country, regardless of size. However, the data is not stated as a percentage of population and is not reflective of overall growth.

The 2010 Top 50 U.S. Destination Cities Report was compiled from more than 1.4 million U-Haul truck transactions occurring during a recent 12-month period.

About U-Haul

Since 1945, U-Haul has been the choice for the do-it-yourself mover, with a network of more than 16,300 locations in all 50 States and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul customers' patronage has enabled the Company to maintain the largest rental fleet in the do-it-yourself moving industry with approximately 104,000 trucks, 80,000 trailers and 36,000 towing devices. U-Haul offers more than 406,000 rooms and 36 million square feet of storage space at nearly 1,100 owned and managed facilities throughout North America. U-Haul is the consumer's number one choice as the largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry. The Company supplies alternative-fuel for vehicles and backyard barbecues as one of the nation's largest retailers of propane.

U-Haul was founded by a Navy veteran who grew up during the Great Depression. Tires and gas were still rationed or in short supply during the late 1940s when U-Haul began serving U.S. customers. Today, that background is central to the U-Haul Sustainability Program: "Serving the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."  Our commitment to reduce, reuse and recycle includes fuel-efficient moving vans, neighborhood proximity, moving box reuse, moving pads made from discarded material and packing peanuts that are 100% biodegradable.  Learn more about these facts and others at uhaul.com/sustainability.

Note to editors: The annual mileage of North American U-Haul trucks, trailers and tow dollies would move a family to the moon and back again more than 9 times per day, every day of the year.  The annual mileage of North American U-Haul trucks, trailers and tow dollies would travel around the Earth more than 169 times per day, every day of the year.

U-Haul Top 50 U.S. Destination Cities*

January - December 2010

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