Menu
CB Consulting Route Consultant fedex route broker - route consultant - fraud - scam - theft - lawsuit
Route Consultant

Route Consultant review: fedex route broker - route consultant - fraud - scam - theft - lawsuit 16

S
Author of the review
1:13 pm EST
Review updated:
Featured review
This review was chosen algorithmically as the most valued customer feedback.

RouteConsultant.com is a fraudulent brokerage scamming buyers and sellers all across the country. Route Consultant was founded by the Scam Artist Spencer Patton, His Scam Brokers include Butch Butler & Livo. Spencer started his career with Routes For sale LLC. He stole leads, clients, contracts, and money from Routes for sale LLC. He is a thief & the lawsuit attached shows it. He admits to stealing the information from the company and paid $72, 000 to settle it.
Route Consultant is illegally operating and selling Fedex Routes nationwide. They do not hold Real Estate Licenses in California or Florida yet they are selling routes in those states & illegally collecting fees.
Route Consultant has been sued for Fraud several times for misrepresentation of financials, inflating them and re creating them to commit get loans approved. Many buyers have failed in their 1st year because the numbers were not accurate.

Route Consultant is in the business to make money and it shows by their inflated asking prices for Fedex Routes. Their prices ad multiples are the most expensive in the country. They do this so they can make more & leave the buyer over paying for a business.

Route Consultant is doing business illegally and scamming contractors and buyers nationwide. If you are a Fedex Contractor you can and will be sued if you hire Route consultant.

More Route Consultant reviews & complaints

16 comments
R
R
Richard6354
, US
Jul 10, 2022 10:57 am EDT

I'm in the narket to buy fedex or Amazon routes in Atlanta to Nirth Georgia. If you have a route to sell, pls email me at karlogistics@outlook.com.

S
S
Spencer Patton
, US
Jul 28, 2021 11:27 pm EDT
Verified customer This comment was posted by a verified customer. Learn more

Hey everyone! This is Spencer Patton, the owner of Route Consultant, replying to this message. I would like to take a little time to personally respond to this post.

1) We all know that *anyone* can get online and post *anything* -- and that certainly does not make it true. Unfortunately, Route Consultant has some competitors that have gone online to try to undermine our reputation with false claims.

Litigation absolutely happens in this industry. If you've spent much time in the business world, you know that it is an unfortunate, but still possible outcome that we work hard to stay away from. The claims about Route Consultant paying to settle claims, committing fraud, practicing business illegally, etc. are simply untrue.

2) For anyone that is nervous about this negative review -- I extend a personal invitation to have a direct phone call with me or my staff. Given the opportunity to have a couple minutes on the phone together, I am completely confident that you will come away from our conversation with your own conclusions about whether or not we operate with integrity.

Thanks for taking the time to read my response! Have an outstanding day.

F
F
Frank Delano
Nashville, US
Jul 31, 2021 3:59 pm EDT

There are screenshots of litigation you failed to address.

L
L
look at all these
, US
Aug 23, 2021 6:33 pm EDT

Don't forget to ask them about all the other lawsuits for companies Spencer is listed as the officer for:

...just a sampling:

Goliath Freight Inc: President Spencer Patton
DAP Trucking: President Spencer Patton
West Iris Transport: President Spencer Patton
Patton Logistics: President Spencer Patton

WYRICK v. GOLIATH FREIGHT INC
Case 2:20-cv-00516-JRS-DLP
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA TERRE HAUTE DIVISION

St Clair County, Illinois
Case Number: 19-L-0009
CHEHOWSKI VS DAP TRUCKING

St Clair County, Illinois
Case Number: 19-AR-0758
BURSLEY VS DAP TRUCKING

ARINN CLARK vs WEST IRIS TRANSPORT, INC., PATTON LOGISTICS INC., …
2:18-cv-00168-WOB-CJS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY

B
B
Bill Hawkins
Scottsdale, US
Apr 05, 2021 4:24 pm EDT

Readers should always remember the old saying "innocent until proved guilty. Sellers require of any company selling their business to always get the highest dollar for their business. Would you hire a broker to sell you company for the least amount - don't think so. As anyone who owns FedEx routes knows, running a profitable company requires a lot of hard work, buying the routes is the easy part. Running them is the difficult part. The accusations read to me as one who believed he could buy a route and sit back and just collect checks.

Having worked with Spencer and his team on several occasion dealing with a host of different and complex issues of running a FedEx route, no one, including FedEx, and the individual we bought from has even come close to offering the amounts of good guidance as Spencer and his team.

