Bad experience if you have a damage claim

Brian H Submitted this review about Easy Auto Ship
Review made Live: 2/5/2025 9:52:00 AM
Second time using this broker- first time no issues. This time , the carrier was bad they assigned- L&R Cargo Express. Not on time, does not speak English, and damaged car. This is where the broker failed. They will respond to this review with false information, making it my fault, and not once work to a satisfactory resolution. My car had damage during transport- claim was filed immediately. I followed the procedures from the broker, went and got two estimates $3,300 and $4,100. The broker initiated the claim with the carrier and their insurance company. After sending proof of damage via bills of lading on pick up and delivery, carrier insurance company agreed and paid their portion of the claim minus the carriers deductible. Since the carrier had a $2,500 deductible, the insurance company paid me $875. I was now looking at the difference to collect from the carrier- $2,500. This has been impossible as they have not responded. When reviewing with Easy Auto Ship, was told several things- 1.closing the claim as they did what they could- 2. Some of the damage was not from the carrier and I was trying to get unnecessary repairs, 3. Suggesting fraud as I was pursuing the possibility of putting a claim through my own insurance company, 4. Stated that due to a negative response they would no longer assist, 5. Continually respond to my reviews with lies and never seeking a resolution. They will reply to this with accusations and suggestions I have been non- cooperative. They have a statement on their website- “Fully Insured”- and a damage free guarantee- both are false. The resolution I suggested was to pay the differential of my deductible of $1,000 minus the carriers payout of $875 equaling $125, keeping me with no out of pocket expense. The response was that this was fraud… they do not like when the truth is told and will reply with their commentary on how they followed procedure and I was on my own to pursue the carrier- with no desire to work towards a resolution…. Needless to say both Easy Auto Ship and L&R Cargo Express should not be on your auto transport list.

Company Response
Jackie Hall from Easy Auto Ship Submitted this response.
Response Date: 2/6/2025 5:10:00 PM
We appreciate you submitting this review so we can help educate on this subject. When we send you terms and conditions we as a business expect you to read them before you sign them in this case you clearly did not read them and just signed them. In our contract we state that Easy Auto Ship does have insurance however it is a contingency policy that only goes into effect if the carrier we select to transport your vehicle does not have insurance. In this case your carrier did or we wouldn't have been able to file a claim with their insurance. When we filed the claim we let you know that if the claim gets accepted by the insurance company that they will pay everything but the deductible and that is on the carrier to pay that not Easy Auto Ship. You said that was fine and wanted to proceed. Even though in the previous emails the carrier did not accept responsibility for the damage which is why we filed the claim. So you were very much aware of this going into the situation so we are having a hard time understanding why now all of the sudden you are shocked that the carrier isn't paying the deductible on damage that they didn't cause. We closed the claim on our end because we filed a claim with the carriers insurance who then took over the claim- that is how the process works. The one piece of advice we give all customers is to read the terms and conditions prior to signing so you understand the process so when issues like this arise you are prepared for them. We are a broker not a carrier- we do not have trucks or drivers, we hire companies to transport your vehicle which was also made clear to you. And your estimates were so high because you had them replacing items that were not even damaged on the vehicle- the damage was on the rear fender not on the front bumper the only thing on the front bumper were scuffs they could have been buffed out and the estimate shows the entire front bumper needing replaced. Scuffs do not require an entire front fender to be replaced, they can be easily buffed out. You also submitted a claim on a Saturday then immediately left negative feedback asking why no one reached out to you 10 minutes after you submitted your claim. Unfortunately our damage claims department does not work weekends, however after you rudely left negative feedback they came into the office to respond to your claim letting you know the carrier is also closed on the weekends and they will reach back out on Monday with more information. At the end of the day we were transparent with the deductible the carrier had prior to filing the claim and you aggressively emailed us because you were impatient and wanted the claim closed and we weren't moving as fast as you wanted. We filed the insurance claim and let you know that the carrier had the $2500 deductible and we were not responsible for it that the carrier was and you agreed to that. We are very transparent with the entire process so you know what to expect- In addition you received a payout from the insurance company- we understand it wasn't the full amount but they still paid out then you filed a claim with your insurance company as a brand new claim and didn't tell them that another insurance company had already paid out. So you wanted us to pay the $500 towards your deductible onto of the carriers insurance paying out and also your personal insurance company paying out as well. That is fraud and something that we will not take a part in. Had you filed a subrogation claim with your insurance company instead of telling us to file with the carriers insurance company we 100% would have paid the $500 to you directly for that amount. We do have a damage free guarantee however we will not take part in insurance fraud which is what you want us to do. We were willing to be helpful and try to get this situation fixed and we did submit the claim and they did pay out. And we apologize for the issues you are having with the carrier not paying the deductible, we did let you know upfront before the claim was filed that they would be responsible for paying the deductible and gave you the option for a subrogation claim. We honored our contract however we are unable to participate in insurance fraud.