Complaint Review:
Global Yacht Hauling Inc.
I lost $7,500 (from my retirement savings) to Global Yacht Hauling, Inc. I found out, too late, that they sent me a contract two days after their license to transport was involuntarily revoked by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)/US Department of Transportation (USDOT) and was no longer valid according to the FMCSA!
This company, and its owner Roger E. "Ed" Perrin, are apparently doing this on a regular basis. The company has sent contracts (to me) while its license is suspended by the Federal Government, has had its insurance cancelled several times, has been given an F rating by the Better Business Bureau, is involved in lawsuits and claims to have had a trailer stolen (but I would advise their insurance company to look closely at that one, since the insurance company certainly wouldn't be the first one to lose money to Ed Perrin!!!)
All of this is documented on my web site, along with my email if you wish to contact me.
http://sites.google.com/site/globalyachthaulingincripoff/Global-Yacht-Hauling-Inc/other-stories
Protect yourself and check it out!
I contacted Global Yacht Hauling, Inc. via their web site in early September 2008 to get an estimate for transporting a sailboat from Seattle, WA to New Jersey. I was considering making an offer on the boat, but the amount of the offer I could afford depended on the cost to transport it to the East coast. Ed Perrin called me personally shortly after and proceeded to give me tips on hiring a transporter, even if I chose someone other than him. He was extremely friendly on the phone, and appeared to be quite knowledgeable about yacht hauling.
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Ed called me several times during the fall to see how I was making out with the boat. He seemed genuinely interested in me and my ability to purchase the boat. He called me at least 4 times. It should be noted that no other transporter I contacted via the internet bothered to make a personal contact! Ed Perrin had gained my trust; I told him send the quote and contract and I would look it over.
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On November 14, 2008 I was emailed the contract. (It should be noted that the FMCSA/USDOT had involuntarily revoked Global Yacht Hauling, Inc. license on November 12! It called for 50% of the $15,000 price quote as a deposit, 25% when boat was loaded and 25% when boat was delivered. I hesitated to send it right back because that seemed like a lot to put down for a deposit.
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Finally Ed Perrin called and put the pressure on me. He said if I didn't contract to haul the boat soon, I wouldn't be able to get it done as he was going to be so busy he couldn't do it for the price he originally quoted. He said other transporters would be busy moving boats after the New Year as new boat production would be taking priority for most transporters and it would be tough to get my boat to the East coast. I was still hesitant because of the large deposit, but he assured me that this was standard in the industry because permits had to be secured and routers had to be paid to calculate the best route for the load. He spent over 45 minutes on the phone with me and was very convincing.
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On November 21 I sent Global Yacht Hauling, Inc. a bank check for $7,500 as deposit via USPS Priority Mail, and asked for confirmation. On, or about, November 28 Ed Perrin called to let me know he received it. As the contract stated that transport would be placed on the schedule when deposit was received, I asked what the date would be--Ed said he would get back to me. He never did; the next time I talked to him was when I called him on December 8. He still didn't give me a firm date, just that it would be after January 1. I called back later in the day and left a message for him on the answering machine that I still had a few more questions.
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I never received a return call, and I started to get suspicious that maybe he wasn't legitimate. I started poking around the internet to find out some more about Global Yacht Hauling, Inc. and Ed Perrin. I also had some problems that might delay the purchase of my boat, so I called Ed Perrin on his cell phone and told him I wouldn't be able to use him. I also told him that according to the US Department of Transportation/ his license was revoked. This, by the way, would make my contract with him void, because he wasn't licensed to contract with me when he sent me the contract!
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He told me that I was wrong, his license was valid. I told him I still could not use him to haul the boat and asked how to end the contract and get my money back. Ed Perrin stated he would refund all my money when he got home for Christmas. I haven't heard from him yet.
Here is the transcript of our conversation on December 15, 2008:
Me: Well, it's, I would like to end this if I could. What is it going to cost me, here?
Ed: What was that?
Me: I said I would like to end this, what is it going to cost me, here?