No other company out there even begins to offer as much guidance and good counsel as Route Consultants. Route consultants continue to bring to contractors good information and training. Information and training that is essential to running a profitable company.

We would give Spencer and every member of his team 5 stars.

Bill Hawkins
BDS Logistics, Inc
Tempe, ArizonaRoute Consultant — fedex route broker - route consultant - fraud - scam - theft - lawsuit

P
P
Policing Paid Reviews
, US
Apr 08, 2021 3:59 pm EDT

Bill you state: "No other company out there even begins to offer as much guidance and good counsel as Route Consultants" Who else did you work with to come to such a conclusion?

P
P
Premier Route Consulting
San Diego, US
Feb 13, 2021 10:55 pm EST
Verified customer This comment was posted by a verified customer. Learn more

If you’re looking for a knowledgeable, honest FedEx route broker, give Premier Route Consulting a look. www.sellmyroutes.com

M
M
mightbetrue
, US
Jan 10, 2020 7:08 pm EST

might be true!

View 0 more photos
C
C
case_100
, US
Jan 02, 2020 10:42 am EST

based on December 2019 public record, Route Consultant Inc accused on counts of
*Fraudulent Misrepresentations and Omissions
*Negligent Representation
*Breach of Fiduciary Duty
*Civil Conspiracy

Case 3:19-cv-01398 United States District Court Southern District of Illinois East St Louis Division
Route Consultant Inc as a named Defendant in the fraud case

F
F
FXG_Routes
, US
Dec 09, 2019 4:49 pm EST

Check Case number 19-CA-007665 via a public records search via Hillsborough County, FL Circuit court online search

H
H
HopperMM
, US
Dec 09, 2019 1:33 pm EST
Verified customer This comment was posted by a verified customer. Learn more

I cannot believe what I am reading here, Slusser. Patton is a thief and a scam artist? I have talked to him personally a number of times and didn't get that impression. I was even just at Route Consultant's Expo in Nashville. Where did he admit to stealing and then when did he pay you $72, 000 in a settlement? I see the attached Dec 2018 lawsuit/settlement agreement from Tampa that you included with this complaint but I'm really confused as to who paid who.

I currently have a listing with them for over $1, 000, 000 and your whole post honestly scares the [censored] out of me. My whole life and financial future is tied up in my business, I cannot afford to have this sale go anything but perfect. I don't have a choice but to pull my listing away from Route Consultant as a result of your statements. I cannot take this risk. I've also referred a lot of business to Route Consultant, at least five other contractors just from my district that either have listed their business or were about to. What in the world am I going to do now? It's the middle of peak season and now I'm starting over from scratch.

F
F
FXG_Routes
, US
Dec 09, 2019 4:32 pm EST
Replying to comment of HopperMM

Go here and do a case search for his name or firms names...https://hover.hillsclerk.com/html/case/caseSearch.html. Its case number 19-CA-007665 if you search by that as well. A complaint (key word complaint, not conviction) against them was filed for violating Broker Licensing laws under the state of FL under Chapter §475 of the Florida Statutes as well. I heard a CA and CO are checking next.

F
F
FXG_Routes
, US
Dec 07, 2019 5:07 pm EST

I have never used Route Consultant and/or Spencer, Annalee, etc to sell routes I owned, but I would never use them personally given the other options out there nor would I ever, ever buy any routes they had listed. There would be people with my opinion so it could limit a Seller's buyer pool. I sold successfully with KR Capital. There are numerous venues to sell out there now. We Sell Routes, KR Capital, Capital Routes, and many, many others. There is even a flat fee company called The Route Hub.

C
C
CardboardMan
, US
Dec 06, 2019 12:16 pm EST
Verified customer This comment was posted by a verified customer. Learn more

Slusser - Yikes. I was literally in the process of listing my $4, 800, 000 Texas FedEx P&D operation with Route Consultant when I started searching for reviews and read this. I've been a FedEx contractor a long time and I am ready to SELL! My experience with Route Consultant so far hasn't been anything like what you've experienced, but given your feedback, I will just list it somewhere else. Would you recommend that I list it with KR Capital or RoutesForSale instead? Do either of those companies do P&D listings in Texas?

D
D
DK1802
, US
Oct 05, 2020 2:50 pm EDT
Verified customer This comment was posted by a verified customer. Learn more

I am considering using them. Can you tell me how it worked out for you?

D
D
DanielATL
, US
Feb 01, 2021 9:42 pm EST

Im in the market if you haven’t sold yet located in ATL GA was looking thru route consultant but now may look elsewhere