U hauls problem starts at the very top. Joe Shoen, the CEO. He does not care about anyone, not his customers, not his employees, no one. He is in it for the money. His senior management is lead by example. They have no accountability, not to their customers or their employees. Why do I say this ? Just try complaining. The corporate number is 602 263- 6011. Ask to speak to an executive. Good luck, they have protocols. So your sitting on the side of the road with a broken truck, their protocol is that they have 72 hours to even start to care. Go to a local office, ask them to call their corporate office, "our phone system doesn't work like that". I went for a hitch install, a 1 hour appointment at 9 am. At 12:30 I called my wife to come pick me up. At 3 pm U Haul called to say they couldn't complete the job, I should take it to one of their competitors. " why cant you finish the job" " well our drill broke & our regional manager will not allow us to go buy a new one" !! Isn't that a fundamental tool of your trade. Well we have one on order, it should arrive on Saturday. ( today being Tuesday). You can bring it back them. But I'm leaving on that day. Give me your managers number so I can call him. No he doesn't have a number & we cant contact him.( Incidentally, his name is Bob Magyar & his number is (813) 247-6101. Regional manager of the Tampa Bay area) but he doesn't answer the phone or talk to unhappy, frustrated customers. It's not protocol. Looking after the company customers is not protocol. Counting the money, that's protocol. Currently the store general manager has gone home & got her husbands drill, that also broke & they will not reimburse her. She has gone off shopping for another drill out of her own pocket because her regional & corporate people wont support her. What a classy outfit. I suggested I could send an email to the CEO explaining what my experience is but he does not accept emails from his customers, the peons. It's not protocol. I think in this case CEO stands for Chief Executioner Officer. Do you think a company this arrogant can sustain. I know I would rather take a beating than spend another red dime with them.
My truck was finished by the next day. The general manager, Summer Akins, decided to go buy what was needed to finish the install. She paid out of her own pocket for the tools. I don't know how she puts up with these awful superiors she works for. read more