My move is still in progress but should have looked here first as my experience is much like the others. I am writing this while on hold for 27 minutes and counting for someone to pick up the phone. I contracted with Road Runner to move furniture from my parents home in Florida to an assisted living community in Maryland. Sales process went fine, the packers and loaders were very punctual and professional. They packed and loaded last Saturday, September 26th as agreed. Both the original sales person and the packers agreed to a delivery date of October 1st (also written on the paperwork the packers gave me). Having not heard anything by Wednesday Sept 30, the day prior, I called the main number in the morning. The person who answered said she would call dispatch to determine the status of my delivery and call me back. After six hours and not hearing from them, I called back. They had no new news for me and could not say when it would be coming. The next day I called again. On many occasions the phone was not answered and I would have to call back. Upon finally getting in touch with someone, she assured me I was wrong about my delivery date and it would come within a three to seven day window beginning last Monday, Sept 28th so by that math I could expect delivery between Thursday October 1 (the original agreed day and the basis for my booking with them) and Monday October 5th. I was also told I would get an email with the driver delivery information who could then provide me with a more precise delivery day and time. She also refused to connect me with a supervisor or any way to reach someone higher up in the company, just an email address I could send a note to which I did and has not been responded to. Today is Saturday, October 3 and I have received no additional info or emails. At this point, in the absence of any info from Road Runner, I will have to cancel and rebook the plane tickets I purchased for myself and my parents to fly to Maryland on Monday to move them into their new home since I cannot be sure their furniture will arrive in time. I booked these tickets based on Road Runners commitment to an October 1st, (2nd at the latest) delivery date. My Dad is 87 and Mom is 97 so this will add extra trauma to their already traumatic experience of giving up their independence and moving into an assisted living home. All could have been avoided if Road Runner had just lived up to their date or, at the very least made the effort to provide the slightest bit of information so I could have adjusted earlier instead of scrambling on the weekend and no doubt paying hundreds of dollars more to change their tickets. I would not have booked without the Oct 1 delivery date commitment.
I am sure little can be done at this point. Even when you reach their office they are not helpful. This morning they answered, assured me they would check and call me back. Six hours ago and no call. I will go through the expense of changing their flights and taking extra time off of work to move my parents on the assumption that some day I hear from Road Runner and they have not just stolen my parents furniture. I did feel it important to file this complaint since booking a mover for most people is something you do rarely and therefore have to rely on reputation and experiences of others to make a choice. I wanted to let people know that, based on my experience at least, every bad experience you read about with them on YELP as well as the BBB site and various review sites seem to be true. Something I wish I had researched better before writing a contract with them. read more