allowed for a fraud and will not honor insurance
Booked a shipment thru USHIP - accepted a bid from a shipper with a lot of feedback. Paid fee and deposit for accepting the bid. Shipped picked up my shipment, quarenteed 72 hour delivery and insured per his profile on Uship. Shipment was to be completed, delivered to me by 12/24/2010 - well past the 72 hour guarentee. Shipper failed to deliver then and now. Now he refuses to deliver and expects me to pickup or pay Storage fees. Uship - "we are 3rd party and are not liable". How about FRAUD? They supposedly have a FRAUD insurance up to $500? Paid 1/2 the shipping via Paypal - along with the fee and deposit up front - have filed with Paypal - have a tentative refund - meaning - if shipped does not have funds - I am really out of pocket along with my items the shipper is holding for ransom.
# and has no standards
I use USHIP as my main source of jobs to move car. trucks and trailers around, but there is no regulation on who can bid on jobs on the site! There are smoes bidding on jobs that dont have DOT, MC CA or insurance stealing jobs from me cause they can offer a lower price well no *** they can its because they arent paying to be legal! I wrote U[censored] and they said they are just a "freight forwarder and broker" and that legality of the shipment falls on the customer to "ASK" thats ### a customer should be able search for a provider and not HAVE to worry about whether or not they are legit! and they keep taking more and more from us a shippers 2 years ago it was about 8% off the top now its 13.9% and fuel is still going up ***!
I used UShip and the carrier was disasterous. She was to take my dog in the cab with her because the dog wil not be crated and two cats in carriers. Along with this she agreed to move 19 boxes & some small furniture pieces. Besides being totally tardy to and from my dog was put in a horse trailer along with a horse. My furniture was in the horse trailer along with a horse and my cats were in a small carrier with no water and a full litter box. My furniture was covered in shavings and smelled like a stable. A chairs is fabric covered and reeks. My small wood dresser has also absorbed the horsie smell. To add insult to injury pieces were marred, scratched and broken. Thank goodness I taped all the boxes well. But even those had horse urine/poop (?) stains. Cost was $900 from CA to TX.
Now I'm in the process of moving from TX to CA with the same load...sure hope I can do a better job of selecting help!
Next time you should try this fairly new website called ShipAlmostAnything.com instead. They do not charge a commission, which will save both the trucker and the consumer some serious $$$. Plus, they have an open communication platform that allows us to talk to and pre-screen all potential haulers. Avoid getting ripped off and use a different service.
ripped off
I think all of us who got ripped off should sue...I dont just have 200.00 just to throw around and i really thought this was legit..So now I am out a puppy and 200.00...How can we let them get away with this..I cant believe i believed these people or thiefs as i call them..i want to sue..my children have been waiting for our yorkie pup for a week...ever since i told them about her..now i have to look into their eyes and tell them we cant get her now..This situation should not be left unattended.
Next time you should try this fairly new website called ShipAlmostAnything.com instead. They do not charge a commission, which will save both the trucker and the consumer some serious $$$. Plus, they have an open communication platform that allows us to talk to and pre-screen all potential haulers. Avoid getting ripped off and use a different service.
theft
Sadly uShip may be one of the most dangerous sites on the web. It purports openness, but it is really a platform for theives and scam artists. Nine out of ten of uShips "carriers" are illegal. And since almost all of the people that want to ship on uShip have little or know experience in shipping they become easy victims of over charges, extra fees, damage, and theft. The vast majority of uShip "Service Providers" are just a guy with a truck. They haul without license, authority, bond, or insurance. uShip executives are fully aware of this, but deny any responsibility saying that the users police the site. The problem is that the users are amateurs and they don't realize that they are being scammed in most cases. Further, since uShip limits communication between carriers and users it is impossible to determine if a scam is in the works until it is to late.
if you are a carrier and you drive a van or any automobile under 10001 gvw you do not have to have a mc number or dot number and you do not have to log in a log book you cry babys crying because you want to charge a shipper high dollar to ship they freight so you only have to do one pick up and one drop that is because the trucking industy are just a lazy bunck of drivers now days get out and work just like the rest of us bid a lower bid get more pick ups and earn your money then people may start shipping with the small carries again is has got so bad that it is cheaper for a shipper to put there freight on a big truck and wait a littke longer to get it so stop crying and go back to work thats why the usa is in the shape we are in people are lazy now.
Next time you should try this fairly new website called ShipAlmostAnything.com instead. They do not charge a commission, which will save both the trucker and the consumer some serious $$$. Plus, they have an open communication platform that allows us to talk to and pre-screen all potential haulers. Avoid getting ripped off and use a different service.
dishonest scam
I was a transporter on uShip.com. After 3 months of LEGAL transporting, uShip suspended my account for "Unauthorized communication" with a potential customer; I let the boat customer know that I carried cargo insurance and that any other transporter who did not, left the boat owner liable for any loss or damage, even if the transporter had "full coverage" insurance on their vehicle... Also, I let another customer know that USHIP CHARGES A FEE FOR THEM TO USE THEIR SERVICE. Bad boy! They are dishonest, unreliable, unaccountable and outright deceptive to anyone who works with them, uses their transporters, or works for them...
