U-Haul - The Controversial History
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- There's quite a controversial history behind these popular rental trucks. In this video I tell you all about it.
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This is the last company I think of when I think controversy. I’ve never heard of this before
...man ...the background music ...lol
@Juan Cortez Muro fuck you
Same, I've used Uhaul my entire life and never knew any of this
Evil company.
They got me for 200 bucks. Theyre horrible people!
fun fact: Uhaul has the largest fleet of vehicle registered in Arizona, because ALL of their vehicles are registered there.
I move a lot. More than I would like (job) and I've used UHAUL about 6 times in the past 10 years and I noticed that every truck, no matter what state I rented from, had Arizona plates.
I always thought it was due to people trying to get the hell out of Arizona. It's was probably cheaper to register the trucks in AZ.
Never really thought about it.
Often wondered why and how they got away with it . I used U-haul in Pennsylvania and wondered if PA lost out on vehicle taxes
YaowBucketHEAD the company is based out of Arizona so when uhaul buys vehicles they get registered from the state the company is based in and those laws are applied. That’s how some exotic car owners buy $250000+ cars and not pay sales tax since they have an LLC out of Montana and Montana doesn’t have sales tax but they’re cars have to be registered in the state
Agent J I think it works like that though, it might be Delaware or one of the states in that region but I know that a bunch of U.S companies “base” their company out of a building in the state and get out of paying a bunch of taxes.
@@inter5123 1209 N Orange Street, Wilmington Delaware
I love when a company says "we're a family owned company"
family is the FIRST one to screw you over.
Psychos make good CEOs, but not good parents.
@Phil McCrevice found the guy who's been spoiled
Johnson & Johnson he used to be a family company till just recently all the lawsuits.
Commentator found the guy who has a broken family lmao
@@DoctorTauri Bold assumptions, try again lmao
The UHaul employees should get the credit for keeping the company running through all that messy situation.
If you want to get technical half of their "employees" are the general public making use of their services. (If you're trying to argue that them driving a U-Hual makes them part of U-Hual) so it should be us that gets all that praise.
@@LickMyMusketBallsYankee well the public wouldn't be able to use the service if it wasn't for the employees.
@@paulheap1982 If they still receive a paycheck who cares about the mess in hq
That's usually the way of things. Bean counters and desk jockeys in suits make messes, it's the guys at the bottom in the work clothes that keep things going.
I should get all the credit because I kept everybody together and ran the company while everything was going on
Damn, 11 kids. This guy doesn't know how to pull out of a driveway.
11? He literally said "12 kids." You just watched the video. Come on, lad.
@@BackPalSA His children are uncountable...
Friendly neighborhood reminder that the pull out method isn’t all that reliable~
@@BackPalSA I was just blown away by the many kids he had. Probably more undisclosed since the guy is rich af.
All those single moms...ugh
*_Meanwhile, U-Haul never noticed that Woody and Buzz are driving towards the back of the truck._*
We're not aiming for the truck
Bwahahaaaa 😆😆😆
@@n8with8s LOL I KNOW THAT MEME
COMPANY MAN needs to do a video on a fur trading company
@@n8with8s (crashes into World Trade Center) (falls down through sunroof into Andy's mother's van)
The story is like a typical 90's mexican telenovela 🤣
*gasps in spanish*
This is great story material
forgot the hospital scenes
Those telenovelas are super popular here in Brazil
la rosa de guadalupe but more dramatic :0 (i am super late lol)
I went to high school with both Cece and Sophie. I had no idea at the time their father was the creator of the Uhaul empire - they were both unassuming and down to earth. I hurt for them being affected by this mess.
I am sure they are fine
Ahh back in the days when 3 years of medical school could be paid for by odd jobs in the great depression.
Long before government loans jacked up the cost of tuition
@Thomas Emilio You're right, the government shouldn't be in education.
Not now, not ever.
@@JonathanMoosey You are one of the few people that I have ever heard put forth that theory. I agree with it completely.
Commentator I don’t believe that at all, in fact the exact opposite. The point I was trying to make is how the government got involved in college tuition and it becoming an even bigger problem.
@Phil McCrevice What exactly would compel that?
Never thought a truck rental company had so much drama
Soon new on Netflix!
U-haul the most controverse drama series of the 2020 season
A large amount of money puts drama in everything.
There a many stories about families breaking up when it comes to inheritance.
