No Communication

Mike B Submitted this review about Silva Auto Transport
Review made Live: 11/29/2004 5:42:00 PM
If you want a company that does not communicate with you properly then go with Silva. I faxed info Friday, then called Fri night and left message to make sure everything was received properly and asked to call me back. Well, Mon morning I receive a call stating that a driver was assigned for the weekend and couldn't contact the owner of the car in Florida and therefore they were charging me $100 reposting fee. Found out later the area code I provided was off by 1 digit on the fax, so I acknowledge that error. My ph# was correct though and they could have contacted me letting me know they couldn't reach my Florida contact and I would have checked ph #'s and the problem would have been solved. Also the driver had my number and could have done the same. The car was relisted and I was charged $100. I didn't even know they had a driver assigned until they called to say the driver left without the car and I was being charged $100. Well they got the right ph # and another driver picked up the car at midnight after saying he would be there at 6PM. The car arrived a few days later covered in dirt and mud because it was right behind the wheels of the rig. I couldn't tell if the car was damaged, but luckily nothing big happened. May have acquired several scratches on one of the wheels. Don't go with Silva. They give your info to a driver and that's the last you hear from them. They don't have good communication with the customer or the drivers they hire. I give them a 1 for speedy service.

Company Response
Kori from Silva Auto Transport Submitted this response.
Response Date: 11/29/2004 5:42:00 PM
Dear Consumers Yes Mr Blasi placed an order with our company on a Friday with his first available date being ASAP. That same day a driver was assigned to pickup his vehicle for that day. The driver as well as Silva Auto Transport tried numerous times throughout the weekend to get ahold of Mr Blasis assigned agent at pickup as well as Mr Blasi to inform of such scheduling since this seemed to be an urgent move. After waiting around the entire weekend and delaying himdelf as well as his other pickup and deliveries the driver has to get going and leave this vehicle behind since we were unable to contact anyone at pickup or delivery. On Monday Mr Blasi finally contacted our office to inform us he had provided us with the wrong area code for his pickup agent. At that time Mr Blasi was informed of our attempts to contact him over the weekend concerning the scheduling for picking up his vehicle. He was also informed of the $100 reposting fee for our dispatch department to restart the process to assign another carrier and he agreed to the fee as it is stated in our terms and conditions. It did not seem to be a problem at that time and a few hours later a second carrier was assigned for pickup and everybody was informed as we had all the correct numbers now. As for his vehicle arriving dirty most cars end up dirty when they are on an open carrier as they are subject to all elements. We do provide enclosed transports but Mr Blasi did not wish to pay the additional fee for an enclosed transport. We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused and we are offering you Mr Blasi a $100 credit voucher to use on your automobile transport with our company. Thank you Silva Auto Transport