Next time you should try this fairly new website called ShipAlmostAnything.com instead. They do not charge a commission, which will save both the trucker and the consumer some serious $$$. Plus, they have an open communication platform that allows us to talk to and pre-screen all potential haulers. Avoid getting ripped off and use a different service.
Sadly uShip may be one of the most dangerous sites on the web. It purports openness, but it is really a platform for theives and scam artists. Nine out of ten of uShips "carriers" are illegal. And since almost all of the people that want to ship on uShip have little or know experience in shipping they become easy victims of over charges, extra fees, damage, and theft. The vast majority of uShip "Service Providers" are just a guy with a truck. They haul without license, authority, bond, or insurance. uShip executives are fully aware of this, but deny any responsibility saying that the users police the site. The problem is that the users are amateurs and they don't realize that they are being scammed in most cases. Further, since uShip limits communication between carriers and users it is impossible to determine if a scam is in the works until it is to late.
don't use it
Bought a pair of Macaws from a gal. She used Uship. We agreed on the price of 600.00 dollars. The shipping company called and said the birds would be delivered. Then 1 hour before delivery they said they needed 1500.00 more because of pet insurance. Don't deal with anyone from this place. I am out 600.00 Thank goodness I never gave them more! Yes I was sick of talking to that Arab voice that you cannot understand. Hope they get what they have coming to them. Never, never, never again! Please people be careful of scams!
is there no way of getting any of your money back?
scam - never got my puppy
I found a dog online that I wanted to adopt from a private seller. She used U Ship to 'ship' the dog. They hit me for a $300 fee and then the next day said they coudn't ship because the dog needed $580 life insurance that would be refunded at the time of delivery.
So like idiot, I paid it. So we payed them a total of $880, then they said they would be shipping. Then the next day they said I needed to pay them $725 for a dog crate because the one the owner dropped off wasn't good enough because of the climate!
So they called me because I refused to pay and the guy couldn't hardly speak english and then hung up on me! Then they sent me an e-mail an hour later saying that "since I was complaining and doubting their company they had no option to send my money back because they didn't want their reputation to be brought down over a few dollars!" I'm still waiting for my refund, because they wanted me to pay $175 for them to refund my money!
It's one big scam!
Good luck with that
that was not uship that you dealt with. It was a Nigerian "puppy scammer" who was using the name of uship to fool you. Please google "puppy scam" and read all about it. Sorry you got taken, but uship is nothing more than a website that connects people who want to ship something with people who transport stuff, and they connect those people for a fee.
What you experienced is the classic scam, and no relation at all to what uship does.
no customer service, no phone number, a buggy site
Uship claims to be a neutral agency connecting shippers with customers. But really, for the immense amount of fees they charge, they offer nothing. When shippers steal and lie to you, they do nothing. A total ripoff. No customer service, no phone number, a buggy site. Stay away.
Hi, I'm Jennifer, Customer Relations Manager at CitizenShipper. I
was both shocked and dismayed to hear about your experience. I'm
really sorry to hear that you had to go through all this.
I wanted to let you know about CitizenShipper.com. We're also an
online shipping marketplace, and connect customers like you with
drivers. What really distinguishes us from other service is our
commitment to customer safety and satisfaction. Drivers on
CitizenShipper undertake stringent screening checks before picking
up any customer shipments, including a nationwide Background
Check, and also address verification. We also feel our community
policed review and feedback system helps users to weed out
undesirable members leaving only the drivers who conduct
themselves with professionalism and integrity. In addition to
this, we've also just integrated a dispute resolution system which
further enhances user safety on our site.
If you do find yourself in need of quotes and professional
drivers, please reach out to me on jennifer 'at' citizenshipper
dot com, or call me on [protected] and I'd be happy to find you
a professional driver.
Thanks!
Jennifer
Next time you should try this fairly new website called ShipAlmostAnything.com instead. They do not charge a commission, which will save both the trucker and the consumer some serious $$$. Plus, they have an open communication platform that allows us to talk to and pre-screen all potential haulers. Avoid getting ripped off and use a different service.
never received my puppy
A puppy was posted for free by [protected]@yahoo.com on oodle in the Cleveland, Ohio area! When I emailed the lady she then said she was in Washington, that I would just have to pay for the delivery ticket of $270! Everything was sounding good so I payed it & was told that I would it the folloing day at 12:00 noon! Then I receive a email stating they stopped the delivery supposively in South Dakota to tell me they need $980 for insurance till the puppy arrives! Then I will receive all my money back! Now I'm out of $300, what do I do cause they keep calling me, wanting me to pay it?
Hey lady dont feel too bad k, They did EXACTLY the same thing to me. The problem is that they actually look legite and by the time you realize your getting scammed its too late. I bought i Rottweiler from a lady in Colorado and the exact thing happened to me! Even the prices you gave were identical to mine. And trust me, once you give them money you will never see your pet or your money! USHIP IS A SCAM!
