RENO, Nev., Aug. 13, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- AMERCO (Nasdaq:UHAL), parent of U-Haul International, Inc., North America's largest "do-it-yourself" moving and storage operator, announced today that it will hold its first analyst and investor virtual meeting on Monday, August 20, 2007 at 11 a.m. Pacific time.
"This virtual meeting is part of the U-Haul System's corporate-wide sustainability initiative," stated Joe Shoen, chairman of AMERCO. "We are questioning the need to burn the jet fuel and create the CO2 associated with investors flying in for presentations. We encourage analysts and investors interested in learning more about our operations to participate via this Internet platform."
The interactive, virtual meeting will be broadcast live over the Web. This will be our best forum for interacting with Company executives. The program will include presentations from the Company's management team: managers from U-Haul self-moving, U-Haul self-storage, Oxford Life Insurance Company, Republic Western Insurance Company and AMERCO Real Estate Company. The interactive question-and-answer period following these presentations will add tremendous content to the meeting.
For more information about our analyst and investor virtual meeting, please visit www.amerco.com and select Analyst and Investor Virtual Meeting.
AMERCO is the parent company of U-Haul International, Inc., North America's largest "do-it-yourself" moving and storage operator, AMERCO Real Estate Company, Republic Western Insurance Company and Oxford Life Insurance Company.
Since 1945, U-Haul has been the undisputed choice for the do-it-yourself mover, with a network of more than 15,950 locations in all 50 United States and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul customers' patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to more than 100,000 trucks, 78,500 trailers and 31,100 towing devices. As a result, U-Haul offers more than 384,000 rooms and more than 33.8 million square feet of storage space at more than 1,055 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. As one of the nation's largest retailers of propane, U-Haul supplies alternative-fuel for vehicles and backyard barbecues.