Louisiana Moving & Storage Inc.

Posted By: Brandi

I had a horrible experience with this company this past weekend (3/7/09). The owner assured me the cost for the move was $98 flat fee which included the truck, dolly, straps & 2 men. They got to my house at 9:25 am and loaded the truck this took about 1 1/2 hours because I only had them move the large stuff (couches, entertainment center etc.) no boxes or small items. When we arrived at the destination about 1 1/2 miles down the street the driver said I can't unload anything until I have payment in full and that will be $565.70. I argued with him that it has been 2 hours and how do you est how long it will take to unload and this amount is outrageous for the amount of stuff they had to haul. Then they said it had to be a money order. They held my items hostage until I paid this amount. They claim some of the adt'l was b/c they charged 13% tax. Then they wanted the stubs that are used as the receipts from money orders and I refused. The men were outside my new apartment screaming at each other for at least 20 min. It was horrible and I do Apartment Management so I have seen many movers come and go. I will never recommend this company to ANYONE!!!!

Transamerica Moving

Posted By: Peter Krabacher

Please notify that a moving company by the name of Transamerica Moving is a fraudulent and corrupt business that practices falsifying load weights (by more than double), and holds the load for ransom, demanding outrageous extortion payments from the recipients.

Everything about Transamerica Moving's service was misrepresented. They lied about their BBB standing which was revoked on 6/18/2008. They were 5.5 hrs. late picking up (no status call provided). They lied about delivery time, were 96 hrs. late, (no status call provided). They showed up unexpectedly, claiming a weight double that of the actual weight taken during moving prep. They demanded more than $2000 additional (extortion/ransom) payment from the recipient and threatened to keep the load in storage (hostage) if payment was not received immediately.

Both sender and recipient tried numerous times to contact Transamerica Customer Service. Each time we reached someone, we were promised (4+ times) they would contact the driver, and their supervisor, and then get back to us. They never returned our calls.

Their story changes daily. First, they were late because a driver quit. Then it was due to equipment. After pickup, I spoke with the driver who said he was on the road heading south and would deliver in LA the next morning. At noon the next day we contacted the driver asking for delivery status, and he said he and the load were now in Sacramento (several hours north) in the Transamerica lot and could not drive due to being over his driving hours quota. They said the earliest they could deliver was Thurs, between 8-10am 4/2. Last night (Weds.) the recipient got an urgent call informing her they would deliver right away.

When Transamerica Moving arrived, the driver claimed the weight was more than double the actual weight, and demanded $2073 additional payment from the recipient. The driver said he was being instructed by his company to do this and threatened the load would be returned to Transamerica Storage. The move was supposed to have been entirely prepaid. The recipient, a recently divorced, single-parent of 2, was greatly distressed at the request for payment. The driver was demanding payment directly from her or her family and refused to charge my credit card as the company had already done twice. The scene became one of extreme tension and chaos. Finally, the company charged my credit card (without my authorization) and only then did the driver unload the furniture.

I am now suing Transamerica for the extortion payment $2073, plus $500 from the original prepaid amount for failure to perform per contract. Bank of America is involved, the Better Business Bureau is involved, the Saugus Police Department, and Small Claims Court.

You or your potential clients, or interested consumers may contact me for more information at this email address. Feel free to forward this email to anyone that might benefit from the information. Thank you.

In and Out/Transport Van Lines/Transport Moving Group/USA Transport Van Lines

In and Out/Transport Van Lines/Transport Moving Group/USA Transport Van Lines/Morgan Van Lines

I had one of the most traumatic experiences of my life when I used Transport Van Lines for my move. Everything seemed great at first, but once they picked up my things, a dream move was quickly turning in to a nightmare. Sadly, after my move I went on to Google and typed in their name and a bunch of complaints came up on them.

I decided to do some more research because I tried to get some of the money back that I lost. I don’t want anyone else to go through this again. I was able to find out that USA Transport Van Lines is just a part of long history of a group of people tormenting others just looking for a genuine moving company.

I visited the Florida Department of State Division of Corporations and searched in Google for as much information as possible, turns out these rogue movers started out with name In and Out Moving and Storage.

This moving company was run by Avi Ben Shushan ( a.k.a Shoshan) and Offer Ben Shushan ( also a.k.a, Ofer ben Shoshan AKA Offer Ben). These guys are brothers. Soon their company, In and Out Moving and Storage disappeared off the face of the earth and was reborn as Transport Moving Group.

Transport Moving Group was run by Ofer ben Shoshan and his wife, Sharon-Hochman Hubner. Ironically enough their ‘offices’ were right next door to In and Out Moving and Storage, how convenient. I guess these guys ran into too excessive negative feedback from their moves and tried to fall off the map for a while. Thanks to my journalistic reporting skills I was able to turn up more stuff on these guys.

Transport Van Lines seemed to have no association with these guys, with their so-called owner’s name Ron Ben Lulu (AKA Ronen Ben Lulu) at the helm, but there was more to it than that. Their office was listed real close to In and Out as well as Transport Moving Group.

I was checking out other moving companies for any relations to Transport Van Lines and USA Transport Van Lines turned out to be related. They didn’t disguise themselves too well, USA Transport’s owner is Orly Abuhazira or Abihazira, and she’s married to Avi Ben Shoshan. Sounds fishy don’t you think? Orly, Avi’s wife is running things at USA Transport Van Lines. Also, some of USA Transport Van Lines information can be traced to Offer Ben Shushan.

