Anonymous
map-marker Pensacola, Florida

Breach of contact, didn,t move 75 percent of goods for contacted price, repeatedly demanded cash on prearranged Visa,charged3 percent for that without prior info, changed delivery date.

on Oct 4 ,2012, Statevwide van lines showed up an hour late,in a truck too small to move a three bed room plus house, did not say a word about these discrepancies until three and one half hours later when they informed me they had moved all there truck would hold,but if I wanted to pay more, they would move it,repeatedly demanding cash,and changing delivery date from Moonday to the Saturday,giving me one day to get to Fl. To receive the goods, Saturday, they arrived ,unloaded the 25 percent they moved under a contract to move a three bedroom, lr,dr,kitchen,patio,yard furniture,tools of which no dressers, beds,sofa, dr,table,chairs,night tables were moved at all,and only 33 of the contracted 90 boxes were moved. It was a nightmare experience from beginning to end and I am during them,but found they are not licenced in Fl and the two addresses on their invoice are not occupied by Statewide Van Lines. These are the most unprofessional cheating movers I have ever dealt with and I have had 10 major moves while in the US Navy. I intend to sue them if I can find an accurate business address! Anyone interested in a class action suit contact me at marilynevans352@***.com .
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Loss:
$3500
Anonymous
map-marker Saint Louis, Missouri

STATEWIDE VAN LINES AND GREENWAY VAN LINES FRAUD

On October 10 2012, I was caught in a web of fraudulent moving enterprices which are one and the same group of people. I contacted a company called Statewide Vaqn lines to move my goods from Houston Texas, I send an evaluation of my goods with 7 pictures that clearly showed the good in the warehouse room with all items in display. statewide van lines gave me a contract to move the material I signed the contract clearly stipulating alln the terma and the cost. Two days later, Statewide called me and said their driver will be there to pick my goods up. When the driver showed up it was a company called Greeway van lines. They told my wife they were actually statewide even though their van label says "Greenway" Anyway they picked up the goods, they left 6 items behind stating that the items exceeded the space negotiated in my contract. They alswo requested my wife to pay them $100 in addition for "Overcharge" , which she paid. She also signed a piece of paper supposedly as a release "in case we are checked by" POLICE" during transportation. Three weeks later I got a call that our goods were ready to be delivered except there is a problem. Greeway Van lines , who now says they do not have anything to do with Statewide van lines says I owe them an aqdditional $3,100.00 over and above the contracted amount. greenway van lines want the money in cash right before delivery. I could not afford it , so as of the time of writing, Novemver 14, 2012, I still do not have my goods. Ssince then, Greenway has threatened to auction my goods if i do not paY UP. Greenway has faxed to me papers to show that my w2ife signed a "new" contract with them when they picked it up and they say the Statewide contract do not matter any more. The problem is all the "New Contract" is actually a forgery in which someone copied my wife's signature on the release form, into all these new papers. She did not even discuss contract or saw any piece of contract paper while Greenway picked up. We are at a stand off now and Greenway/Statewide Van lines is still holding my goods. We are forming a class action, or I will like to join one. These *** of the earth should be stopped befor the hurt someoneelse.
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Pete J Byo
map-marker Los Angeles, California

WORST MOVING EXPERIENCE IN MY LIFE!!!!

Updated by user Jun 27, 2012

Re: Statewide Van Lines

1755 Wilwat Drive

Norcross, GA 30093

(800) 971-****

Employees with whom I have had negative experience: Avi, Reuben, Jennifer, and Scott.

To whom it may concern,

I do not know if your branches are franchised or owner-operated but I want you to know of my experience with your Norcross, GA branch. I have been dealing with Reuben, Jennifer, Scott, and Avi. Although each of them is not a good representative of your company, Reuben was, by far, the worst of all. Scott convinced me to go with your company by telling me your company does business with honesty and integrity and that I was to be careful of other companies because they would try to scam me. I now realize he was talking about Statewide Van Lines! Using your company has been the worst moving experience I have ever had! I have never filed a complaint against a company before in my life so this letter is an indication of the extremely negative manner in which I was treated by Statewide Van Lines.