I agree. There are homeless pets everywhere. Do not pay for a pet unless you get it from your local pound or rescue farm.
Lady are you on crack? This is obviously a scam and it's only suckers like you that keep ### of the earth scam artists like this in business. I can't begin to imagine how many 100's of not 1000's of homeless animals and puppies there are in Cleveland that you would have to resort to wanting to "ship" one from Washington. You should've seen the red flag and told her to buzz off as soon as you heard this, then kept looking on Craigslist for a LOCAL pet. There's a reason they warn their customers to always deal LOCALLY. How could you fall for this ruse? :(
scam
U Ship is nothing but a means to hook you up with the sleazy low life shippers.
they take their cut of the deal, and do not look back. I had a terrible experience with them, I e-mailed them several times to intervene in resolving the problem with a sleazy shipping company called Chase Nationwide Transport, operating out of Oregon. This company, I mean Chase will take charge of your shipment and then would not move it until it is paid for in full, They give you different bank accounts and ask you to wire the money with different charges added and keep calling you that the money did not come-in and keep playing this trick in the hope that you wire the money and then you charge the shipping cost to credit card. They play every trick you can think of. in the meantime, U Ship will not interfere and leave you with these sharks. I had to file a law suit against them.
The complaint has been investigated and resolved to the customer’s satisfaction.
Uship is the biggest rip-off I have seen in quite some time. They set me up with a shipper who encouraged me to get insurance even though there was a $500 deductible he didn't tell me about. The desk arrived damaged and the shipper told me he would pay up to $250 worth of damage. When nothing happened Uship tried to claim they have no liability. Fortunately, I am an attorney and know they are nothing more than two-bit hustlers, and I plan on filing a class action suit against them. Anyone interested in joining this suit can contact the Bowlin Law Firm, LLC @ johnmbowlin@gmail.com. I know we will win the case, and now I just need some clients willing to fight this unscrupulous company.
Sincerely,
John Michael Bowlin
i was scammed out of a TV earlier this year around April 2015. I lost $865. I filed a chargeback to get the commision back from uship but lost my TV. I then proceeded to create an fake shipping/ broker account on uship with all fake entity. Uship does not scan info of their brokers. i was able to bid on $8, 000 cargo OUT THE GATE with all fake info i imputed. if i was a scammer my customers would NEVER have any recourse of their property once i get my hands on it.
Nowadays, i go on uship to find legible brokers and i contact them and use their service directly and pay them directly and that has worked for me so far
now is it that uship/broker is a scam or is it that the trucking companies that uship uses the scam? i'm just wondering because im starting a small trucking company mainly dealing with metal fabrication shops in my area. But i would aslo like from time to time to do some long hauls and was interested in useing uship.com. Any info on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
http://www.swfloridatransporter.com/ushipdontwantu2no.htm
go and read you will be amaze about uship and what a scam they are
Whoever had a problem with uship- whoever suffered because of this company - please see the following contact address and write your complaint .Please do not ignore. Lets do it !
BBB of Central, Coastal, Southwest Texas and the Permian Basin(Austin, TX)
1005 La Posada Drive
Austin, TX78752
info@centraltx.bbb.org
Web: http://www.centraltx.bbb.org
Hi, this happened on the long weekend of Aug/2013.I was contacted by a so called breeder of Egytian mau kittens.She claimed she was deaf and had no phone no.She sent me pictures of the kitten I wanted to buy.She told me to pay through Westen Union, which I did because my Visa did not work through Uship.She then told us that she used some of our money to pay Uship to ship our Kitten.The thing is she told us to send the money to a person in Texas, not a company.So then uship emailed us a copy of the shippment (Egytian mau).Apparently shipped kitty from Nevada to holding in Quebec, and that we had to pay a further two thousand dollars pet insurance, to receive the kitten to Victoria, that is when we realized we were scammed, They also said the money was refundable and to wire them the money, we would not believe it or give them more money.I am heart broken, no kitten and my money gone.Mary
Too all shippers out there, Uship exsitis only because we support the site, My message is simple "Do not support this site" If we shippers don't support them, they have no business "period".
If a consumer is *** enough to ship a product with U-ship supported by cheap UN-insured, Un-professional carrier's with no recourse then that is there problem.
When there goods go missing or they have been waiting for 6-12 weeks to get the goods, or they can't get a hold of the shipper, or it gets damaged, "Tough" you get what you pay for, so stop *** and moaning, you took the risk and that's the end result.
U-ship is a risk to for both consumers and suppliers, the transport industry worldwide has enough parasites to feed within it. So stop feeding this one!
My trucks don't have Shell, Mobil, Caltex, Exon, or any other oil company emblazoned on it, and I don't ship freight for fuel money. Neither should you!
I think I speak for all PROFESSIONAL transporters out there. We spend a considerable amount of money each year in insurance, maintenance and road tax to protect "YOU" the end consumer, hence why freight is priced the way it is.
