I needed a shipping container moved from one location to another. Since the locations were both very remote, I punched in the closest cities that their online order form would allow me to punch in, but I let them know immediately that I would have to give them exact coordinates because there is no street address. I was then given a price, which I agreed to. I then emailed the exact coordinates to the rep, 4 weeks prior to delivery. Less than 24 hours before delivery, the rep told me it was more miles than he realized, so he was going to charge me extra. LESS. THAN. 24. HOURS. He literally had my coordinates the whole time, so why hadn't he looked them up 4 weeks ago? I reached out to two managers because obviously I was just dealing with a bad employee. But no, it turns out it's a bad company. One manager didn’t answer me at all. The second refused to admit his employee had made a mistake, and then refused to escalate my complaint when I requested to speak his superior. Do not work with these people. Fr8Star.com was my original point of contact, and they passed my order on to Fr8Specialist LLC. They make it very confusing to know who you are really dealing with, but do NOT work with either company. Just do what I should have done in the first place: Google “local transportation companies near me” and search within a 2 hour radius. You’ll save yourself hundreds of dollars by cutting out the incompetent, greedy, middle man.
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FR8Star makes shipping easy. It’s an online marketplace to connect you with a trusted network of transport companies qualified to haul your specialized load.
Thousands of shippers post loads to FR8Star every day. We focus on building relationships with qualified, specialized transport companies to get you the best price and service.
FREE — Shippers can get estimates and book loads for free when they go with FR8Star.
FAST — Get uber fast freight estimates, usually in under 30 seconds. No more wasting time on the phone and waiting to hear back.
SECURE — We protect your data and contact information. It's only shared when you select a transport company to work with.
QUALITY — Our transport companies are carefully vetted (invitation-only) experts in equipment and flatbed transport.
At FR8Star, shippers moving difficult to fill flatbed, oversize, and overweight loads connect with flatbed and specialized freight transport companies with access to the capacity they need. Competition among the transport companies is guaranteeing fair rates to shippers – and shippers benefit from transport companies’ relationships with experienced transport companies that focus on moving open deck freight.
The pricing is 100% transparent: shippers pay nothing to use FR8Star and transport companies submit their all-in bids. In addition, we provide you with tailored tools for OS/OW and open deck transport to make it as easy as possible to move your freight.
With FR8Star tools, shippers can save time by booking freight instantly and limit costs by comparing bids from transport companies and easily manage their flatbed, oversize and overweight transport. Transport companies get access to the unique FR8Star technology that makes all of this possible.
Our marketplace remains focused on providing transparency and giving transport companies a unique opportunity to expand their business while building capacity for the market, simultaneously making FR8Star more and more useful for shippers as well.See more
