Oppel Tire & Rental in Cleburne, TX Celebrates 30 Years as a U-Haul Dealer

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Oppel Tire & Rental in Cleburne, Texas Celebrates 30 Years as a U-Haul Dealer

CLEBURNE, Texas (Sept. 29, 2011) —Bill Oppel, owner of Oppel Tire & Rental, located at 102 N. Ridgeway Dr., celebrated 30 years as a U-Haul dealer on August 31, 2011.

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Oppel Tire & Rental offers a full line of dependable U-Haul moving equipment, including trucks, trailers and tow dollies. Oppel Tire & Rental is open Mon. – Fri. 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. and Sat. 7:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.

“My dad suggested expanding use of the parking lot with the addition of U-Haul truck and trailer rentals,” Oppel said. “It has been a great decision. Our primary business is a first point-of-contact in the community. And over the years, word has spread from one generation to the next.”

“Oppel Tire & Rental has been providing U-Haul customers with 30 years of reliable and committed service, and has proven just how important their business is to our community,” stated Todd West, president, U-Haul Company of Central Texas. “Since 1945, U-Haul has depended upon our dealers to help local communities by providing moving equipment and supplies across North America.”

U-Haul, the leader in the do-it-yourself moving industry, is proud of its long association with independent businesspeople such as the Oppel. These successful relationships have been instrumental in helping U-Haul build a strong network of more than 14,000 independent dealers throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Please join U-Haul in celebrating 30 years of success with Oppel Tire & Rental and thank them for serving the area.

For more information, contact Oppel Tire & Rental at 817-641-4881.

About U-Haul

Since 1945, U-Haul has been the choice for the do-it-yourself mover, with a network of more than 16,300 locations in all 50 States and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul customers' patronage has enabled the Company to maintain the largest rental fleet in the do-it-yourself moving industry with approximately 104,000 trucks, 80,000 trailers and 36,000 towing devices. U-Haul offers more than 406,000 rooms and 36 million square feet of storage space at nearly 1,100 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. The Company supplies alternative-fuel for vehicles and backyard barbecues as one of the nation’s largest retailers of propane.

U-Haul was founded by a Navy veteran who grew up during the Great Depression. Tires and gas were still rationed or in short supply during the late 1940s when U-Haul began serving U.S. customers. Today, that background is central to the U-Haul Sustainability Program: “Serving the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”  Our commitment to reduce, reuse and recycle includes fuel-efficient moving vans, neighborhood proximity, moving box reuse, moving pads made from discarded material and packing peanuts that are 100% biodegradable.  Learn more about these facts and others at uhaul.com/sustainability.

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