703-339-0009, Ext 1 or email info@myoutdoorstorage.com

According to the organizers, the motorcycle ride is day of remembrance, a day to say thank you and to honor the service men and women at home and abroad.

Registration will start @ 9am with a small ceremony @ 10:30 am & kickstands up @ 11:00 am. A $20.00 donation per bike is requested.  Please contact sonjaruh@aol.com with questions.

Gateway Storage, located a few miles north of Davey’s Ride in Lorton,  offers secure storage and parking for motorcycles, motorcycle trailers, and all other types of recreational vehicles and transport carriers.   Short term flat fee motorcycle trailer storage and parking is available for this events and others in the Northern Virginia region.

Participants of all ages and fitness levels are encouraged to sign-up.  Enjoy a fun-filled day kicked off by a motorcycle ride by Prince William County police,  music, great food, an award ceremony prize raffle, face painting for children, and much more!

All participants will receive a postcard good for 1/2 off one full month of any size space for storage and parking at Gateway Storage in Lorton, VA.  We offer secure and accessible outdoor storage for  everything on wheels (from race cars to boats to commercial trucks) and container storage options perfect for sports clubs and equipment, household storage, military or other households moving temporarily overseas, and small businesses uses for tools, supplies, or inventory. We also offer discounted combo spaces for container storage with additional outdoor parking space for vehicles, boats or RV’s.

Find more details about the race, download the registration form or register online by visiting Lake Ridge RidgeRunners website.

Gateway Storage is an enthusiastic supporter of our local community including Lorton, Woodbridge, Lake Ridge, Springfield, Alexandria and more. If you are organizing a community event to support a local cause or an event or activity for non-profit organization that supports a healthy, active lifestyle, please contact Amanda at Gateway Storage with your sponsorship package and information: amanda@myoutdoorstorage.com

Small Business Storage

Steady escalating gas and fuel costs are wreaking havoc on small business owners in Northern Virginia and the Washington, DC Metro area.  Fox News reports today that a survey by the Small Business & Entrepreneur Council found that 72% of small business owners are “feeling the pain” from rising prices at the gas pump. According to the Energy Information Administration, the weekly average price for regular gasoline grew from $3.64 per gallon as of February 27 to $3.75 per gallon as of March 12 nationwide, and around $4.00 per gallon for regular inNorthern Virginia.

Few businesses are immune from rising fuel costs, but local area contractors who have to hit the roads each day to the jobsite or service area may be able to avoid the pain at pump by reducing the scope of travel each day with close-in storage and parking solutions. For small businesses that rely on daily transportation of key vehicles, employees and materials to and from the jobsite or service area, a secure storage and parking facility that allows for controlled employee access and parking can save your bottom line from rising gas prices.  Consider the savings in this example of a roofing contractor with jobs in Alexandria, VA: Before relocating to Gateway Storage, the contractor, who lives in a heavily regulated parking district in Springfield, was parking his work truck at his brother’s residence in Stafford, VA, a distance of just over 30 miles from two of his regular service areas in Alexandria and warehousing tools and materials in a shared workspace in Manassas (western Prince William County), which he accessed or sent employees to access 2-3 times per a week (an additional 15 miles round trip per visit).

At Gateway Storage, the roofing contractor rented a combination parking and storage space that allowed for parking of the work truck and included an 8’ x 20’ storage container for tools, materials and supplies kept previously in the Manassas warehouse. Total cost for parking the work truck and access to the secure storage container came to $259/month on a month to month basis.  The average distance from Gateway’s Lorton facility to his Alexandria service areas is 12 miles (instead of 30+) and he had eliminated the trip to the Manassas warehouse, a total savings of 90 miles from the parking location to the service area for a typical 5 day work week, and a total savings of 135 miles including warehouse consolidation. Adding in the savings from the roofer’s commute from home to Gateway Storage instead of the Stafford parking location (17 miles), and you have a total of 220 miles saved per week.  At $4 per gallon, approximating 15 miles per gallon that is almost $60 per week savings, or $240 per month! Factoring in windshield time, wear-and-tear on the work vehicle, and logistical efficiency increases the savings to exceed the cost of the parking and storage solution.

At Gateway Storage, we offer a variety of short term and long term small business storage and parking options convenient to Springfield, Arlington, Alexandria and other prime Fairfax County business locations.   We can accommodate many sizes and types of commercial vehicles and our facility is professionally designed and maintained.  Give us a call today to discuss storage options that can save your small business from rising fuel costs.

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Our facility is located less than a half hour from Washington National Airport (DCA) and an easy shuttle ride away from Dulles International (IAD) or BWI airport.  Several shuttle services offer transportation from Gateway Storage in Lorton, VA to Dulles airport for around $60.  Take a cab from Gateway to the Springfield/Franconia Metro for around $15 one way.

Check out your local online deals (Groupon, Deal Chicken, etc) for airport shuttle services before booking and check the service website for coupons.  Amazon Local deals recently featured an upscale car service to Dulles for 1/2 off the regular price.

Store your car long-term at Gateway Storage and receive a discounted monthly rate.  You can pick up your car and check out anytime 24/7 when you return. A reservation required for check in, so please call ahead!

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