Students pre-ship their belongings to our facility all summer long. We hold every package, then deliver it directly to the room before they arrive — so your mailroom stays empty and your staff stays out of the storage business entirely.
From toothpaste to furniture, students and families have come to expect things to simply arrive. But the one shipment that matters most — getting a student's belongings to campus — is still the exception. Students often can't ship ahead: they don't have a campus address yet, or housing won't accept packages until a few days before move-in. So families are left guessing whether everything will land in time, and universities brace for a wall of boxes the week students arrive.
“My stuff needs to be there before I am — and I don't want move-in to start with confusion.”
A stressful, uncertain path to getting belongings to campus.
“Thousands of boxes arrive before students do, and our mailroom can't absorb the volume.”
A mailroom and staffing problem disguised as student shipping.
Students want a seamless arrival. Universities need relief from early package volume. Pre-Ship solves both.
Every fall, campus mailrooms drown under a flood of boxes the week before move-in. Pre-Ship moves that mountain off your campus. Students ship straight to a U Storage facility over the summer using the carrier of their choice — UPS, FedEx, USPS, and more — and we receive it, hold it, and deliver it to the right room on your published move-in schedule. The boxes never touch your building.
Over the summer, students send their belongings to our facility using the carrier of their choice — UPS, FedEx, USPS, and more. No need to haul anything to campus.
Every package is checked in, photographed, and tracked under chain-of-custody. Insured up to $3,000 and held until you're ready.
On your published move-in calendar, we deliver each student's items directly to their assigned room — before they even arrive.
No package mountain, no storage closets, no overtime. The mailroom stays clear and your team stays focused on students.
This eliminates the need for students to haul large or numerous packages from the Mail Center and greatly improves efficiency during Check-In.
Every item is scanned, labeled, and logged from the moment it reaches our facility to the moment it lands in the room. Students — and their parents — can see exactly where their belongings are at any time, and every shipment carries $3,000 of insurance.
No box mountain, no overflow closets, no packages stacked in hallways during move-in week.
We receive, sort, and deliver. Your team never touches a student's belongings or logs a single package.
Tracked custody, real insurance, and a dedicated hotline turn a stressful move into a five-star experience.