@@hermask815 hell, even low income families break down over inheritances
@@obelic71 That.....actually I would probably see that.
What was it you said we're loading into the back of this Ryder van? Well, you must have quite the garden!
"Family-owned and operated" seems like less of a selling point after watching this.
Well, I've heard once that family owned and operated business have 7x more chance to break. The real thing about all this video is: How they survived?
Especially with all the system problems and other stuff people talked in this comment section
Moral of the story? Dont have so many damn kids & marriages.
Nah, it's to not family run a business unless you're in Japan.
@Blackpilled Saint I'm sure it does.
Yea only marry anime girls since they the only one that like you if they were real
DanteHarlow pee
LOL
And here I thought u haul was a normal company
It is a normal conpany. Truth is stranger than fiction.
Lol bruh I have a landscaping a pool service business. My one buddy who’s dad started one back in the 80s said he stole a whole trailer with tools and all repainted it and that’s how he started his business. I know pool guys who get down into some shady shit. I have books worth of crazy stories I’ve heard in the back ground of businesses.
Nothings Normal any more, And this IS SMALL to what we are about to learn about,, OUR REAL HISTORY AND FUTURES,
@@timothywells3908 Let's talk about contractors.
Gisele Matthews where do you wanna start? The ones who smoke meth or the ones who run off with security deposits?
Never really heard of this controversial history, so this will be interesting.
Precisely what I was thinking. Got really dark around 7:48. My God!
And you wont be hearing about it since dickhead thought skipping over it was somehow the right thing to do.
@@Onderonable ?
I want to know more about the genius move of putting the unique state iconography on the sides of the trucks and trailers. To me this was one of their most brilliant moves. It made every vehicle interesting and created a "Im moving there, Im moving from there, We are originally from there" attitude in many and was just really a brilliant way of making the vehicles interesting to everyone.
I'm the artist who did all fifty states, trust me it hasn't been all roses but thanks
As a former uhaul employee, this does not surprise me.
Oh? What was their company culture like? I'm genuinely curious.
@@THEGREENHELIUM Well, they under pay you and expect you to deal with customers that are some how worse than retail. Their tech is out dated. They refer to part-time as "moonlighting." The turn over rate is high and they act like we're all "family." At least I didn't have to work heinous hours. I mostly remember the customers being the-absolute-worst part of the job.
Also, the horrifying things that happen to our trucks or that are found in them. One lady crashed a pickup into a cinder block wall at speed, and walked away because she was so drunk. That is one of the more memorable incidents. Thefts are fairly common too.
@@LeeAnnaHolt what's found in them 😊
@@daved3948 You name it, i’ve found a pistol, condoms and lube, I did find a nice gold chain tho my co worker found $200 last year in one
@@irecon-_516 wow!
This is a sad story, and a perfect example of why you should never split controlling interest of your company to your kids.
At least the kids gave a damn. A lot of companies go down hill after dad leaves the picture.
The pitfalls of _King Lear._
Reminds me of King Henry II of England.
This is why monarchs developed the rule of primogeniture.
I think it's more a perfect example of why unbridled "leveraging" and "diversification" are generally bad ideas. The kids had absolutely the right idea by trimming the unprofitable parts of the business and focusing on what was actually working.
I peed in a uhaul when i was 10.
That's the whole story, have a nice day!
very interesting, thanks for sharing
@Prometheus Is Cold
I pooped in a UHaul when I was 9. GET ON MY LEVEL NOOB!
that explains my piss covered furniture all those years ago...
@@robrick9361 forgive me, sir. Clearly you are the expert in rental excretions.
@@justindie7543 daddy?
Makes you wonder what Christmas is like at the old Shoen household
No Christmas. They're Jewish.
So...Hanukah. That's a much larger family holiday.
Abby Collins Well, depends on your religion. If you’re Christian, then Christmas is huge. If you’re Jewish, Hanukkah is huge.
@@redpup6931 Merry Thanksgiving!
I’m cranchcusilon so we have kranisun
Thank you for this look into the UHaul gang. I had the honour of meeting LS Schoen back in the '80s. On my first day on the job as an Area Field Manager, I flew from Edmonton Alberta to Calgary Alberta in his private plane he piloted. He was truly an amazing guy, it's too bad his family f(ked him out of the business he founded.
Should have asked for an interview. I think the whole history could be made into a TV series or a movie.
Or a , GASP, tv movie.....
