North American Van Lines (NAVL), Specialized Trans inc. (STI) Horror story

Hello, i'm the recipient of
order **SL7216** (hot tub)
I have a few question:
1) it says estimated shipping
date 13 or 14 of july, yet we are
17th and it seem it has not
shipped yet, is that normal ? did it
ship or will it ship soon ?
2) The product company said you
can often provide backyard delivery
for a fee, do you provide that
service, and if yes how do i arrange
that and what is the fee. (it's
either 30 feet from the curb with 3
stairs, or 100 feet around the
houses with no stairs)

Let me know, thank you.

I have forwarded this to the
booking agent?.all questions that you
have, they will be able to help
you with.

I still haven't got any reply to
this querry ...
The trcaking information says the
truck is in "Carol st, IL" but it
has been saying this for 2 days
already, and the delivery date seem
to be pushed back to one day
later, each day .
Is this normal and/or is the
trcaking information innacurate ?
Also i want to talk about the
backayrd delivery options etc ... is
there a phone number i should
call for all with this ?
I can be reached by email or at

Thank you.

                                    Yes this is normal. It is scheduled to
                                    leave out of Carol Stream tomorrow and
                                    arrive in Everett late the 22nd with
                                    del. Early to Mid next week. The dest.
                                    agent in Everett will call you the day
                                    before del. For backyard del. All del.
                                    are done in a full size tractor
                                    trailer trk. (18 wheeler) and your
                                    street needs to be access. for this
                                    type of del. If you are we can do a
                                    backyard del. as long as from your
                                    curb to place is no more then 300ft.
                                    Must be all fairly level ground. We
                                    don't do up or downhill grades. If you
                                    have a gate the opening need to be no
                                    less then 48 inches due to the pallet
                                    it sits on. We will not remove the
                                    pallet till it's in place. If its to
                                    go onto a deck, the deck can not be
                                    any higher then 30 inches with no more
                                    then 3 steps. We will not lift the spa
                                    in anyway or move any debris. We will
                                    not put the spa in any inclosed areas.
                                    You will need to make sure they have a
                                    clear path. If you fall into all these
                                    guide lines we can do a backyard del.
                                    for $300.00 cod to you. Driver would
                                    collect the day of del. It must be a
                                    cashier ck or money order made out to
                                    STI., or it can be cash. Now if the
                                    driver gets out there with add'l men.
                                    and del. can't be done due to you not
                                    following all direction, you are still
                                    liable to pay for the backyard del.
                                    due to the add'l men set out. You must
                                    call in order to change your del. from
                                    curbside to backyard. You can reach me
                                    

                                    Toni/7340

                                    ASI Transportation

                                    Agent for NAVL'S & STI

                                Sorry to bother you again, but i still
                                haven't been called for delivery, and the
                                hot tub as been in the Seattle area since
                                Sunday, does it usually take this long to
                                get the local delivery completed ?

                                Do they have an estimate on when it will
                                happen so i can arrange my time-off at work. ?

                                Thank you.

                            I will check into it and get back with you.

                            Toni/7340

                        I just talked with Frank from hottubheadquarters /
                        empire surplus and he said my tub got mixed up
                        with another one, so apparently my tub is seating
                        in a wherehouse in Virginia, and another customer
                        (from Virginia) tub's is seating here close by in
                        Seattle.

                        Frank said they would get picked up again and
                        shipped correclty now.

                        When that happens, please provide the new tracking
                        number and new estimated delivery date.

                    Good Morning,

                    I just want to specify how sorry I am for this mixup.
                    Your new Contract # will be SL7216 A

                    Your Spa is scheduled to leave on the 31st or 1st, and
                    getting into Evette before the 13th. Onces in in
                    Everett it will go back to contract SL7216 for local
                    del. If you have any questions please feel free to
                    call me @ 800 xxxxxxx

                    Toni

                So it will take 2 weeks just to get to Everett and then
                probably another to be delivered locally ?
                seems like a very long time. It took only 3 days to get
                from Chicago to Everett on the wrong delivery.

                In any case i will have to try to arrange to be around
                when it does show up, so as your delivery estimate gets
                more accurate, please let me know, i get to travel a bit
                for work and can't always be at home waiting for delivery.

            No Sir,

            We will watch this very carefully and get it del. out to you
            as soon as possible. Again Sorry for any inconvenience to you.

