Chicago #1 destination for U-haul renters

U-Haul Names Chicago Top 2004 Destination Monday February 21, 3:00 pm ET PHOENIX, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- U-Haul, celebrating 60 years of serving the do-it-yourself household moving industry, today released results of the 2004 U-Haul National Migration Trend Report titled Top 50 U.S. Destination Cities Report. According to moving data reflective of nationwide statistics for calendar year 2004, Chicago takes the No. 1 spot pushing Atlanta out of its four-year pole position, while Orlando, Fla. attained the second position. Los Angeles, Calif. moved to No. 3, up from No. 10 from last year's ranking. Houston garnered fourth down one spot from last year's ranking and Sacramento, Calif. followed with fifth place. Atlanta, New York, Denver, Las Vegas and Dallas rounded out the top 10. U-Haul Executive Vice President John "J.T." Taylor said, "Over the past 60 years U-Haul has a long and proud history of relocating Americans. Now more than ever, consumers are relying on U-Haul to provide affordable services. We are proud to be able to offer an economical way for families to move." The ranking reflects destinations for movers traveling more than 50 miles, and considers every city in the country, regardless of size. However, the data is not stated as a percentage of population and is not reflective of overall growth. The 2004 Top 50 U.S. Destination Cities Report was compiled from over 1.63 million U-Haul transactions occurring between Jan.1 and Dec. 31, 2004. U-Haul, based in Phoenix and entering its 60th year as the industry giant, has the largest rental fleet in the world with over 94,000 trucks and 75,000 trailers. U-Haul, the undisputed leader in the truck-and-trailer rental industry, is one of the industry's largest operators of self-storage facilities, the world's largest installer of permanent trailer hitches and the world's largest single-brand Yellow Pages advertiser. For more information, visit www.uhaul.com. NOTE TO EDITORS: The annual mileage of North American U-Haul trucks would move a family to the moon and back more than seven times per day, every day of the year. U-Haul(R) Top 25 U.S. Destination Cities* January - December 2004 1. CHICAGO, Ill. 2. ORLANDO, Fla. 3. LOS ANGELES, Calif. 4. HOUSTON, Texas 5. SACRAMENTO, Calif. 6. ATLANTA, Ga. 7. NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. 8. DENVER, Colo. 9. LAS VEGAS, Nev. 10. DALLAS, Texas 11. SAN DIEGO, Calif. 12. MIAMI, Fla. 13. PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 14. PHOENIX, Ariz. 15. SAN JOSE, Calif. 16. PORTLAND, Ore. 17. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. 18. AUSTIN, Texas 19. DETROIT, Mich. 20. MESA, Ariz. 21. SAN ANTONIO, Texas 22. KANSAS CITY, Mo. 23. CHARLOTTE, N.C. 24. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 25. TAMPA, Fla. *Data compiled from over 1.63 million transactions from January - December, 2004. Here is the article U-Haul rental data for 2004 - Top 50>