I also found another connection between Transport Van Lines and USA Transport Van Lines, USA Transport Van Lines claims to be run by Orly Abuhazira and her partner Omaryra Pagan. However there is no record of Omaryra Pagan as an owner for USA Transport, her records show up as customer service manager for Transport Van Lines.

Stay away from Avi and Offer Ben Shushan, and anyone related to them like Sharon Hochman-Hubner or Orly Abuhazira, even Omaryra Pagan as well as Ron Ben Lulu. Mr. Ronen Ben Lulu used to be associated with Morgan Van Lines as well. It’s a circle of lies and deceit.

Mega Moving and Storage of North Miami Beach, FL

Posted By: Angry Client

These movers are associated with DESTINATION MOVERS. Max AKA Amram Mami, Ruben AKA Reuben Shmueli, get it together. You have ripped off so many. When our items arrived, boxes were opened and retaped - one they didn't even bother taping.. hmm it was a BOSE box. Imagine that. Some things they didn't even put back in boxes. About 20% of our belongins was missing! Most of which are the expensive ones-PLUS my office files!!Obvious things were missing too, large items like bicycles.

*********If you receive anything that does not belong to you, or if you are missing your items PLEASE POST THEM HERE SO WE CAN FIND OWNERS OF ITEMS THAT WERE GIVEN TO US THAT DO NOT BELONG TO US. It is very sad to lose pictures and other things that cannot be traced or owners cannot be located.

These guys came to pick up my belongings before the agreed date/time and then when things were loaded charged me hundreds more than the quote. He was rude and had no class. When I called the company to complain I was left on hold over and over again, and one time I was on hold for 45 minutes before I finally hung up!

When I looked into them closer I realized that they had just been licensed and were already getting complaints. I called and emailed to file a claim but am receiving no response. What's up with that Mega? Marcella seemed to be a nice person but if she is they are not allowing her to respond to the customers. So Max-Ruben, how long have you been ripping off your clients?

They have charged others thousands more and stolen a great deal of things. Isn't taking our money enough? You have to go shopping in our things too? What's up with that?

DO NOT HIRE MEGA MOVERS, they will overcharge you and steal from you. If you call them you will be either berated or you will never be able to talk to anyone.

Offices:Mega Moving & Storage
Florida Office:20444 NE 15 Ct.North Miami Beach, FL. 33179(866) 992-9956

New Jersey Office:549 S. BroadwayGloucester City, NJ. 08030(888) 966-6499

Toll Free: (866) 992-9956Fax: (866) 992-9957Email: info@megamoving.netWebsite: MegaMoving.net

"Moving on Time" is anything but what their name claims

Posted By: Ashley
Moved from Augusta GA to Orange Park Fla.

The original individual "Shawn" who gave me the quote was misleading on the phone from the start. When questioned about the contract, I was told that the quote took everything into account. I was misleading to believe that my furniture would be picked up and delivered within 24 hours. The original quote was for $1699. The estimate was for 2800 lb. I depended on "a professional" to be honest and use good judgment in providing a correct estimate. Following the deduction from my credit card for the deposit, Shawn was unable to be reached. Our 24 hours turned into 6 days and the $1699 was $2679. This additional $1000 was only conveyed on the 5th day of waiting just prior to confirming the delivery date. Thanks for the notice. The money was much more than planned but not really the point. The unprofessional manner of this company and dishonesty it what counts. I hope that you will think of this situation and consider the consequences of working with this company. The website says, "professional", "No surprises". All you'll have in working with this company is lying from the start and more surprises than you can count.

The Apartment Movers

Posted By: Selina Gonzalez

This moving decided to piggy back another move onto the truck with my belongings. I was not informed of this decision until the morning of my move. This delayed my belongings for 9 hours. Also my movers broke one glass top end table and my lower draws for my dresser. The truck they used to move us had radiator problems. So they were stopping frequently to cover the car with water. Do not use this company.

Budget not so easy on the "Budget", not to mention quality

Budget Van Lines 244 Fifth Ave #2501 New York, NY 10001 Phone: 800.611.6001 Fax :212-253-4307 ICC MC: 512534 The phone # on the top of the invoice that One Nation Van Lines, Inc (moving company Budget used) provided is incorrect, which makes us wonder whether their business is genuine. We had to look them up on the internet to even get a # to call to ask how to file a claim, even still, we're waiting for a call back from them. It's been 3 weeks since we've moved in here in Florida....still no answers from anyone. On pick-up, the truck did not have enough room for all of our household goods inside the truck, so at 1:00 am, the driver took off for a 24/7 Wal-Mart to purchase straps to tie our king mattress and file cabinet to the back end (exposed to the elements of weather...etc..). Our 50 inch plasma TV was packed on its side (this was definitely marked as to which side was to be "up" and when asked by the packers if there were any extra-delicate items, we advised them of our care for the TV). Our washing machine was packed sideways on top of our dryer, damaging/denting our brand new Kenmore dryer. Two out of three of our bicycles were broken and we are in need of finding a repair shop (we're in Florida & can't ride our bikes....). Also, our filing cabinet had to be thrown out due to damage. Good Luck!