So please... stick with the professionals, Simply because we do know what were doing out there.
Thanks for contacting me regarding my lovely pups and I apologize for the late reply, they are called Lauren and Sandy, Laura They are still available and ready now to go to a new home.Lauren is a male and Sandy and Laura they are Female, They are 12weeks old pure breed CKC registered, vet check, updated in all shots. Well-tamed and potty trained, good associate with kids and other house hold pets. I live in London and these puppies will be coming from London .
i am giving them out for free and I can arrange for shipping to any loving person who lives far and it will cost £150.0 each puppy for National Shipment. This is because i have just had my new job as a journalist and it is due-to the mobility of this job that leave me with no choice but to look for a perfect home for these cute and well trained puppies of mine. And i want a home for them as soon as possible.They are very sensitive, well socialized puppies and possesses in the following characters..
Laura She is home and Potty Trained..
-She does not bark a lot.
-She is KC registered, vet check, updated in all shots .
-She Is socialized with kids and other house hold pets .
-She is health vaccinated.
Laura is one of the largest puppy and one of the calmest puppy we have ever had. She is a little more reserved, but friendly and snuggles right in when picked up for hugs. Her family bond will be strong and loyal. She is also doing great on leash training and simple commands
Sandy,
She is home and Potty Trained..
-She does not bark a lot.
-She is KC registered, vet check, updated in all shots .
-She Is socialized with kids and other house hold pets .
-She is health vaccinated.
Laura is one of the largest puppy and one of the calmest puppy we have ever had. She is a little more reserved, but friendly and snuggles right in when picked up for hugs. Her family bond will be strong and loyal. She is also doing great on leash training and simple commands
Lauren
-He is home and potty trained
-He barks more than Laura but not to much.
-He is KC registered, vet check, updated in all shots.
-He is health vaccinated
-He barks when he sees strangers.
This cute puppy is the smallest of the litter and is growing fast. At a very young age he would sit up in a royal pose to whine . So the
kids dubbed him Lauren. He is totally unafraid to tackle any
of the bigger pups and loves to lick hands and faces if you get too close. He is one of the kid's favorites and gets handled a lot.I will like to know more about you.
-Are you married?
-Do you have kids?
-Are you familiar with this kind of breed?
-can you Give me a Brief Description about your Environment?
-What is your occupation?
-Were exactly are you located?
-What is your phone number?
-Are you interested in Lauren or Laura?
-Have you ever arrange for a home delivery of a puppy?
Hope to read from you soon asap
regards.. Do not buy or pay any money for these dogs.
Bill,
Let me tell you as a service provide on uship the company is not a fraud however they would have made a lot more money off of you had this shipment went though. What uship does not tell it's customer or I should say they hide it very carefully is after they charged you $35 for posting on their site, they also turn around and take approximately 13% of the $1600 bid amount you accept from the service provider. That is what they tell you will be a deposit about $208 by my calculation. So in total uship gets $243. The service provider like myself who actually does all the work gets the difference of $1392 that you would give to the driver when the job was complete.
Uship has also came up with something new to rip off it's service provides. It allows you the customer, I believe they actually propably stare shippers into making a full payment for the shipment directly to them. At which time if you were doing your payment this way. The servise provider/driver would have lost/been ripped of by Ushipfor another 2.25% which Uship calls a transfer fee. Now why should we the service providers, the people who does all the work get screwed again for more money by Uship?
I don't know what happen to your driver/service provider. Perhaps something happened to him/her and they were unable to respond to you. Either way, as a service provider myself, I really don't like dealing with Uship because they charge/steal too much money out of all our pockets, both shipper and service providers, just for us to use there site. They have no competition so they do what they want. I am working work on my own site that will compete with Uship and charge far less money to the servie providers and perhaps nothing to the shippers. In the meantime I suggest using Craigslist or other web search methods of finding reliable servce providers for your transportation needs.
I created a group forum website for those of us who have been scammed, robbed or have been taken advantage of by Matt Chasen @ uship.
www.scamship.com
I hope that you take the time to signup so that our many singular voices can be merged into one strong, loud and permanent voice that will create change or closure to uship.com. I recognize a few email addresses on the list and I know that you can help contribute greatly to this site.
I have built a site where we can chat with others, create groups, make friends, help those who were scammed and share stories. This is more than a forum. This is a place that we all can have become the largest community online to combat uship's unfair practices.
You will not be asked your name, you can enter it once you are logged if you would like. If you are a lurker or someone who has been compiling years of data on uship, we welcome you.
I promise not to:
Censor your posts
Give out personal information to any 3rd party
Remove posts
Bend to legal threats from uship to shut down the site
Cancel your account for any reason
My suggestions:
Pick a username that you like. Once entered, it cannot be changed
Spread the word as much as possible to facebook, twitter or any other social website.
Help each other. Our site is designed to be social for a reason.
