RENO, Nev., Aug. 20, 2008 (GLOBE 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 2nd annual virtual analyst and investor meeting on Thursday, August 28, 2008 at 11 a.m. Pacific time.
"This virtual meeting will broadcast live over the Web and is part of the U-Haul System's corporate-wide sustainability initiative," stated Joe Shoen, chairman of AMERCO. "This will be our best forum for interacting with Company executives and we encourage analysts and investors interested in learning more about our operations to participate via this Internet platform.
"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," concluded Shoen.
For more information about our analyst and investor virtual meeting, please visit www.amerco.com and select Virtual Analyst and Investor Meeting.
About AMERCO
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 15,650 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 retailer of propane.