U-Haul Names Toronto Top 2004 Canadian Destination

PHOENIX, Feb. 21, 2005 -- 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 25 Canadian Destination Cities. According to moving data reflective of nationwide statistics for calendar year 2004, Toronto was ranked No. 1 for the third year in a row, while Calgary, Alberta maintained the second position. Montreal ranked third, up one spot from last year's ranking, Edmonton, Alberta was fourth and Ottawa continued in fifth place for the second year. Vancouver, British Columbia and London, Hamilton, Kitchener and North Bay, Ontario rounded out the top 10.

U-Haul Executive Vice President John "J.T." Taylor said, "Over the past 60 years U-Haul has built a long and proud history of helping families move and store their belongings. Now more than ever, Canadian families 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 25 Canadian Destination Cities Report was compiled from over 85,000 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 Canadian Destination Cities*
                         January - December 2004

   1.   TORONTO, Ontario
   2.   CALGARY, Alberta
   3.   EDMONTON, Alberta
   4.   MONTREAL, Quebec
   5.   OTTAWA, Ontario
   6.   VANCOUVER, British Columbia
   7.   LONDON, Ontario
   8.   HAMILTON, Ontario
   9.   KITCHENER, Ontario
   10.  NORTH BAY, Ontario
   11.  OSHAWA, Ontario
   12.  VICTORIA, British Columbia
   13.  HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
   14.  BARRIE, Ontario
   15.  SURREY, British Columbia
   16.  KELOWNA, British Columbia
   17.  KINGSTON, Ontario
   18.  QUEBEC CITY, Quebec
   19.  WINNIPEG, Manitoba
   20.  WINDSOR, Ontario
   21.  PETERBOROUGH, Ontario
   22.  SAINT CATHERINES, Ontario
   23.  NANAIMO, British Columbia
   24.  RED DEER, Alberta
   25.  SASKATOON, Saskatchewan

   * Data compiled from over 85,000 transactions from January - December,
     2004.

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   U-HAUL(R) INT'L.