Thank you
Walt @ Scamship
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002830611056
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/ushipscamreport
Web: http://scamship.com/
the worst
This website has to be the worst thing ever. As someone else has stated all they care about is thier money. They don't care who is legal and who isn't. They make you accept thier user agreement that makes them never at fault for anything. As much as I hate goverment control over everything they do need to step in and do something about this site. All these people on here that lie about being legal or having the insurance that they don't have. I'm suprised you don't see alot more about people destroying other peoples property and then not having the insurance to cover it. I am a legal transporter and would have no problems with the site if they would get rid of the wanna be's.
The complaint has been investigated and resolved to the customer’s satisfaction.
For a better shipping experience, I highly suggest going to:
www.shipalmostanything.com
I have been a registered uShip provider in Australia for several months now after responding to an email they sent me. We are in the vehicle transporting business. In that time I have quoted extremely reasonably on many loads going in the same direction of our trucks on return trips and have not received a single job out of it. I estimate I have offered around 15 bids.
I think everyone that uses this service thinks they will get their job done for almost nothing, but if you are a reputable, insured and licensed business you have to charge accordingly. We have offered up to 70% discounts to snare a load home and not snared one. One example is that we had a truck returning from Brisbane to Sydney (about 1000klm) and we quoted on around 3 cars as a return trip at $500 each and didn't even get a response. It's frustrating and a waste of time. The customer would have received a great door to door service and we would have covered our fuel cost only.
Only 3 provider companies on the Australian site have any feedback - the highest being a 2!
I'm also surprised with government agencies who insist on us having full insurances, licences, ABN numbers, business names etc yet there are pensioners (nothing against you personally!) who offer services using their own cars with a trailer to complete deliveries. It's just extra cash to them, but it's our business.
I will deregister my business from uShip in the next couple of weeks if I continue to be frustrated by unprofessional tactics. We cannot and will not compete with cowboys.
Pity help vehicle owners if an accident was to happen due to lack of experience and insurance. In our line of business I have seen many instances where single car trailers being towed behind another car have jacknifed and overturned. I just hope nobody is killed by one of these thorns in the side.
The 1st link's comments are the best ones when it comes to UShip.
Is shopping for a mover in a virtual marketplace safe? – Part I
Part I – Listen to the Marketplace Podcast
http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-5187-Moving-and-Relocation-Examiner~y2009m8d18-Is-shopping-for-a-mover-in-a-virtual-marketplace-safe--Part-I
Is shopping for a mover in a virtual marketplace safe? – Part II
Part II – Shopping for a mover online?
http://reloroundtable.com/blog/?p=3357
Is shopping for a mover in a virtual marketplace safe? – Part III
Part III – How do you find a crook in the dark?
http://reloroundtable.com/blog/?p=3374
Is shopping for a mover in a virtual marketplace safe? Part IV
Part IV – What does ‘Caveat Emptor’ mean?
http://reloroundtable.com/blog/?p=3426
Is shopping for a mover in a virtual marketplace safe? – Part V
Part V – Who really needs the aspirin?
http://reloroundtable.com/blog/?p=3493
Look at what the state of California has to say about shopping online for a mover and the cautions that need to be exercised.
http://www.asianweek.com/2009/09/18/move-it-dont-lose-it/
If using Uship again, you might want to choose one of Uship's Top 100 transporters for 2008
http://stopillegaltrucking.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=688&st=0&sk=t&sd=a
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/
For a good sampling of what you may experience when using one of 1000's of illegally operating Carriers on Uship, just GOOGLE the entire phrase below. Click on the results and read through the feedback of the 100's if not 1000's of incidents of stolen money, property, property damage, 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 site‘s reputation and not let the truth trump the propaganda that the site publishes all over the internet.
GOOGLE THE FOLOWING: 
This profile belongs to someone who is no longer registered member (Account suspended) site:uship.com
WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE PERSON OR BUSINESS THAT YOU ARE THINKING OF HIRING? THEN “GOOGLE” THE BUSINESS NAME and PERSON‘S LEGAL NAME!
You might be surprised as to what’s lurking out there on the net, no matter where in the world they are located!
I bet that these 2 people (1 from Australia & the other from Alexandria EGYPT) wish they had done their homework. Just these 2 alone, got taken for in excess of $80, 000 from someone in the U.S.!
http://www.uship.com/profile/haroldone/
I will never again use a company where I can't talk with a PERSON...the only way to contact U ship is by email...VERY user unfriendly. I'm STILL waiting for a refund of a deposit I made for shipping which wasn't completed. STAY CLEAR of this "service"!
I just used uShip for the first - and last - time in May. I accepted a bid from a shipper to transport a horse I bought. What a complete nightmare! Paid the first deposit. Paid a 2nd deposit at shippers request. All they did was lie and never picked up the horse. I had to pay a different transporter to bring my horse. I have been able to recover the first deposit back through PayPal, but not the 2nd -yet. What I have seen now with uShip is yes, they only care about the $, but they have some big deal about the "feedback". They don't want negative feedback left. They told me I would have to let them take off the negative feedback I left in order to file a dispute!