Statewide Van Lines picked up my bed, dresser, a half-table, and mirror on 25 May, 2012 from GA and told me delivery would take 5 - 7 business days to CA. 9 days later, my items had still not even shipped from GA! I was told by Avi I would have to pay an additional $500 for packing materials and, as they were treating my bed as 4 additional items, I would have to pay for the additional cubic feet of space you claim my belongings would use. (Update: The packing materials they used were 3 strips of tape to keep my Tempur-Pedic mattress folded in half for the move and bubble wrap around the mirror. A mattress blanket was not used nor was the mirror placed in box. There was no protection for the mattress, headboard, or footboard) You claimed a headboard and footboard and the slats on which the mattress rests in the bed frame (all which can lie flat on the floor or against the wall of the truck) took up so much additional cubic feet that a $500 increase in the moving charge was necessary. Ridiculous! An obvious and predictable way of extorting additional money from customers after you have their belongings. The online form specified a BED, not a mattress. If I was only moving a mattress, I would have specified so. A BED is a mattress, frame, headboard, and footboard.

Avi then threatened to take my belongings back to the house from which he had picked them up. I stated that was not possible as I do not live there. After negotiating with Reuben, I agreed to pay an additional $200. Now, without my knowledge or consent, your company placed my items in an unknown storage facility in CA (Update: I finally received the name and address of the storage facility), when you did not deliver my items to me on the date I was told they would be delivered by your driver (I have a text message from the driver he sent me on 16 June, 2012 stating “Yes and we are talking Tuesday early morning” confirming early morning 19 June, 2012). I now have to spend more money to hire a mover to move my stuff from the storage facility to my home. According to my attorney (and my contract), that is illegal. The contract specifically states:

“The services included are:

Up to one month free storage (includes redelivery from storage to your new destination).”

I didn’t even want my items to be placed in storage. Statewide did so without my knowledge or consent but, as it was done, Statewide should be moving my belongings to my home from the storage facility free of charge. As I state above, I had to hire a mover to move my items from the storage facility to my home.

At this point, Statewide still has not even given me the address where my stuff is being stored although I have paid all of the money Reuben told me to pay in order for me to get my items! (Update: I finally received the name and address of the storage facility). I knew this would happen and told Reuben I would not pay until after I had my furniture in my possession. He told me to call him back when I was ready to pay and hung on up me. I then went to the bank and deposited the remaining money in Statewide’s company account. After multiple phone calls and multiple conversations on 20 June, 2012 with Jennifer and Reuben (wherein I was promised the address to the storage facility where my items are being kept), I still do not have the address!!! (Update: See above, and below). I have already filed complaints with the GA Department of Transportation and the Better Business Bureau and have filed a very negative review on Yelp! I want everyone on the web to know about your terrible moving company so they will not be put through this ***!!!!

Update: It is 23 June, 2012. I now have my belongings but your company is now guilty of extortion and coercion. Reuben stated he would not permit the storage facility to release my belongings to me unless I pay either an additional $500 or remove the complaint from the sites on which I filed it and sign a complaint discharge release form promising I would not file a complaint with any agency or Internet site . I signed the release form and removed the complaint so that I could get my belongings released to me.

After I got my belongings from the storage facility, I sent a letter of rescission (drafted by my attorney), to Statewide Van Lines on 23 June, 2012 within the 3-day statutory time limit allowed under law to rescind/cancel a contract. I was forced to sign this letter under duress as Statewide was holding my possessions unlawfully. Now I am re-filing this complaint with all of the sites I previously used (Pissedconsumer.com, Complaints.com, Yelp!, Movers.com, MovingScam.com, etc.), in addition to every conceivable consumer Internet site of which I can think. I will also file a complaint with the GA Attorney General, the CA Attorney General, the GA Department of Transportation, the CA Department of Transportation, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and Move Rescued.

Companies such as Statewide Van Lines cannot be allowed to operate with such impunity. They damage the reputations and businesses of honest, reputable moving companies. I pray the various agencies with whom I have filed complaints perform a thorough investigation and permanently revoke the business license of Statewide Van Lines as soon as possible before other individuals and families become victims of the illegal, coercive, extortive business practices of Statewide Van Lines.

Updated by user Jun 21, 2012

To whom it may concern,

I wish to remove the complaint against Statewide Van Lines. Thank you.

