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Auto Rail Forwarders
Canada (CAN)
Review Score
2.3 Stars
★★
2.3 Stars from 6 Review(s)
Auto Rail Forwarders is an automobile shipping and transport brokerage firm whose headquarters are in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in Canada. Being Canadian, they are not registered with the FMCSA, and as such, they have no MC Number or USDOT number listed. They are, however, licensed to operate in both Canada and the US. Having been established in 2003, Auto Rail Forwarders has its main terminals across many cities in Canada including Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, and Toronto. The full list of their terminals is available on their website. As an automobile shipping broker, they move cars of all types including SUVs and trucks. Their shipping routes includes anywhere in Canada, and to and from the United States. On their website, they advise that before they pick up your car, you should have cleared it of all personal belongings. They are not responsible for any lost or misplaced items. They also advise that you contact them between 2-5 days before your require the car moved. The moving itself takes between 3 and 25 days, depending on the destination. The owner, Mr. Gerry Giovanetti is listed as their principal contact person. To get a free quote, you can reach them either through their website or by calling their toll free number 1-800- 387-9000.
“my go-to auto transporter:
My husband and I were looking for a moving company that would handle our sports car with care. We had to ask around Jacksonville since we were new in town. Someone recommended Auto Rail Forwarders to us. We were not disappointed and will ask for their services in future.
Bethany P. – (Jacksonville, Florida)”
“Professional and helpful company:
Auto Rail Forwarders is among the moving companies that our business relies on. Their entire team is reliable right from the moment you make your call up to the day when your car is actually moved. I totally like their timely ability to move vehicles across the country.
Benito D. – (Halifax, Miami)”
“Horrific company. Do yourself a favour and look up reviews on other websites as well.”
“This business is run by a Gerald "Gerry" L. Giovannetti. He is the owner and only employee of this company. He was no other employees, equipment, trucks, train or ships, despite what he may say. I say this because he will lie about all of these at some point, when speaking to a customer. On top of this, he has been banned from receiving tips from Moveit.ca, banned from the Halifax port, and banned from LoadLink, all services that shippers use. Take this into account.
He habitually bankrupts or dissolves his company and goes under other names, such as Motor Vehicle Shipping, Giamac Inc, WW Transport Solutions Inc., etc. This allows him to continue scamming people over and over.
Shipments will get delayed, there will constantly be promises of impending shipment and then more excuses when it doesn't actually happen. Gerry will always make up some excuse that sounds plausible, but he will never provide evidence of any of these.”
“They deserve less then 1 star took my money and never delivered my vehicle. I have been trying to get my money back but all I hear is we will look into it.”
“Just the worst company to deal with. 2 weeks late on getting a unit from Alberta to New Brunswick. Call Hansen's they have done great work for us since.”