MORTON GROVE, IL - JANUARY 23: A U-Haul truck sits in front of a U-Haul store January 23, 2003 in Morton Grove, Illinois. Reno, Nevada-based U-Haul Co. is discussing debt restructuring. (Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images)

Smokers, do not apply: U-Haul won’t hire some nicotine users

PHOENIX (AP)-U-Haul has a New Year’s resolution: cut down on hiring people who smoke. The Phoenix-based moving company said that it won’t hire nicotine users in the 21 states where it is legal to do so, saying that it wants to make its work environment “healthier.”

The new policy will start Feb. 1, and won’t apply to those hired before then. The company says it has more than 30,000 employees.