SUBMITTED: Friday, August 24, 2007
POSTED: Friday, August 24, 2007
Tony, I don't know where you found this company but I suspect it wasn't out of the Yellow Pages near you in Berkeley. The moving industry is one of the most corrupt ones out there and if you want a full-service move performed, then the only choice you should have made is with a major company. Small companies like this drop your items in a warehouse until they get enough shipments to fill a truck before they head in your direction. Often, that takes quite a while and certainly longer than 5 weeks sometimes.
Legally, they have 30 days from the last date of the delivery window (about 51 days from the date of your pickup) to deliver your items before they can be fined by the DOT; this is probably in the small print of your contract. I guess that would put the latest delivery date somwhere around September 10th or so? While they technically haven't violated the law or their contract, I think what they did stinks.
You might be able to try moverescue and see if they might be able to help you with your situation. Otherwise, there is little you can do at this point.