naatransport no service

Aubrey Carter Submitted this review about North American Auto Transport
Review made Live: 11/15/2006 12:11:00 AM
I contacted ryan about 25th of October to move a vehicle from LasVegas to Ga. He gave me atentative
date for pickup Nov 6. He insisted I give him my routing number on my checking account. That they used this to prevent credit card fraud on the 150 deposit. I found out who the frauds were later. the 6 came and I had heard nothing.I called and was told the driver had a problem with another customer. that they would complete pickup on wednesday the 8th. then on the 7th i recieved a call from the person they were to pick up the vehicle from stating they would be there by noon. Wednesday I heard nothing from these people at NAATransport. Thursday I called ryan and was told the vehicle was on the way. I received a call stating ,from the man turning the car over to NAA that their truck was still in Las Angeles.
Again I called Ryan. He said he would call back. Friday I called to see if this vehicle had been picked up and Megan stated she could not calll the driver early in the morning. I asked for a supervisor and she stated that they were in a meeting. to call later. I called later and was told they were trying to install a new system of some sort and she could not help me at this time. about 230 I called again and was told that the vehicle would be picked up Saturday 11. about this time the gentleman who had been waiting all week for them to show up called me and stated that he had to leave town and would be gone until the 15th. Megan suggested the he leave the key to an antique,high dollar vehicle , in the car in the drive way and they would pick it up Saturday. I told her no way that it would not be available before the 15.O monday I called Spoke to Marina and demanded a refund of my deposit. then I spoke to Megan.she insisted i wasn't due refund because We would not allow them to pickup the vehicle with no one present.
Their contract states that the driver and shipper must sign and inspection slip at pickup. I have figure out that this company is making their money by collecting deposits and rendering no service. Avoid this crowd at all costs.

Company Response
Dawn from North American Auto Transport Submitted this response.
Response Date: 1/18/2007 11:36:00 AM
North American Auto does not guarantee pick up or delivery dates as per the customer's contract and on our website. We generally work within a 3-5 day window to factor in delays such as change of route, waiting on prior customers, weather, traffic ect. The driver was scheduled to pick up Mr. Carter's car first out of 8 cars; however, the spot reserved for Mr. Carter had a car that had to be delivered and that customer did not have payment and wouldn't for a few days. So the driver went on to pick up and deliver other cars and pick Mr. Carter's car up last to deliver first. He ran into many other delays which lead him to be able to pick up the car on Friday night 11/10 late or the morning of 11/11. This would have been within the 3-5 day window as pick up was scheduled for the 6th. On the 10th, the pick up customer told us he would not be there on Saturday and he would reschedule after the 15th of November. After asking many times if they could leave the car with someone else or leave the keys so we could pick up the car within our window, North American and Mr. Tenney agreed to reschedule next week. My truck left the west coast with an empty spot on his carrier and added fuel costs. On Monday the 13th, Mr. Carter called and asked why the car wasn't picked up over the weekend. We explained Mr. Tenney canceled this pick up and would reschedule after the 15th. Mr. Carter then canceled the order. As stated, my driver lost a load going across country and had to change his route again which cost him many dollars in additional fuel. Our cancellation fee goes to the driver for that additional expense. North American makes no profit on canceled orders and would like that statement withdrawn.