NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 30, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- U-Haul today announced the promotion of Greg Ruffing to president of U-Haul Company of Nashville. Ruffing brings more than 17 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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"We are very excited to have Greg taking over as president of this company," affirmed Area District Vice President (ADVP) Phil Ryan. "Greg has worked hard to provide our customers with quality service and well-maintained equipment while serving successfully as an area field manager (AFM) for the U-Haul Company of Indiana. He is one of the finest managers within this district and has been a leader in keeping our systems in place. Greg will help to improve the company with his knowledge of building a strong customer base as well as his commitment to our Primary Service Objective."
Ruffing joined the company in 1990 as a moving center general manager (GM). Within three years, he had risen to the position of executive assistant (EA) to the marketing company president. Within the next few years, Ruffing had been promoted to the marketing company senior manager, and also served as field relief manager, AFM and senior AFM. During this time, Ruffing's skills became an indispensable part to the U-Haul organization. Ruffing will use his talent, drive and knowledge to promote growth in the U-Haul Company of Nashville.
"I am excited about the opportunity to be in a position to impact every aspect of the business for U-Haul Company of Nashville," Ruffing stated. "We will achieve our goals by focusing as a team, displaying a positive attitude toward our work, and implementing policies, procedures and programs. Through the use of established policies and procedures, I intend to ensure that the operations of this office are adding value to the business every day and providing our customers with the right service and equipment at the lowest cost."
Since 1945, U-Haul has been the first choice of do-it-yourself movers, 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 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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