            Toni/7340

        I got my schedule at work, and will be travelling from 8/5 to 8/10
        (included), so i won't be able to accept delivery between those
        dates, please advise the local delivery people if possible.

        I can receive 8/4 and before or 8/11 and after.

        Thank you.

    Your spa is scheduled to pickup and leave today the 31st 
or tomorrow the 1st of August. with del. by the 13th. 
It will arrive in Everett on the 8th. 
When you get back in town on the 11th you can shoot me over a
 quick e-mail and I will contract the agent to call you to setup
 your del. Hope you enjoy your trip~

    Toni/7340

    Ok, i just came back from my trip, expecting the hot tub 
to be finally delivered tomorow as promised.
    I checked the tracking and all it did in the last 2 weeks
 was to go from virginia to maryland !!

    This is getting ridiculous, i placed this order in early june, 
and it originally shipped a month ago .... what is going on here ??

    GOOD MORNING GENTLEMEN,

      I HAVE COPIED IN THIS CUSTOMERS E-MAILS THAT HE HAS BEEN SENDING ME.  
AS YOU CAN SEE HE IS VERY FRUSTRATED AND I CAN'T BLAME HIM.  
HE SHOULD BE GETTING HIS DEL. 
AND YET BECAUSE 7012 DIDN'T SERVICE THIS WHEN REQUESTED HE
 WILL NOT GET HIS SPA TILL NEXT WEEK, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT
 TO TELL THIS MAN.  IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO COMPENSATE HIM. 
I THINK 7012 SHOULD BE CHARGED BACK SO THAT THIS GENTLEMAN CAN GET
 A FREE BACKYARD DEL.   CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME OUT WITH THIS?  
I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE SOMEWHAT GOOD NEWS FOR HIM AFTER WHAT
 HAS BECOME A BIG MESS.  PLEASE GET BACK WITH ME AS SOON AS
 POSSIBLE I DON'T WANT HIM TO HAVE TO WAIT ALL DAY TO HEAR
 BACK FROM ME.  THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HELP.

    TONI/7340

Good Morning,

      This spa was setup on a A-Portion for pickup out of cust. 
driveway 7-31 through 8-1  it hasn't pickup yet.  
It was switched with contract SL6975, which was also setup as a
 A-Portion and now has been correctly del. by 7305.
  Vince @ 7012 has been out on medical leave and a Gentleman by
 the name of Mike has been covering for him.
  I was dealing with him all last week about picking up this spa.  
He had it scheduled to pickup on the 1st of Aug. 
only for it not to happen.  Again on the 3rd.  
When I called to confirm with him on Thurs that it was being
 picked up he said no.  I told him I needed it pickup ASAP.  
I told him Fri.  Confirmed with him that the cust. 
doesn't need to be there.  The cust. wants this out of his driveway.
  I see in notes that someone left the cust. 
a mess today to schedule pickup.  
This is unacceptable and I feel Mike is not doing his job.  
I will forward all of you the e-mails I have been receiving from
 the cust. who is actually suppose to be receiving this spa.  
He is very frustrated and it wouldn't surprise me if he 
ends up canceling.  What are we going to do to compensate him.  
He needs to be compensated.  
The way this has been being handle by 7012 is 
making STI look bad!!!  Can someone please get back with me
 and let me know everything is now taken care of!!  
Thank you for your time.

    Toni/7340

    Toni, don?t understand why you feel 7012 should be charged back? 
The original shipment shows spa originated out of manufacture
 in Grand Rapids, MI. 
The ?A? portion for what reason though originated out of 
another vendor for Empire Surplus in Yorktown, VA. 
The Jessup DC loaded the spa within the load spread. 
Also it appears the spa is scheduled to set off at Air Van
 within the committed transit dates. 
Pertaining to your request for some form of compensation 
I would be willing to have the Seattle DC provide a backyard 
delivery if there are no obstructions i.e. fence, low utility 
wires, trees, etc. and it can be performed safely with 2-3 men.
 Thanks  

Hello Mr. Colar,

  I  want to apologize for all of your inconvenience.  
As it looks your spa is now scheduled to get into Everett, WA. 
on the 15th and you will receive del. that week.  
Per my e-mail to our Corporate Office in Fort, Wayne, IN. 
They have auth. to provide a backyard  del. w/ no charge to you.  
Again I do apologize.  Please be advised that we will provide
 a backyard, but you must be in our guidelines of del.  
No more then 300ft.  Your property must be fairly level.  
We don't do up or downhill grades.  No obstructions in our way. 
If you have a fence the gate opening must be no less then 48 inches. 
We will not remove the pallet till it is in place. 
We will not lift the spa in anyway.  We will put on a deck, 
but no more then 30 inches off the ground with no more
 then 3 steps.  Must remove rails. 
If you fall into these guidelines there shouldn't be 
any problems.  If you have any questions please feel free
to contact me @ 800 xxx xxxx

Toni/7340

Thanks for trying to help.

