We've been helping people move since 1945, when Leonard Shoen and Anna Mary Carty started this business in a garage in Ridgefield, Washington. Today, we operate more than 25,000 locations across all 50 states and Canadian provinces, making it possible for anyone to handle their own move without the headache and expense of traditional movers. We built our network by partnering with local gas stations and independent businesses, which let us grow quickly while staying rooted in communities.
What we actually do day-to-day is pretty straightforward: we rent trucks, trailers, and self-storage units to people who need them. We also sell boxes, packing supplies, tow hitches, and propane. But there's more to it than that - we're constantly maintaining our fleet, improving our locations, and figuring out how to make the whole moving process smoother for customers. We've grown from a small trailer operation into a publicly traded company with nearly 20,000 team members, but we still think of ourselves as the neighborhood resource for anyone trying to get their belongings from point A to point B.