U-Haul Unveils Massive Expansion in Wausau: 569 Climate-Controlled Units, New U-Box Warehouse

U-Haul Opens New and Improved Full-Service Center in Schofield

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01/10/2025 - 07:03 AM

SCHOFIELD, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- U-Haul^® is once again serving customers at 141 Grand Ave. in Schofield after leveling its old store and constructing two new buildings to better meet the residents of Marathon County.

U-Haul Moving & Storage of Wausau, which houses over 550 self-storage rooms at 141 Grand Ave., is open again after renovations. (Photo: Business Wire)

U-Haul Moving & Storage of Wausau, which sits on 4.8 acres, now welcomes customers with a beautiful three-story self-storage center that includes access to a variety of 569 indoor climate-controlled and heated storage units with high-tech security features at affordable price points.

A new U-Box^® warehouse offers capacity for 1,000 of the Company’s portable moving and storage containers.

U-Haul of Wausau has been serving the mobility and storage needs of Schofield since 1986. To reserve storage and moving equipment at the new and improved center, download the U-Haul app or call the Wausau team at (715) 359-6100.

Business hours are 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Thursday and Saturday; 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday; and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday.

“We are excited to have a new full-service center in the heart of Schofield,” said Steven Sabah, U-Haul Company of Northern Wisconsin and the UP president. “We can finally provide this community with a store it can be proud of, and one better suited to meet growing demand for our trusted products and services.”

In addition to self-storage and U-Box, customers have access to truck and trailer rentals; an expansive retail showroom with boxes and moving supplies; professional hitch installation and towing accessories; propane; covered drive-in load/unload bays to shield customers from the weather; and green programs like Take A Box, Leave A Box that benefit the community and environment.

Sabah is hiring up to 10 Team Members to staff the new facility. U-Haul seeks to hire locally to promote job growth within the communities it serves. U-Haul, founded by a WWII Navy veteran and honored as a Best for Vets employer by The Military Times, actively recruits veterans and gives them hiring preference. Find U-Haul careers at uhauljobs.com.

About U-HAUL

Founded in 1945, U-Haul is the No. 1 choice of do-it-yourself movers with more than 23,000 rental locations across all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. The U-Haul app makes it easy for customers to use U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 to access trucks anytime through the self-dispatch and -return options on their smartphones with our patented Live Verify technology. Our customers' patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to 192,000 trucks, 138,700 trailers and 39,500 towing devices. U-Haul is the third largest self-storage operator in North America with 1,024,000 rentable units and 88.5 million square feet of self-storage space at Company-owned and -managed facilities. U-Haul is the top retailer of propane in the U.S. and the largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry. Get the U-Haul app from the App Store or Google Play.