I'll see myself out.
omg I was thinking the same thing
I could see it being similar to “Arrested Development”
I remember seeing a U-Haul trailer over Labor Day weekend that had blown out one of its rear tires and seid tire was also on fire.
Was it covered in white dust? [Burning Man]
@@SethMethCS I spotted the U-Haul trailer I saw smoke in the distance it was getting off the Thruway and we ended up behind it as we were going past it to make a turn towards Lyons New York I happened to look out the window and noticed the blown out tire wasn't just smoking it was on fire. that person was burning rubber in the literal sense.
*and said tire
I love how compassionate and empathetic he is, most youtubers would focus on the tragic and scandal, but not Company Man!
I hate talking about things like that but sometimes they're unavoidable and when that's the case I'm sure to handle them with respect.
This was so interesting, definitely could've been made into a two season show on TV.
That’s cool but...company man the show
"I don't want to bother him with a bunch of nonsense calls"
"So I tried calling him and it freaked me out. "
Lol what?!
Came here to say that same thing
Yeah really he got him on the phone, why not interview him? Since he's relevant to the video. Jeez. Missed opportunity there.
It sounded like Joe?
Probably actually wasn't prepared with interview questions...
@@kaliprime8377 joe who?
Damn Uhaul has had more drama than most daytime soaps lol
Yep.
@@companyman114 my poo is stinky
@@help3925 mine is bloody
@@rockycomet4587 mine is bloody and stinky
@@companyman114 you missed the scandal in Ontario regarding the maintenance practices of U-Haul... how that nearly sunk the company further. Also the pandemic really inflated our business and now its sunk back to below pre pandemic levels
To think that so much fighting in the family actually didn't destroy the company is amazing
I stumbled across this channel yesterday and I've been marathoning it ever since. There's a lot of really cool content here.
You use more stock photos than anyone else on CZcams and I don’t know why I find it so funny
Oh gosh I never thought about it but you're right. He makes it work perfectly well though
If you use them well you can make it work.
He turns them in at the same location.....keeps the price down.
You have obviously never seen Wendover Productions or Half as Interesting.
@@CC80 Or "What If?" on Facebook!
"You haul, I haul, we all haul for U-Haul!" Thanks for getting the jingle stuck in my head!
The murder happened because someone asked who joe was
gotem
Whats joe
@@ellenerickson5842
*joe mama*
Illuminati Cake who's joe mama
@@truelygreg joe mama's mama
I think this case was featured on an episode of Unsolved Mysteries.
Possibly. I watched an episode about it but I believe it was from the show Forensic Files.
I think it was unsolved mysteries too. About Eva's murder. Terrible!
Honestly, when moving across the country, I always use Penske. WAY cheaper priced for the same thing.
I think U-Haul is cheaper for in town use though.
Budget and Penske are WAY more likely to have the equipment available when you arrive to pick up your reservation. There is nothing worse than having 5 people to help you move out and the truck or trailer you were promised is MIA. Or being told they have a trick but you need to drive to a different location to pick up a trailer on your dime. I knew a gas station owner who threatened to throw UHAUL's computer & equipment because he was done dealing with people who would show up and get all pissed off because the equipment wasn't available.
ABF Freight is kicking U-Haul's butt with their U-Pack service. Way cheaper for long distances.
Beewald yeah we looked at them to move a few things within 30 miles, outrageously expensive. Basically every other option was far cheaper and the exact same or better service from what I read. Ripppppp offffff. The beats by dre of truck rental. Same or shittier quality for 5X as much just because of the brand.
Imagine frequently moving across the country. Must be nice
Did you have the Penske file though?
This sounds like the tf2 lore on steroids
Why is the tf2 community everywhere
Drake Bratton My thoughts, exactly!
@@Evan-cp6md because TF2 is a great game
*ah, the community makes me proud*
@Maranda Panda tf2 is a game known as team fortress 2 it's a cartoon class based fps. It's very fun and free to play
Doesn't want to bother him with nonsense calls
Bothers him with a nonsense call
LMAO 😂
It's pretty sad to hear how the family was fighting over the company. It sounds like it was like a curse for them. I had no idea about all this history behind U Haul and I don't think I can ever look at it the same way again!