What the heck does one have to do with the other!? It gets even better - they "suspended" my account for non-payment! Non-payment of what they have yet to explain. Not that I would ever use them again, but to be treated like I am the criminal is going too far. Do you think they suspended the deadbeats that stole my money? Oh, no. After 20 days of still not receiving a refund from the shippers, I sent them an email and told the that if they didn't pay me by this Friday then I would file a complaint with the Internet Fraud Dept. - and I will. They proceeded to send me a lot of emails calling me names and saying the most unbelievable crap - totally nuts! I'm also going to check much, much further into uShip - I think their business practices need to be lawfully checked out. I would not, under any circumstances, ever use uShip again.
terrible business practices
Uship is a contemptable business in which customers- woith no knowledge of the cost of transportation- are allowed to set their own transportation prices. The drivers on Uship- are often not licensed, documented, or insured. The customers make bids so low that no American driver who pays taxes can take the order on- but the illegals can avoid taxes and fees by taking every low paying job on this site. Uship itself only has one function- to collect fees. They do not allow anyone who has not paid them for sponsorship any opportunity to succeed using their site. DO NOT USE USHIP- put it this way- Would you trust the gardener to replace your toliet? Call a REAL TRANSPORT COMPANY. ONE WITH A LICENSE- OWNED BY AN AMERICAN.
The complaint has been investigated and resolved to the customer’s satisfaction.
Good Luck with that
Shannon Steede
The 1st link's comments are the best ones when it comes to UShip.
Is shopping for a mover in a virtual marketplace safe? – Part I
Part I – Listen to the Marketplace Podcast
http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-5187-Moving-and-Relocation-Examiner~y2009m8d18-Is-shopping-for-a-mover-in-a-virtual-marketplace-safe--Part-I
Is shopping for a mover in a virtual marketplace safe? – Part II
Part II – Shopping for a mover online?
http://reloroundtable.com/blog/?p=3357
Is shopping for a mover in a virtual marketplace safe? – Part III
Part III – How do you find a crook in the dark?
http://reloroundtable.com/blog/?p=3374
Is shopping for a mover in a virtual marketplace safe? Part IV
Part IV – What does ‘Caveat Emptor’ mean?
http://reloroundtable.com/blog/?p=3426
Is shopping for a mover in a virtual marketplace safe? – Part V
Part V – Who really needs the aspirin?
http://reloroundtable.com/blog/?p=3493
Look at what the state of California has to say about shopping online for a mover and the cautions that need to be exercised.
http://www.asianweek.com/2009/09/18/move-it-dont-lose-it/
If using Uship again, you might want to choose one of Uship's Top 100 transporters for 2008
http://stopillegaltrucking.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=688&st=0&sk=t&sd=a
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/
For a good sampling of what you may experience when using one of 1000's of illegally operating Carriers on Uship, just GOOGLE the entire phrase below. Click on the results and read through the feedback of the 100's if not 1000's of incidents of stolen money, property, property damage, 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 site‘s reputation and not let the truth trump the propaganda that the site publishes all over the internet.
GOOGLE THE FOLOWING: 
This profile belongs to someone who is no longer registered member (Account suspended) site:uship.com
WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE PERSON OR BUSINESS THAT YOU ARE THINKING OF HIRING? THEN “GOOGLE” THE BUSINESS NAME and PERSON‘S LEGAL NAME!
You might be surprised as to what’s lurking out there on the net, no matter where in the world they are located!
I bet that these 2 people (1 from Australia & the other from Alexandria EGYPT) wish they had done their homework. Just these 2 alone, got taken for in excess of $80, 000 from someone in the U.S.!
http://www.uship.com/profile/haroldone/
Took payment for failed service, no contact or refund
Uship has no way to register complaints or receive customer support. I paid the mandatory deposit to have a vehicle transported, but their software didn't work and the provider was not contacted that I had accepted his bid (which should have been done as evidenced by me having to pay a definate down payment). There is no way to contact U-ship to alert them...
Read full complaint and 10 commentsfailure to investigate complaints
uShip.com is internet based company offering a forum for transportation service providers (TSP) and shipper matching. It functions similar to a reverse auction in that shippers may list a shipment needing transported for Transportation Service Providers to offer service and bid. The shipper can select TSPs from the offers received for their shipment. The transportation service provider is charged a fee for each booking of a shipment when the shipper accepts their bid and offer.
uShip's User Agreement clearly states that Transportation Service Providers must be legal and licensed to perform the service. It further states a disclaimer that uShip is a neutral venue and is not responsible for information provided by the TSP. It is the responsibility of the shipper to verify the information and credentials provided by the TSP offering service to the shipper.
