Information & FAQ For Auto Transporters

• How do I join?
  If you want to add your company to Transport Reviews.com:
  1. Visit the Add Review page and verify that your company does not appear in the drop down list.
  2. If your company is not already listed click the button below the drop down that reads "Add Company". Here you will find a form that will allow you to add your company to the database.
  Your Company Will Not Appear In The Directory or on Reports Until A CUSTOMER Reviews Your Company
  
  If you want to get a user name and password, which will allow you to update your company information and respond to reviews, view the next frequently asked question; How Do I Reply To A Customer Review.
  
  

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• How do I reply to a customer review? How do I setup a user account?
  If your company currently does not have a user account Click here and apply for one.
  
  Once your user account is set up you will be able to log in and respond to reviews and update your company information.
  
  Please note that responding and modifying your company information is a privilege not a right. If companies violate the terms of this site or in some way use the transporter only area of this site to mislead visitors your account will be temporarily or permanently disabled.
  
  

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• What does Transport Reviews.com cost?
  Nothing! Transport Reviews is completely free. There is no cost for customers or auto transporters. Companies are listed and review for free. Auto transport companies can also set up a free user account to respond to customer reviews and update company information.
  
  Some companies and users choose to support transport reviews. This is a program that gets companies extra exposure on the site. This program is done on a month-to-month basis and is available to companies regardless of rating. To sign up call 513-755-7766. This is an optional program that does not in any way affect the ratings and review posted on the site. Whether you are a supporter or non-supporter, you can always contact us with questions and/or concerns. The rules and policies of the site will be enforced fairly.
  
  

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• The person that posted this review was not a customer of ours, what do we do?
  
  1. Do everything possible to verify that the person who posted the review is not a customer of yours. If the public information is not enough information, companies are able to log in, view and use the email address that the person who posted the review used to submit a review.
  2. Know that TransportReviews.com loosely defines a customer as someone who was served by the company they are reviewing, in any way, after a quote is given and a normal sales process has been exhausted. We use the word "loosely" because in the very unusual circumstance that a company goes outside of the normal sales process of email or phone quote responses, then the customer review may stay on the site. So if this is someone who you've dealt with but don't feel qualifies as a customer, please let us know.
  3. Login to your account on transport reviews click on view & respond to reviews. Select the review you believe is not your customer. Once on the respond page you will see a link for not my customer. Click that link and follow the directions on the next page and the process will begin by removing the review and emailing the customer asking for more information. We have no real way of knowing if a person posting a review is a customer of your company. So when you report a review as posted by someone who is not a customer we will go through our non-customer verification process:
     Non-Customer Verification Process
     1. We access the review in our site administration application and mark the review as a non-customer. When we do this the customer is emailed and the review is hidden from public view. The email sent out asks the poster to:
        • Verify the information of the company they are reviewing.
        • Describe why they think they are a customer of the company
        • To provide further transaction details that will help the company locate their account.
     2. The ball is now in the reviewer's court. If they do not return our email the review stays off the site. If they respond to the email and still claim to be a customer in a way that meets our requirement then we:
        • Add the review back to the site.
        • Forward the additional transaction details to the company.
        If you feel we have made a mistake you can describe to us why or contact the customer directly to figure things out. We are not a judge or jury and we can not remove reviews because you disagree with them or you still don't believe they are a customer of yours. We try to assist in any way possible when this happens, but we refuse to remove a review of someone who insists they are a customer and who's claim to be a customer seem to be valid.
        
        The customer is ultimately responsible for what they say and in these cases the customer is the only one that may request the removal of the review.
  
  
  

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• What do I do if a customer's review is all lies!?
  We are not a heartless review board, but we are not able or willing to decide who is telling the truth and who is lying. Sending us documents or swearing they are lying will not allow us to remove a review. You should contact the person directly and share with them the fact that you believe their review to not be truthful.
  
  We are willing to send out an email to remind the poster that they are solely responsible for the content of their review and they are legally responsible for its content.
  
  We certainly don't advocate pursuing the legal road against those who post reviews but we do want to let you know that under the Communications Decency Act (view Legal information) the poster of the review is solely responsible for what they say and TransportReviews.com can not be held responsible. The reviewer is the only person that may request the removal of their review.
  
  

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• Can we, the auto transporter, submit a review?
  Auto transport companies may not use TransportReviews.com in order to submit reviews, even if at the request of the customer.
  
  Given this there are two natural questions and concerns:
  1. How do companies get good reviews posted? Well, rated companies make it a point to get their customers to post reviews. It is part of their business model. They quote, get orders, move cars and then get customers to post reviews. The feedback of your customers is one of the most important parts of transporting a vehicle, second only to acting on the feedback to make improvements.
  2. This isn't fair! If there is one thing it is, it is fair. Every company on the site has to deal with this rule. No one gets special treatment. The only people who can post a review, good or bad, are customers. Many companies manage to get happy customers to post reviews. Call some of those companies and ask them why they have a good ranking, ask them how they do it. Chances are they can offer you valuable experience and help in getting your satisfied customers to post a review.
  