I don't mean to spam, but I need to ask: What happened to Pontiac?
chevy went bankrupt and had to axe 5 brands and Pontiac was 1
Regular Car Reviews did a really good video on it, probably more understandable by car guys and it's long, but basically Pontiac wasn't making profit and GM was forced to kill it off when they asked for a loan or whatever from the government, it would've been profitable if it stayed but it couldn't, basically Pontiac was a sportier Chevy but they mostly had FWD cars and that's not "cool." they had plans and Pontiac was picking back up, but not in time for the bankruptcy.
@@yaboirico5221 GM didn't just get a loan. GM went completely bankrupt and sold its assets to a new company created by the Government to leave GM's creditors holding the bag.
I had to call "a guy" to deal with them. That's all you need to know. 🤫
GM went bankrupt during the recession and sold off some of their brands to keep themselves i, business. These brands were Saab, Saturn, Hummer, and Pontiac.
I was thinking about renting out my lower intestinal tract.
No sure whether to charge daily or by the mile.
Mr. Anderson lmfaooo
@@mr.anderson9938 haha!
@mr frank that seems reasonable.
Did you learn how to do that for candy and cigarettes in prison?
Pretty cool that the CEO makes his phone number publicly available and cares about his customers. I actually have never seen a Ryder truck in public so they must not be doing very well today against U-Haul.
I pretty much only see Ryder trucks crashing into the 11 foot 8 bridge on that channel.
Mike, another great video that took time to research and produce. Thank you again for your insightful content.
I had no idea of the internal strife in "da family." (Think mini Mafia.)
I did appreciate the U-Haul shops vs. renting from gas stations. You would have to call around or like my dad, just drive around until he found a trailer the size he wanted or after looking for half the day, settle for something much smaller requiring many extra trips. The centralize U-Haul stores made this search much easier. I can't, however, imagine anyone buying party supplies from our local greasy dirty noisy dusty warehouse type store which was not all that inviting.
By the way, I liked your silhouette on the iconic orange U-Haul background.
I've never heard U-haul and controversial used in the same sentence, so this oughta be good.
what a wild season of succession
long time ago i wallpapered one of the wife's homes in ohio.she drove a brand new orange lincoln town car and even had orange painted finger nails
Whoa, that was intense. Remember kids- when you rent from U-haul, you're renting in *Blood and Lies!*
I just want to live a comfortable healthy life. I don’t want to die over money
You only need a fortune if you pay other people to do things for you - especially home and car repairs 😉
Same
I have his number in my phone and have called him twice to let him know how my experience with the company went.
My family operates a UHaul dealership, and honestly it's one of the best experiences we've had with an entity of it's kind. Joe makes some sort of personal contact with new locations, you are always given opportunity to grow, and the community of UHaul dealers around you is so tightly knit.
Being a dealer, the only part of this story I knew was the part about them having used to rent a bunch of other things.
Love your videos!
Now when I think of U-Haul I'm going to hear the "Dallas" theme song.
I'm surprised that neither Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos has tried to take over the U-Haul market share.
Fuck...don't give them any ideas...
Tesla haul
Oh ya I think I remember when I was a kid we rented a tilling machine from u haul in the spring because our usual equipment place was sold out.
Your stories are awesome; so well researched. This was maybe my favorite from the others I've seen. Thank you!!
I have not seen your videos in months. I'm glad you are still doing this because I DO enjoy them very much. I've watched 5 of them today.
I love these videos. Such a great job.
These are made with great communication methods, the keeping the names on screen stands out as a really good creative way to help the audience understand.
You’re doing awesome, keep it up Company Man.
Thanks Andrew. I knew things would get a little confusing so that was my idea of making it a little easier. Hope it worked well.
How is this not a movie yet?
I love the energy in this one. The "oh my goodness" and "listen to thiiis... " 😅😅
Thank you so much for doing this. I have been requesting U-haul for awhile and left many comments about it. I really enjoy your channel.
No problem Justin. Thanks for pushing such a good idea.
On may way to work today I passed a police officer that had pulled over a U-Haul....
I think he was trying to bust a move.
Haha, dad. Now get out of my room!
😂 Hilarious 😂
Never heard of this CEO "Joe", who is he?
*top 10 horrifying pictures taken moments before disaster*
Joe Mamma.
Have you heard of CEO Candice?
@@Jose-se3he Nah, who is she?
@@legoyoda9805 😭 your sacrafise will not be in vain.
Great piece of work. After discovering your channel, I enjoy the niche you have and have learned so much.
Thank you!
So happy to hear that.
Thanks for the video!! Recently subscribed and every video has been very interesting! Keep up the good work.