In a recent shipment listing, I followed uShip's guidance and recommendations uShip provided to verify the TSP's credentials and to ascertain that each TSP was a legal motor carrier as required by the US DOT's FMCSA regulations and federal statutes. One particular TSP responded submitting a US DOT and Motor Carrier Authority (MC#) number as requested. (This authority was required to legally transport my shipment across state lines) Upon verification of the numbers in the FMCSA database, it revealed that the motor carrier authority presented by a TSP company listed on uShip as Boat Hauling inc., was assigned to a different company name. The FMCSA database provides address, phone numbers and other contact information for each legally registered motor carrier. Using the information obtained from the FMCSA database, I contacted the real owner of the motor carrier authority numbers that had been presented by the uShip listed company, Boat Haulers inc. The legal owner of the motor carrier authority was Apache Transport LLC. The owner of this company denied any affiliation with a company DBA Boat Hauling inc. and further stated that company was not authorized to use the motor carrier authority.
The motor carrier authority Boat Hauling inc. represented to be their own was obviously being illegally used and without the knowledge and consent of the true legal owner of that authority.
The legal motor carrier (Apache Transport LLC) contacted uShip and informed uShip of the illegal activity. (email documentation) He additionally requested uShip provide the identity and contact information of Boat Hauling inc so he could pursue legal action to stop further illegal use of his motor carrier authority and report the crime to the appropriate government authorities. (email documentation) uShip declined to provide the requested information stating uShip would only divulge that information to police or other government authorities. That is in accordance with uShip's policy. However, when presented evidence of a crime, would not the ethical action be to report it to the appropriate authorities and cooperate with the victims of the crime? I can find no indication uShip made a report to authorities or offered any cooperation to the legal motor carrier whose authority had been illegally and falsely presented.
At this point, uShip was, or should have been fully aware one of their TSP members had presented another motor carrier's authority and represented them as their own and subsequently falsely claimed to be an affiliate company. Despite that knowledge, uShip has to date, failed to take corrective action to remove Boat Hauling inc from their list of active TSP members available to provide transportation services. Further, they apparently continue to present obstacles to the legal motor carrier's investigation by not providing the information requested.
In a subsequent posting in the uShip forum titled Community, Trust & Safety, I posted the full details of the activity including the actual response from Boat Hauling inc where that company had submitted another legal motor carrier's authority falsely representing them as their own. Rather than take appropriate action, uShip deleted the post effectively hiding the facts from other uShip users.
The fact that uShip does not verify a TSP's credentials allows illegal transporters to participate without concern that uShip will disclose their illegal transporting and illegal use of other legal carrier's authority. This has made uShip a haven where illegal transporters have access to thousands of shipments.
I would suggest that any ethical company would immediately investigate the facts, which in this case are indisputable, and cooperate to assist in prosecution of the offender. However, rather than provide information to the legal motor carrier company, or even prohibit the company Boat Hauler inc from further participation, uShip deleted forum posts and effectively hid the facts.
You be the judge...
Is uShip hiding the identity of illegal transporters?
Is uShip obstructing justice?
Is uShip completely void of ethics?
The complaint has been investigated and resolved to the customer’s satisfaction.
dear Divulged, it would only make good business cent$ for u-ship to only allow legal motor carriers to be on their website, but why would they do something on the up and up when u-ship themselves are illegal brokers.The cat is now out of the bag with their illegal tactics and will be the end of them soon.what would be unethical for legal carriers to post their motor carrier and dot#? conserned citizen
I actually think it would be unethical for uship to divulge someone's contact information without a police report. Who's to say whoever calls them isn't just saying they're someone else. I would feel very unsafe using a site that would divulge my personal information just because someone calls and says they need it.
bad business
I am a legal transporter who has used uship for several years now. They have NO backbone on their site for any problems that protect either the transporter, or the shipper. All they care about is greedy money. They let all these *** illegal wannabe transporters on there, who scam good shippers out of their hard earned money, and their property. Uship has put a lot of good legal transporters like myself out of business, because of their scamming ways, of letting illegal conduct business on there site. These SCABS offer cutthroat prices and steal business away from legal transporters like myself and others! Uship site if bad for business in America, and Uship NEEDS to be SHUTDOWN ! Their ###-head leader, Mickey is a farce, he has NO balls, and will not even answer any emails sent to him about all the B.S. going on, on Uship ! I hope others will add comment about this piece of crap site, and someone will put an end to it, they knowingly let illegals join and do nothing about it, just so they can get richer of blue collar guys like me.
The complaint has been investigated and resolved to the customer’s satisfaction.
UShip permitted my shipment to be double brokered - which resulted in me not only paying the agreed upon shipping price but ALSO having to pay another $3,000 to the carrier directly to have my shipment released.
Highly recommend you steer clear of UShip otherwise you run the risk of being double charged (if not more) if the carrier is not paid.
I feel sorry for NONE of you. As a legal transport company I laugh at this website and the people who use it. You really expect a Legal Transport Company who has to pay on average 9-15K a year for transport/cargo insurance plus thousands of dollars for permits requested by the federal government to haul your property legally 1800 miles for 400$ I see multiple bids so low it wouldn't cover the fuel to drive there much less make any profit. And then I do a quick search through the SAFER website and these guys bidding and it shows that have NO authority to transport a pair of shoes much less cargo. So you pay for what you get... Cheap isn't always good and good isn't always cheap. You want Joe Bob to transport 15-50k freight for pennies than don't get mad when he shows up in a 1977 pickup truck with a rented uhaul trailer. Hope he doesn't damage your freight if he shows up at all. Good Luck!
