Muncie Store Closing: U-Haul Storage of Creston Ceasing Operations
MUNCIE, Ind. (Oct. 2, 2018) — U-Haul Storage of Creston at 2211 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. closed the doors to its retail showroom on Sept. 28 and is transferring self-storage customers to a new U-Haul store less than a mile away.
Business will cease entirely in the coming weeks as U-Haul Storage of Creston, which has been serving the DIY moving public since 1978. U-Haul has not yet determined if it will sell the 80-room facility, or lease it to a new tenant.
Muncie residents and Ball State University students will continue to have their moving and self-storage needs met at the new U-Haul Moving & Storage of Morningside at 1501 E. McGalliard Road, just 0.6 miles away. Customers will find a more expansive showroom featuring a full line of moving supplies, boxes, hitches and towing accessories, bike racks and more to fill the void left by U-Haul Storage of Creston.
As a result of the closing facility, 12 U-Haul Team Members will be let go.
Local U-Haul Companies are always exploring opportunities for growth as they pursue means to better serve the needs of customers, but sometimes find it necessary to close or relocate stores.
Reasons for closures can include: long-term strategic plans; physical plant limitations, including insufficient square footage; shifts in demographics; trends in migration; expansion of the U-Haul neighborhood dealer network; and proximity to other new or existing U-Haul stores.
The repurposing of a former Kmart® store for U-Haul Moving & Storage of Morningside was driven by U-Haul Corporate Sustainability initiatives: U-Haul supports infill developments to help local communities lower their carbon footprint. The adaptive reuse of existing buildings reduces the energy and resources required for new-construction materials and helps cities reduce their unwanted inventory of unused buildings.
Find U-Haul store and neighborhood dealer locations near you at uhaul.com/locations.
About U-Haul
Since 1945, U-Haul has been the No. 1 choice of do-it-yourself movers, with a network of more than 21,000 locations across all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 now offers customers access to U-Haul trucks every hour of every day through the self-service options on their internet-connected mobile devices. U-Haul customers’ patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to 161,000 trucks, 118,000 trailers and 42,000 towing devices. U-Haul offers nearly 632,000 rooms and 55.2 million square feet of self-storage space at owned and managed facilities throughout North America. U-Haul is the largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry and is the largest retailer of propane in the U.S.
Contact:
Jeff Lockridge
Sebastien Reyes
E-mail: publicrelations@uhaul.com
Phone: 602-263-6194
Website: uhaul.com 