Thanks Dylan! Love to hear it.
They were always such a quiet company. Kept to themselves mostly. No one suspected what dark secrets they were hiding.
Minecraft: the rise and fall... and rise again
it never fell.
@@pphyjynx8217 it was dead from like 2016 to 2019
@@brubru9663 it really wasn't. It was one of the most played games during that period too.
@@pphyjynx8217
If I remember correctly most of it's culture kinda fell off? Most of the Minecraft youtubers quit or something? I don't really remember what happened after the roleplay era of Minecraft.
@@Apotheosister fortnight happened
I really appreciate you putting names of the two important poeple of each side on the screen throughout!
For a video suggestion, I would recommend the Silly Bandz Fad in the late 2000s. They were one of the biggest fads during that decade.
honestly I can't even think of the name of a rival company to U-Haul
penske, ryder, budget
@@tgwilber the first and last one I know they are rivals but not ryders
When our family was moving here from New York, my mom had a U-Haul land on her foot. To this day her foot is still swollen and we it her U-Haul Foot.
I did a final in a business class a few semesters ago on U-Haul. This video pointed me in a lot of good directions. Thank you
Awesome video, as per usual!
I always learn something when I watch your content. Now I won’t look at a UHaul store the same way knowing what I know now
Really appreciate it. I guess that was sort of my goal.
This has potential to be a blockbuster movie. Way better than anything Hollywood can write nowadays.
Hollywood just does remakes, comic books, and remakes of comic books.
@@Geo_Thermal Can we get a comic book about remakes?
@@pickeljarsforhillary102 Yeah, and they'll turn it into a movie.
no wonder I fell dirty and used after renting anything from them
It's amazing how much goes on for a company let ALONE the history behind it. Love the videos.
Did I want to watch a video about the story of U-Haul? No.
Did I learn something from this video? Yes.
You win, Company Man!
Best way to get screwed while you move. Make sure you keep the receipt and take pictures before you move the truck. Pictures of before and after mileage. Very crooked company.
With Uhaul and other vehicle rental companies, a lot of those ridiculous damage claims aren't even the actual company. A lot of the time, the individual employees will make you pay for damages and then just pocket the money.
They got me for 200 bucks. They suck very large cocks.
Never had a problem whenever I rented them. Walked the inspection with the clerk, noted damages, had them sign, I sign, we come back they don’t even look at the inspection. Not so much crooked as you didn’t show your due diligence. Besides if the dispute is that bad just give Joe a call on the spot.
@@Mostlyharmless1985 Me neither but I've heard of people that have. That just goes further to prove that it's really not the company, but greedy employees.
i think they are franchised....they charge crazy amounts per mile if you need a van for a day or two..
I’ve literally never had a good experience with uhaul, this doesn’t shock me at all
It's possible you're an idiot. And you create your own bad experience.
My mom and dad had a bad experience with them as well
I worked for U-Haul at a small U-Haul center from around 06-10. When I first started with the company all the trucks were old, I think we had a couple trucks still in service from the early 90's, a single 26' box truck was a mid 80's international with a manual transmission, a few from the mid 90s and rest were 99+. We still had some of the other rental equipment sitting around, engine hoists, rental hitches, rooftop boxes and super old wooden trailers. We never rented any of it, besides the trailers. By the time I left the fleet had been massively updated, our oldest truck was from the mid 00's and was strictly for local rentals, the random ancillary rental stuff had been removed from inventory and all the trailers were pretty new.
I guess I've been watching your older stuff as this was in 2019 and has new logos and stuff, looks fantastic though! Love your work!
please do how big general mills, general motors, mcdonalds
there's a website where you can submit your requests.
GM's been done
By brightsun films
Huh... thanksgiving must have been interesting
I used to work at a U-Haul manufacturing plant in Schererviille Indiana. We built the trailers, car carriers, small to large box trucks, dollies, you name it. Was a fun job. Never knew there was so much drama behind the scenes.
I love these videos! My old man was a Domino's regional manager in the 90s and worked for the company for decades. I hope you'll cover the lawsuit between Domino sugar and Domino's pizza, I haven't seen anyone cover it yet.
Her murder was featured on an episode of Unsolved Mysteries.
Adam Dutch joe mama
While the history is convoluted and messy I can attest UHAUL is a damn good company to work for and I thank Joe Shoen everyday for working to keep it going.
