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    Business ProfileforAuto Rail Forwarders

    Vehicle Transport

    Current Alerts For This Business

    Alert:

    BBB files indicate that this business has a pattern of complaints concerning misleading sales practices.

    Among the many complaints, consumers consistently noted the failure of the business to deliver automobiles as contracted; and the failure to refund fees for services that were not completed

    On October 11, 2018 BBB wrote to Auto Rail Forwarders advising the business of the receipt of multiple serious complaints submitted by consumers and requesting that the business implement at least three steps toward eliminating the business practices that lead to these complaints.

    After receiving no response, BBB sent a second letter on November 7th, 2018. Once again we have received no response from Auto Rail Forwarders.

    BBB strongly urges consumers to do careful and extensive research before hiring a company to ship a vehicle. 

    As a consumer, it is important to know how to choose a reputable and reliable auto transport company. Doing so will help you to avoid scams that prey on those shipping their vehicles long distances.

    Before you choose an auto transporter it's important to do you research and know what to look out for and beware of. The BBB offers the following tips:

    Avoid doing business with any company that wants your payment sent through a wire transfer service. Legitimate companies ask for cheques or credit cards not wire transfers.  

    Carefully examine the company's website. Look out for spelling mistakes, poor grammar and typographical errors. Real companies generally avoid having a large number of mistakes on their websites. Websites with multiple spelling mistakes or grammatical errors were probably hastily put up by a fraudulent company. 

    Do as much research as possible and obtain several quotes before choosing a company to entrust your automobile with.

     

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 2 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    1 complaints closed in last 3 years

    0 complaints closed in last 12 months

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    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    6414 Oak Street, Halifax, NS B3L 1H2
    BBB File Opened:
    5/5/2003
    Alternate Business Name
    • WW Transport Solutions Inc.
    Business Management
    • Mr. Gerry Giovanetti, Owner
    Contact Information

    Principal

    • Mr. Gerry Giovanetti, Owner

    Customer Contact

    • Mr. Gerry Giovanetti, Owner
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    Customer Complaints

    1 Customer Complaints

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    Most Recent Customer Complaint

    30/12/2021

    Complaint Type:
    Customer Service Issues
    Status:
    Unanswered
    I engaged the services of Autorail forwarders to transport my 2019 ********* Malibu from Toronto to Calgary Alberta. I specifically spoke with their staff ***** who sent me quotation via email at [email protected] on the 25th of November 2021. ***** further confirmed to me via telephone that they have a spot to move the car on the 17th of December 2021. He sent me an invoice via email for a total sum of $1,774.50 which he requested for full payment be made via wire transfer to him (Evidence of payments attached and acknowledgement of receipt). I made an initial deposit of $500 on the 30th of November 2021 and made balance payment of $1274.50 on the 16th of December 2021 to show my seriousness and commitment. On the 16th December, ***** sent me text via his number advising me to drive my car to Skyeline express terminal in Markham on the 17th and drop same off there and hand over the car key to the manager of the terminal named ****. I drove the car there and handed the car keys over to **** having waited for him at the terminal for over 2 hours 30 minutes. Since the 17th of December till date, ***** and his company are yet to honor the service level agreement i signed with them. ***** no longer take my calls nor try to give me a definite time frame to get my car delivered. Last week Friday being 24th December, i received a text message from him saying the car would leave their Markham terminal and would arrive Calgary on the 29th December and when i sent him text to confirm arrival of my car, he responded and said he is not sure if the car will arrive again. ***** has made me spent over $700 in car rental since my arrival here in Calgary/Airdrie Alberta. I have a family of six and we just relocated to our new home here from Ontario and we are seriously frustrated with this level of service failure from ***** and his company. They have offered no apologies nor even tried to give me a definite time frame. Kindly use your good office to help me compel them to deliver

    Customer Reviews

    2 Customer Reviews

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    Most Recent Customer Review

    Chad M

    1 star

    15/05/2023

    Bought my 69 Camaro on 1/18/23 from a great honest dealer out of Toronto. I had it inspected and appraised so I knew what I was getting, a high 2 class vehicle. I lined up a transporter to bring it to me in an enclosed trailer here in North Dakota. Unfortunately for me the driver fell very ill and after waiting almost 2 months for him to get better we decided to go with another delivery company someone had told us about. WW Transport Solutions Inc. also known as Auto Rail Forwarders, its owner ***** **********. On march 15th I was told by ***** ********** that I would have the car to my home in 7-10 days! This outfit out of Nova Scotia was one excuse after another and my car was only picked up on April 15th and it took them over a week to get it to Winnipeg. From then on it was one excuse after another why they couldn't get it to my home only 8 hours away, my car sat in an enclosed semi trailer in a semi yard for over 3 weeks! "Or at least I was hoping it was there". At one point he told me to quit texting him and that he was ready to just forget about the delivery and I would be FU*%ked! At this point I was extremely concerned about the car and was looking at getting law enforcement involved. I finally told ***** "who said he was on vacation in Europe" that I was coming up to get it myself and I did on may 12th and brought it home the same day through some major rains. The driver that had the semi yard in Winnipeg where the car sat was excellent and very helpfull and had been the only one to touch the car putting it in that other large trailer. After talking with him it sounded like he was getting the exact same bs stories from ole lying ***** as I was. I had wired him payment in full "several thousands of US dollars" to deliver my car in an enclosed trailer to my door, that never happened. This was the most stressful thing I had ever encountered in my life and I'm 54. I wish I had ******* his business, I would have NEVER went with his company, no way in hell!

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