Original review Jun 20, 2012
To whom it may concern, I do not know if your braches are franchised or owner-operated but I want you to know of my experience with your GA branch. I have been dealing with Reuben, Jennifer, Scott, and Avi. Each one of them are terrible representatives of your company. Scott suckered me in telling me how honest your company was and that I was to be careful of other companies because they would try to scam me. I now realize he was talking about the company for which he works! Using your company has been the worst moving experience I have ever had! I have never filed a complaint against a company before in my life so this is an indication of how badly your company does business. You picked up my bed, dresser, a half-table, and mirror on 25 May, 2012 from GA and told me delivery would take 5 - 7 business days to CA. 9 days later, my items had still not even shipped from GA! I was told by Avi I would have to pay an additional $500 for packing materials and because my bed counted as 4 additional items and took up more space in the trailer. Ridiculous! If I was only moving a mattress, I would have specified so. A bed is a mattress, frame, headboard, and footboard. After negotiating with Reuben, I agreed to pay an additional $200. Now, without my knowledge or consent, your company placed my items in an unknown storage facility in CA when you did not deliver my items to me on the date specified (19 June, 2012). I now have to spend more money to hire a mover to move my stuff from the storage facility to my home. To add insult to injury, you still have not given me the address where my stuff is being stored although I have paid all of the money to do so! I knew this would happen and told Reuben I would not pay until after I had my furniture in my possession. He told me to call him back when I was ready to pay and hung on up me. I then went to the bank and deposited the remaining money in your company account. After multiple phone calls and multiple conversations today with Jennifer and Reuben (wherein I was promised the address to the storage facility where my items are being kept), I still do not have the address!!! I have already filed complaints with the Department of Transportation and the Better Business Bureau and have filed a very negative review on Yelp! I want everyone on the web to know about your terrible scam moving company so they will not be put through this ***!!!!
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Loss:
$1150
7 comments
Guest

I too used this bogus, deceitful and dishonest company. In April of 2011, I payed 3000.00 for a long distant move and my furniture never arrived.

So I ended up paying 3000.00 dollars for a local moved. Reuben was the person I spoke with. The company didn't even complete my move. They ran out of time and promised to come back the next day and didn't.

I had to rent a u-haul and complete my move myself. I too was also charged 500 dollars for packing materials. This company also have several different bogus address.

I was treated and spoke to like I was a dog. I strongly would NOT recommend this company to ANYONE....I am surprised this company is still in business....

Guest

It's funny considering we do over 100 moves an month and with over 10 years of business if we only collect 25 bad reviews over this time period what does this relate to like 2-3%? I believe in any business this would be acceptable. Maybe it doesn't relate so much as an lousy mover but an lousy customer!

Guest

I used Statewide van lines last year 2011 when BBB.org showed a "A-" My moving experience with Statewide Van lines is far worst than I could expect. All my stuffs were damaged,some were stolen, and not were everything get move.

Like everybody the moving quote jumped to double. As today, I still waiting for my settlement check.

Please do more research before use this company. Just to save yourself a major Stress stay away.

Guest

I used Statewide van lines last year 2011 when BBB.org showed a "A-" My moving experience with Statewide Van lines is far worst than I could expect. All my stuffs were damaged,some were stolen, and not were everything get move.

Like everybody the moving quote jumped to double.

As today, I still waiting for my settlement check. Please do more research before use this company.

Pete J Byo

Hi Tracey B. I am glad my post saved you from the nightmare I experienced.

I hope your move went well! :)

Guest

Kalamaris

Thanks so much for this review I almost used this company for a move from GA to PA. Thanks for saving me the headache.

Delorse Dla
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Statewide Van lines and Greenway Van lines are one and the same company. The combination is put in place for perpetrating criminal fraud of racketeering , extortion and pure stealing.

This is not a case of a company providing a poor service or a bad move.

These two companies are thoroughly organized to function under the radar. Statewide van lines contracts with you and the Green way pretends to be another company to provide your move. and between them they play games that makes you loose thousands of Dollars. they alter your agreements they They forge signatures that did not exists.

And they hold you at ransom and extort money from you. Their license and registration is not verifiable anyway. The real names of operatives are never used. These folks are an FBI target and pretty soon they will catch up with them.

If only 3% are voicing complaints , that means 30% has been ripped off , they just dont come on line.My loses with this company was $2546 .Thesev are not just deficient, they are thieves. Its a shame they are in business.

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