Seem like "Brian Day" missed the point that the tub
was not supposed to ship from VA, but only got there
because of the original shipping mix-up.

Anyhow, hopefully it will finally get here.

I am now a bit worried of it arriving without damages
after this long "road-trip" and storage all over the place
.. hopefully nothing happened.

For the backyard delivery, there is a tiny bit of slope
from my front yard to my backyard as i originally stated
(about 2-3' over a length of 30', so really not that 
steep at all, but i am not sure what means "fairly flat"),
 i originally chose this seller, because they provided
the delivery though you with the backyard delivery option.

I can provide you a picture of the lot "grade"
 if that helps, let me know.

Thank you for trying to get this resolved.

Hello, sorry to bother you.
I ordered a hot tub myself from hot tub headquarters, and apparently our tubs got mixed up during delivery (i live near seattle, WA)  my tracking number was SL7216

As fas as i understand it, my tub is still seating in your driveway ....
If that is the case, could you do me a favor.

I'm trying to figure if i should cancel my delivery, i am worried the tub might have been damaged by now.  Could you help me and let me know if it's still in good shape and wrapped properly etc ...

I'm getting frustrated with all this and i am sure you properly are as well if my hot tub is still seating in your driveway.

I attached the emails i got from the delivery company (STI) if that helps clarifying the situtation.

Thank you.

Thibaut Colar, Kent WA.

Hello,
 
This is crazy I am disgusted with the responses as well.  I hold Hot Tub Head quarters responsible as the replies from them ( who I gave my credit card to ) was not very helpful and I can see the same as for you by you having to contact the shipping directly.  IT WAS FRANKS JOB TO GET IT RIGHT !!!!
 
The tub sat in my driveway for over a week wrapped and was in good shape from what appeared I never uncovered it only peaked inside. I called HT HQ the day I received it  They came to pick it up about a week and a half go   truck was to small  finally picked it up Thursday th 10th and away she went .
 
I have now been promised my Black tub on Tuesday  I had called my credit card company to cancel now finally they say oh we found it  only after I did all the leg work on identifying the problem.
 
I too am extremely frustrated with this whole mess.   I just know my tub will arrive and there be a problem with it and the time limit will be up  for  canceling the card.  I paid for it on 26  June .
 
Was the same conditioned as delivered appeared OK
 
I am curious how did you get my email?
 
Regards,
Ken  

Ok, i have been nice with you guys despite all the screw-up, but i got plenty enough now.

What do you guys need to do your job right? a LAWSUIT ??

Frank at HotTubHeadquarters, i purchased with you, and since i have had problems you have not replied to my emails, end everytime i called, after asking my name, i've been told everytime that you where in a "meeting" ... hum it is interesting how you did not have that many meetings when i had questiosn before placing the order.

As for NAVL/STI, this delivery as been the worst customer experience ii EVER HAD.
After sending the tub to the wrong state (virginia instead if washington state !!), it was left in somebody's driveway for 2 weeks.
When it was finally retrieved and got here, i was promised delivery yesterday, which i took a PRECIOUS day off for, of course nobody showed up.
I was promised delivery this morning before going to work, i woke up at 6am just for nothing once again, as it stands the delivery seem as it won't happen once again.

If you want the full story, i started creating a webpage here:
Be insured i'll improved that webpage and make it as public as i can for everybody to see, yes you messed up with a software developer.

http://wiki.colar.net/dokuwiki/doku.php/spa_delivery

If the tub is not delivered today, i'm cancelling this order and taking action.

Kelly C**** wrote:
Hi Thibaut,
I wanted to let you know that the cover was picked up the tracking # is
SL7216.  www.spectransinc.
Thank you
Kelly C****
Customer Service Representative
Internet Division
Empire Distributors
www.hottubheadquarters.com