Left Me High and Dry

Michele Submitted this review about Mercury Auto Transport
Review made Live: 6/1/2012 2:36:00 PM
I contacted Mercury Auto Transport a month before I needed to have my daughter's car arrive in Vermont. I was told it would take about 4-5 days to get it from El Paso Tx to Vermont. I asked if this was a difficult route, but was assured they had done routes like this before. As the pick up date drew closer and I was hearing nothing I contacted the company by email. When I did not get a response to my email within 24 hours I called Tony. Tony was very polite and told me to stop worrying, he would find a carrier. Days passed and I emailed and then called again since I had heard nothing. I asked if there was a possibility that they would not be able to find a carrier. I was told no that never happened and I did not need to worry .. that was his job. When the last day of the pick up time had come and gone, I contacted AmeriFreight who told me that this was a difficult route, would take about 15 days and also at this point last minute, but they thought they moght have someone who could do it. Within an hour I had a carrier and they picked up the car the next day and delivered it in 9 days. Working with Mercury cost me hundreds of dollars as now I had to pay a higher rate due to the lateness of the request, and also had to rent a car for my daughter till her car arrived. They left me high and dry.

Company Response
Matthew Sandomir from Mercury Auto Transport Submitted this response.
Response Date: 6/1/2012 3:51:00 PM
Hi Michele, Were sorry things did not go so smooth for your transport. In your review praising the other company you say we didnt have a driver for you 2 days before your pick-up date...... in the review you wrote for us you say we did not have one for you and you had waited until your pick-up date had passed which is just not true.We asked you give us until the end of the day and told you we would have something ...not to worry we still had 2 more days.We always let everyone know drivers dont schedule until about 3-7 day before your pick-up date ,so they dont promise dates they cant keep. We had carriers we were speaking with and we were working on ironing out the details. We wanted to make sure you got a fair rate. We all use central dispatch and other load boards to locate carriers . No matter which broker you go with we all have the same pool of drivers. We would have got you the same driver ,and with out lining another brokers pocket, or being deceptive about the route.or the cost. if it was such a tough route how come you ended up with a driver in a hour .Simple offer a very high premium instead of working to get the consumer the best bang for there buck. We understand it is tough to remain patient while waiting for the coordination of your vehicle because it can be stressful ,but if you would have hung tight we would have had a positive resolution for you . Again sorry for the inconvenience, and thank-you for the oppourtunity to serve you . You were tricked by the other broker .................................................... Here is Micheles review for the other broker. . http://transportreviews.com/review/00137502.asp...........................................................I was trying to transport my daughter's car from El Paso TX to Burlington VT. I had made arrangements with another company to transport the car a month before we were leaving. TWO days before we were leaving to fly out to Vermont, that company had still not found transport for the car (although they kept reassuring me they would and to stop worrying). At that time I contacted Jeff from AmeriFreight. He was straight up with me about the difficulty of the route (a question I had asked the first company about but was told it was not problem). Due to the lateness of the request the cost was higher ($1,645), but I was just glad to find someone who could get the job done. He had a carrier for me within an hour who could pick up the car the NEXT DAY!!! The carrier called me an hour later with a pick up time. The next day they were there at exactly the time they said they would be there. My daughter's car arrived safe and sound two days before the estimated delivery time (it took 9 days). I cannot thank Jeff enough for his kindness and understanding with my stress. In an hour he was able to accomplish what the first company could not do in a month. Jeff you are my hero! Sincerely , Tony Mercury Auto Transport