  
  

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• Is TransportReviews.com owned by an auto transport company?
  No. TransportReviews.com and Valley Solutions, Inc. are completely independent and not owned by any auto transport companies. Frequently transport companies assume that we are somehow owned by "Company XYZ" who has a great ranking. These rumors are completely false. If you have questions or would like to request information that would somehow set your mind at ease on this question please feel free to call or email us. For information on Valley Solutions, Inc. the owner of TransportReviews.com please visit www.ValleySolutions.com.
  
  

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• Who is TransportReviews.com affiliated with?
  We believe in complete transparency when it comes to TransportReviews.com and we do not try to hide the fact that Valley Solutions, Inc. does derive a vast majority of our revenue from the auto transport industry. You may view a list of companies that we do business with by visiting our Who We Do Business With Page.
  
  Companies we do business with are treated the same as companies we do not do business with and in no way is doing business with Valley Solutions, Inc. going to help or hurt your ratings on the site. The site is what it is and the decisions we make will be made repeatedly independent from the company that is involved.
  
  Most of the services that we provide are independent of rank and we encourage all companies to contact us to find out what services we offer and how we can help your auto transport business. Please visit Valley Solutions, Inc.'s Auto Transporters Page for more information.
  
  

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• A review about my company was removed, why?
  Reviews are only removed from our site only if they violate our terms of service. TransportReviews.com's terms of service include but are not limited to:
  1. Content Requirements - We are looking to provide quality reviews. We ask that the reviews meet a certain standard. One way we look to achieve this is by requiring that the review refer to your specific experiences with the auto transporter. Also we require that the review be at least 200 characters of useful text. Also, we ask that reviewers avoid abusive language and exaggerating numbers.
  2. Appears to be Anonymous - We do not allow anonymous posts. If a review uses a false name and/or email address, it will be removed.
  3. Posts by Someone Using Multiple Names - This goes along with the previous item; post only your reviews, do not post reviews for other people. If we notice that someone is posting multiple reviews on the same company, we will consider those reviews by an anonymous source and they will be removed.
  4. Duplicate Posts - People make mistakes, so if you need to change something on your post, feel free to do that. Just be aware that if you make multiple posts, all but your last entry will be removed.
  5. Email Address not confirmed - You have 10 days to verify your email address. After that, your review will be removed if your email address was not verified.
  6. Non-customer - Only customers are allowed to post a review. If a company informs us that a review was posted by a non-customer, we will remove the review and work with both the company and reviewer to verify whether or not the reviewer is a customer. Non-customers reviews will remain removed from the site. Also, no broker or carrier may post a review about their company or any other company on behalf of a customer.
  The poster of the review is always contacted when a review is removed. Companies may enter an email address in their "Company Information" profile that will allow them to be contacted whenever a review is added or removed from TransportReviews.com with an explanation why.
  
  

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• Is this site legal?
  Absolutely! TransportReviews.com supports productive and constructive free speech and we are honored to live in a country that extends our site and sites like ours extensive rights and protection with legislation like the Communications Decency Act. For more legal information please view our legal information page.
  
  

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• How do I correct or add my company information?
  You must get a user account to our site to correct or add company information or you may use the contact form on this site to send us information.
  
  

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• Can I advertise on TransportReviews.com?
  Yes, one way to support and benefits from the tens of thousands of visits TransportReviews.com gets is to advertise on our site. Please contact us for more information on TransportReviews.com and any of our dozen other auto transport related sites.
  
  

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• How can I improve my rating?
  The best way to improve your rating is to make sure that your customers know about our site. It is human nature for angry or upset customers to seek out review sites like ours, but the satisfied customers must be enticed to submit a review. If your company is providing excellent service you should contact all of your customers after they ship their vehicle and ask them to submit a review. We even provide tools to make this as simple as possible for the customer to submit a review, so please contact us to find out how we can help make it easy for your customers to submit a review.
  
  The fact is customers that don't know about our site will not submit a review. In order to improve your ranking, your customers must know about TransportReviews.com.
  
  Also, reviews on our site are archived after two years and in many cases reports and ratings use only the last year or month of data! So start improving your ranking now and the site will show the improvement in the future.
  
  

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• Can I be removed from the site?
  No. TransportReviews.com is not a voluntary site. You may choose to be active with the site or you may choose to neglect your company on the site but you may not be removed from the site. We will not silence the opinions and free speech of the individuals who choose to submit a review good or bad. Only the customer who submits a review may request its removal.
  
  

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