I really respect that you actively try not to dwell on super negative stuff in these videos. That takes character.
I love how you brushed over 90% of the details of the battles, and left me with more questions than answers. Would love a longer type video going into a full deep dive of this stuff.
I always brush most of the details in my videos. They're meant to be overviews but I would agree a longer video would also be good.
@@companyman114 Sorry if this came across a bit harsh. Usually, even with the very condensed timeline, I feel like I understand completely. This video didn't go as well, probably because of just how much was going on. That's mainly what I was trying to say. I'd love to see a video on Intel and AMD, the CPU manufacturers, at some point as well!
Yeah there was a lot here, I get it.
Tou should've mentioned that UHaul also makes all it's own trailers. The also just buy the chassis for thier trucks from Ford (it seems now days) and custom fits the box. That's another way they try to keep costs down.
Still all run on gasoline tho....
I think the larger trucks should be a diesel for fuel economy.
@@grandinosour The trucks are intended to be driven by normal people without CDLs, they probably have never encountered diesel and might try to put gas in anyway and ruin the truck. In Europe you could get away with diesel, but not in the US.
@@ischmidt That is practically what UHaul states for the reason they use gasoline engines. They also "install" a fuel economy meter to try and help show you how "good" or "bad" your fuel economy is going.
@@grandinosour The large Van's motto is "Drives like a van, hauls like a truck!"
We want users to be easily able to drive our vehicles with as little of a learning curve as possible
And those trailers are built like a TANK. Especially the older ones.
Well, don't leave us hanging....
*What did you and Joe talk about?*
*poor sayori you really left her hanging*
Yes, this...unless he panicked and hung up.
I do like the fun facts they put on their trailers. They’re pretty interesting to read and certainly grab my attention. Good way to get even more advertisement if you ask me.
I have a little sammy tattoo.
I used to be a GM of a small U-Haul storage center 10 years ago. Joe REALLY is pretty accessible. One thing U-Haul does is management will call stores pretending to be a customer on a regular basis, including JOE. He called my store once and pretended to be a customer that wanted to get a hitch installed and rent a trailer. Now, he was asking for a hitch for a 04 Caravan. Fun fact about Caravans, the hitch U-Haul carries requires removing 2 bolts that are in the bottom of the subframe. I'm in the rustbelt, and here, there's about an 80% one of those would snap off in the frame.
So I explained to him how I'd need him to bring the van a couple days early so I could hit those bolts with penetrating fluid so it could soak and have a fighting chance at not becoming a nightmare job. Being based in Arizona, he had no idea this was a thing. Arizona doesn't salt their roads there because well, no snow. After we had scheduled his rental and appointment, and he said who he really was, we had like a 2 hour conversation about how things were just... a bit different up here, he listened to ANYTHING I wanted to talk about and sent me a long email back about things we had talked about and possibly changing company policies based on our conversation. And a few of those things, they actually implemented! After listening to me, one random GM at a small location in the midwest.
It was just, weird, to have a CEO that would take the time and genuinely listen and take to heart what the lowest level of management of one location had to say.
Also, the storage side of the bushiness is HUGE and growing like crazy.
What did you discuss with "Joe" or whoever picked up the phone??
I immediately wondered if he asked anything or if panicked and hung up.
This is some Jojo’s bizarre adventure-level brotherly conflict
Coincidence that the victor is a *JOE*
This is the last company I think of would have controversy. Great video.
Awesome channel man, keep up the great work!
They're screwed after everyone moves in
What happened to Ryder I haven’t seen a Ryder truck since the late 80’s
Do you know that Timothy McVeigh rigged a Ryder truck with explosive to bomb a Federal building in Oklahoma (it happened in 1995),out here in Canada I see plenty of Ryder trucks and that ugly incident always comes into my mind.
After I mentioned this I started seeing ryder trucks all over the place however they’re bigger than the usual U-Haul trucks you see
I haven’t seen the yellow Ryder trucks in YEARS! It’s mainly semi trucks now… maybe that’s what they evolved into now. 🤷♂️
This has GOT to be the most craziest story about a company you,ve told yet.Outstanding!
I never expected U-Haul to be a controversial company. This is a big surprise to me
About time you did UHAUL didn’t know there was controversy
A real life, less glamorous version of "Succession."
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thank you Sir Company man , always good to hear your voice
Good vid as always man 👌 I wondering would you do a history of maybe like the largest pawn shops in the industry?