poor communication

Marianne Submitted this review about All American Transport
Review made Live: 2/18/2012 7:52:00 PM
I was told by David that this process would take some time. Yes I was a bit impatient but then I told him I had been looking for this particular vehicle for over a year and was very anxious to get it. I also told him that I had bought the car site unseen and so was again anxious to see the car etc. Who wouldn't be right ? Well I was emailed and called on Wednesday 2/15/2012 that the vehicle was being picked up today and scheduled to be delivered on 2/18/2012 (today) ! I have been bouncing off the walls all week as you can probably agree, who wouldn't ? Well this morning felt like Christmas and I was so excited I called the drivers cell phone # that David had given me on Wed to see what time he'd be delivering my car. He tells me on the phone this morning that he canceled the delivery on Wed evening or early Thurs. and wasn't the driver after all. So this morning I have called and called trying to get ahold of anyone at All American to find out who has my car, then when I get no where with them I call the dealership who I bought the car from and find out they thought it was to be picked up Wed too as per David and it's still there !!! Really ??? This is not how I thought a transportation company should work. I never got a phone call, or email from David telling me there was a problem. Then this afternoon I get an email saying he did send one, but he couldn't even call me ????? What kind of business emails you when something this important happens? And if I hadn't done this this morning, I'd still be waiting for the driver that isn't coming !! WOW, I don't know how you're still in business ! Won't use or refer you to anyone !!

Company Response
Leo from All American Transport Submitted this response.
Response Date: 2/20/2012 11:52:00 AM
Dear Ms. Watson, We are extremely disappointed with you. As you stated in your opening line, we took this order because you agreed to be patient. Your delivery location is in the middle of nowhere, and you told us you understood you would need to be patient. We explained to you that there are very few trucks operating along your route. We were hesitant to take this order because of the difficulty of the customer's delivery location, but since customer told us she understood the difficulty of her delivery location, and that she understood she needed to be patient, we took the order to help out this customer. We found you a carrier to transport your vehicle on 2/15/12. The carrier told us they would be picking up later in the day on 2/15/12. On 2/16 in the morning, the carrier notified us of mechanical issues that were keeping them off the road. We called you, left you a voice mail, and emailed you, informing you of the delay with the carrier, that we were looking for a back up driver for you, and that we would update you as soon as we had an update. YOU failed to check your call logs (missed call from us), YOUR voice mails (message from us notifying you of delay) and YOUR emails (email notifying you of the delay) and you blame us for ''poor communication''????? It is NOT our fault you don't bother to check your call logs, voice mails, and emails. Also, you claim in your review that you called us all day on Saturday (2/18), and that no one answered. We were here in the office answering our customer service line from 10am eastern until 3pm eastern (our regular, published, business hours for Saturdays). You were either calling the wrong number, or you called after business hours. We wish you the best of luck getting your vehicle transported. We would also like to wish the next transport broker that deals with this customer the best of luck as well, since she will write them a negative review blaming them for her own faults. After hesitating to take your order because of the difficult delivery location, we took your order to help you out after you told us you understood you needed to be patient. We notified you of the delay by calling you, leaving you a voice mail when you didn't answer our call, and emailing you. YOU didn't bother to check your voice mails, emails, call logs, and yet we are to blame for this. This is what we get for trying to help you out. Good luck to you.