Awful Service

KRB Submitted this review about A Unique Transport
Review made Live: 8/24/2010 1:49:00 PM
I hired National Auto Transport to ship my truck from Hawaii to Florida. I did not know they were a broker, so my car was shipped from Hawaii to California my Matson Shipping (who did a fine job) and then picked up by A Unique Shipping Company in California. Jay M. @ National Auto Transport never called me to speak about the status of my car, no did he return any of the 10 plus, calls or emails and neither did their customer service department. I called Matson in California who informed me that A Unique Shipping Company had picked up my car (I had no idea) and Matson gave me their number. They spoke to me and told me my car would be one day late, then 2, then 3 then 4 days late, etc. They reimbursed me $0 for the lateness of my vehicle and my rental car expense to go to and from work (stating it was a mechanical problem and not their fault). When my car was delivered the driver parked in the middle turn lane of a 4 lane, busy highway and 5 PM and unloaded my car!!!

National Auto Transport still has not responded to any of my emails or calls. NEVER USE NATIONAL AUTO TRANSPORT OR A UNIQUE SHIPPING COMPANY

Company Response
Mike from A Unique Transport Submitted this response.
Response Date: 9/23/2010 6:13:00 PM
Our company is a carrier company. We are not National Transport. It is not our fault that National did not answer phone calls or contact the customer because that is not our company. Also, we were scheduled to deliver the car, and we let the customer know a day in advance that we would be delivering. Unfortunately, the truck had a mechanical problem and he had to stop in order to get it fixed. We contacted the customer the next day to let them know that the driver had a problem with his truck, and he would not be able to deliver. The driver had to wait for the mechanic shop to order parts, so we let the customer know we are not sure when the truck will be done, but we will keep them updated. The driver ended up having to wait 2 days for the parts, and another day for them to fix the truck. We kept the customer updated, but they were angry about having to wait. It is not our fault and there was nothing we could have done to make the transport faster. We did our best to keep the customer updated and get them their car as soon as possible. Also, our trucks are too big to maneuver, therefore they cannot get into residential areas. We need to deliver on big streets to avoid the risk of damages. It is very common for car haulers to unload cars in the middle turn lane.