If you ever get a chance to come across a Timothy Diliberto from Eastern Carriers. AVOID HIM AT ALL COST. He is a scam artist. Him and his wife Audrey Preen created a "northern division - Eastern Carrier LLC". I called the head office in Kolkata and they had no record of their 'division'. They scammed myself and others on uShip. Be careful!
The intro page states you can get bids between $575 to $975 with the average bid being $675, however this is not true and misleading. I scanned the active bids (over 2500) and they are all over $999, there are no bids for less.
Hi, I'm Jennifer, Customer Relations Manager at CitizenShipper. I
was both shocked and dismayed to hear about your experience. I'm
really sorry to hear that you had to go through all this.
I wanted to let you know about CitizenShipper.com. We're also an
online shipping marketplace, and connect customers like you with
drivers. What really distinguishes us from other service is our
commitment to customer safety and satisfaction. Drivers on
CitizenShipper undertake stringent screening checks before picking
up any customer shipments, including a nationwide Background
Check, and also address verification. We also feel our community
policed review and feedback system helps users to weed out
undesirable members leaving only the drivers who conduct
themselves with professionalism and integrity. In addition to
this, we've also just integrated a dispute resolution system which
further enhances user safety on our site.
If you do find yourself in need of quotes and professional
drivers, please reach out to me on jennifer 'at' citizenshipper
dot com, or call me on [protected] and I'd be happy to find you
a professional driver.
Thanks!
Jennifer
They also illegally charge brokerage for marine shipments from the U.S. An industry regulated by the Federal Maritime Commission. A broker must be bonded and licensed before they are allowed to engage in the business. I have instructed my managers to file a complaint with the FMC and the TSA. Stay tuned...
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You can find us on facebook to browse our shipments and we have reviews on uShip.
This is my story I had a car to be shipped and I advertised that shipment using uship, a carrier agreed to deliver my car to another city. After all the arranegements the carrier did not show up and disappeared, when I contacted uship they asked me to cancel my shipment and they would give the deposit back. It has been 25 days and still they have not given my money back ! If there is a phone number or a site please let me know where I can send my complaint! Never never made the mistake I made.. Uship is a scam !
U ship Ebay have the same theiving parents, do you really think they care about the people who use the site ? all they want is MONEY dontcare yours or mine as long as they get it . They could not give a tinkers toss if your shipment goes missing heck they dont even check who people are before letting themloose on us use Uship at your own risk should be called U ###
WOW THATS what i need to say YOU have so MUCH time to earn a LIVING and spen 2-4-12hrs POSTING--reading FINDING every thing WRONG with almost EVERY thing... MAYBE a few hrs of CREATIVE VENUE and you to could SAVE a few dimes to make a CALL YOUR MOM or MAYBE... Obama's : ask him for YOUR BAIL OUT...
NEXT time+++++ VOTE CONSERVATIVE ++++++ but that's right YOUR vote DOES NOT COUNT anyway..
YOUR right... THANKS for the 5/VOTES... LOL.. LOL ...HAHA... who's the JOKE NOW BILLYER /OBOMA/POLOSIKE/Kennedy/BUSH all part of the Progressive's ONE WORLD NATION ...AND by the way KEEP paying ..Terrifies Im looking forward to collecting my PAYROLL =Welfare check next yr
TAX DAY TEA PARTY >>>> RACIST ... opp's AMERICAN... GOD LOVING//// TRUCK DRIVER== OWNER OPERATOR..
GET INVOLVED stand FOR something or seat down and SHUT UP/// let the LADY'S carry YOUR ball's... and GO watch the PRO BOY'S throw there ball's...your good at that ... YOU like it too ... NOW drink a BEER for the ROAD ...
Hi, I'm Jennifer, Customer Relations Manager at CitizenShipper. I
was both shocked and dismayed to hear about your experience. I'm
really sorry to hear that you had to go through all this.
I wanted to let you know about CitizenShipper.com. We're also an
online shipping marketplace, and connect customers like you with
drivers. What really distinguishes us from other service is our
commitment to customer safety and satisfaction. Drivers on
CitizenShipper undertake stringent screening checks before picking
up any customer shipments, including a nationwide Background
Check, and also address verification. We also feel our community
policed review and feedback system helps users to weed out
undesirable members leaving only the drivers who conduct
themselves with professionalism and integrity. In addition to
this, we've also just integrated a dispute resolution system which
further enhances user safety on our site.
If you do find yourself in need of quotes and professional
drivers, please reach out to me on jennifer 'at' citizenshipper
dot com, or call me on [protected] and I'd be happy to find you
a professional driver.
Thanks!
Jennifer