Fleet of U-Haul Rentals Land at Raleigh’s J&A Tire & Brake
RALEIGH, N.C. (May 1, 2015) – J&A Tire & Brake owner John Markovitz has been making certain Wake County’s vehicles run smoothly for more than 20 years.
At his shop’s previous location in downtown Raleigh, Markovitz offered U-Haul® trucks to the college contingency at North Carolina State University. Now he has brought a full line of U-Haul products including trucks, trailers, support rental items, and more to 4436 Durham Road.
J&A Tire & Brake is open 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday and 8 a.m.-noon Saturday. After-hours drop-off is available for U-Haul customers.
Do-it-yourself movers can reserve items at this U-Haul neighborhood dealership 17 miles north of downtown Raleigh by visiting http://www.uhaul.com/Locations/Truck-Rentals-near-Raleigh-NC or calling (919) 809-7342.
Since rejoining the U-Haul dealer network, Markovitz has gotten more customer traffic than he did in 1990 at his previous location. Business is about to pick up even more with the summer moving season on tap.
“The U-Haul trucks used to just make an appearance at the beginning of the month,” Markovitz explained. “Now I see them coming and going regularly. There are a lot more of them out on the roads.”
Markovitz originally worked as an aircraft mechanic for American Airlines® but when he kept getting transferred from state to state, he opted to settle down in North Carolina.
“I have a family, so it got to be too much moving,” Markovitz said. “I miss the flight benefits, but it’s nice to be settled. Plus, once you get away from those terrible winters, you never want to go back.”
J&A Tire & Brake occupies most of Markovitz’s time. But when he’s not busy changing oil, replacing tires and repairing all makes and models of vehicles, he heads to Falls Lake with his family.
“We have a boat so we like to go out fishing, tubing and relaxing whenever we can,” he said.
Angela Markovitz, whose first initial accounts for the latter half of J&A, handles the financial records and keeps the business running smoothly for her husband. It’s a family atmosphere at J&A Tire & Brake, and that’s how U-Haul rental customers are treated – like family.
U-Haul and J&A Tire & Brake are striving to benefit the environment through sustainability initiatives. Truck sharing is a core U-Haul sustainability business practice that allows individuals to access a fleet of trucks that is larger than what they could access on an individual basis.
Every U-Haul truck placed in a community helps keep 19 personally owned large-capacity vehicles, pickups, SUVs and vans off the road. Fewer vehicles means less traffic congestion, less pollution, less fuel burned and cleaner air.
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