GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas, March 2, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U-Haul Company of Dallas today announced the promotion of Todd West to president. West brings 13 years of U-Haul experience to his new position, where he will be responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the company, including truck, trailer and storage rentals.
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"Todd is a results-oriented individual. His experience, coupled with execution of policies, programs and procedures will raise our level of customer service in the marketplace," affirmed Area District Vice President (ADVP) Garner Carey. "Todd has a clear point of view and understands the need to have dealerships where our customers need us to be."
West began his U-Haul career in August 1995 as an assistant manager trainee for the U-Haul Center of I-45 in Houston, Texas. In January 1996, West was promoted to area field manager (AFM) of the U-Haul Company of South Houston. Shortly thereafter he was promoted to marketing company senior staff. Between April 1997 and April 2000, West served as AFM for the U-Haul Company of South Houston, U-Haul Company of North Texas, U-Haul Company of Austin and U-Haul Company of Dallas. In July 2002, West was promoted to marketing company president (MCP) of U-Haul Company of Dallas. West left U-Haul in 2005, but returned in March 2008 as AFM for U-Haul Company of Dallas. With this latest promotion, MCP West will oversee operations for U-Haul Company of Dallas.
"I am looking forward to working with this team as this is an exciting time for U-Haul. Our programs are superior and I am excited to take an active role in the development of this," West stated. "I intend to manage our field organization to increase income and increase transactions by focusing on our Primary Service Objective and by increasing our level of customer service to keep our customers coming back again and again."
Since 1945, U-Haul has been the undisputed choice for the do-it-yourself mover, with a network of more than 15,650 locations in all 50 United States and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul customers' patronage has enabled the Company to maintain a fleet size of 96,000 trucks, 75,000 trailers and 35,000 towing devices. U-Haul offers more than 387,000 rooms and more than 34 million square feet of storage space at more than 1,075 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. U-Haul supplies alternative-fuel for vehicles and backyard barbecues as one of the nation's largest retailers of propane.
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