HADDON HEIGHTS, N.J. -- Ravinder Singh, owner of Shell Food Market in Haddon Heights, N.J., recently added U‑Haul truck and trailer rentals and moving merchandise to the gas station business.
The retailers can now offer its customers a variety of moving equipment and supplies designed specifically for moving household furnishings, including moving vans, open trailers, closed trailers, furniture pads, appliance dollies, furniture dollies, tow dollies and auto transports.
"U-Haul is proud to be partnering with a quality independent business such as Shell Food Market," said Paul Kelly, president, U-Haul Co. of Southern New Jersey. "Ravinder is a great example of the type of successful business relationship U‑Haul has established in order to build and maintain a strong network of more than 15,000 independent dealers across North America."
In other company news, U-Haul is hosting two online contests.
The U-Haul Military video contest will award a $500 U-Haul Gift Certificate to a current or previous member of the armed forces. To win, contestants need to create a short video telling U-Haul why they should be the military honoree. They must upload the video to the contest home page on the U-Haul Facebook page. The video with the most votes on Aug. 6, 2012, at 11:59 p.m. EDT will win a $500 U-Haul gift certificate that can be used toward any U-Haul product or service.
Click here for the video contest home page.
The U-Haul SuperGraphics coloring contest is also recognizing all branches of the United States armed forces in this month's coloring contest, which features a special commemorative coloring page dedicated to the military. The winning entry in each age group will receive a $50 Visa gift card and a chance to compete for the grand prize: their graphic on the side of a local U-Haul truck, and an unveiling party for their friends and family.
Click here for the coloring contest home page.
Phoenix-based U-Haul was founded by a Navy veteran who grew up during the Great Depression. Since 1945, U-Haul has served the do-it-yourself mover with a network of more than 16,300 locations in all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. It maintains a rental fleet with approximately 104,000 trucks, 80,000 trailers and 36,000 towing devices. It 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 a leading installer of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry. The company also supplies alternative-fuel for vehicles and backyard barbecues as one of the nation's largest retailers of propane.
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