Ed: It ain't gonna cost you nothin'-if you don't want us to haul your boat we won't haul your boat. I got a lot of boats to haul.
Me: Okay, well I would rather not but I understand you took some time and some effort to spend with me, uh, how much of my money are you going to be able to refund?
Ed: I'll refund it all, when I get home. I mean I, I'm running right now on 75 with a big boat on and I'm going home for Christmas.
I sent him a letter via United States Postal Service Priority Mail/Signature Confirmation. Though it was signed for on December 29 by R Perrin, I haven't heard anything from Global Yacht Hauling, Inc. or Ed Perrin as of September 13, 2009. I do keep getting email from others who have been ripped off by Global Yacht Hauling, Inc. though!
3 Updates & Rebuttals
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#4Consumer Comment
Thu, September 01, 2011
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Tracey
South Carolina,USA
Information you won't find any other way!
#4Consumer Comment
Fri, November 27, 2009
For a good sampling of what you may experience when using one of the 1000s of illegally operating Carriers on Uship, just GOOGLE the entire phrase below. Click on the results and read through the feedback of the 100s if not 1000s of incidents of stolen money, property, property damages, extortion and abandoned property.
These profiles were suspended, but the damage was already done. The suspensions are done to keep this information from damaging the sites reputation and not let the truth trump the propaganda that the site publishes all over the net.
GOOGLE THE FOLLOWING:
This profile belongs to someone who is no longer registered member (Account suspended) site:uship.com
Tracey
South Carolina,USA
UShip
#4Consumer Comment
Thu, October 08, 2009
The sites below may be of some help to your situation. If you have been victimized by a household goods moving company, broker, or any other carrier, use the links below to file a complaint.
Contact law-enforcement officials at the local and state level ( your local and state police departments ) Also contact law-enforcement officials in the perpetrator's town & state
Federal Trade Commision
https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/
Be sure to include Reference # 12750113
Federal Motor Carrier Administration (only of use if your Carrier has the Federally required authority to transport for hire) "MC and DOT#"
http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/about/contact/who-to-contact/contactus.htm
Reporting of illegally operating Carriers
http://nccdb.fmcsa.dot.gov/HomePage.asp
http://1-888-dot-saft.com/SSL/svr_start.asp
Better Business Bureau
https://odr.bbb.org/odrweb/public/GetStarted.aspx
Consumer Sentinel
http://www.consumer.gov/sentinel/
Consumer Fraud Reporting
If you think you may have been the victim of identity theft or other crimes , contact your state attorney general!
http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/stateattorneygenerallist.php
http://www.naag.org/attorneys_general.php
http://www.ic3.gov/
The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C).
http://www.fraud.org/info/thanks/howhelp.htm
There are extremely good detailed articles and "comments" about Uship at the links below. Actually, they are good for any shipping that a person is considering having done, especially through the intenet. The links are very educational. http://marketplace.publicradio.org/d...online-movers/ http://www.examiner.com/x-5187-Movin...e-safe--Part-I http://www.examiner.com/x-5187-Movin...-safe--Part-II http://www.examiner.com/x-5187-Movin...safe--Part-III http://www.examiner.com/x-5187-Movin...t-IV?#comments http://reloroundtable.com/blog/?p=3426
Uship's Top 100 transporters for 2008 http://www.stopillegaltrucking.com/f...php?f=31&t=688
Look at what the state of California has to say about UShip and the cautions that need to be exercised.
http://www.asianweek.com/2009/09/18/move-it-dont-lose-it/
FYI: The members of WWW.StopIllegalTrucking.Com will help anyone check out a Carrier's credentials for "legality" of the Carrier absoulutely free!
The web site is 100% free and open to to public. Just scan through the forums. No registration required except if you want to post something. Even then, it's 100% free with no catches/gimmicks. They do this to support their cause.
Here's the real story behind this argument. This should fully support all claims made concerning Uship and clear up who's really telling the truth. Google the phrase below: Uship feedback negative rating After initial results appear, scroll down to where is says: Show more results from www.UShip.Com and click on that. Then scroll down to where it says: Show all results from www.UShip.Com and click on that.