We're writing this review to voice our concerns and give a detailed overview of our incredibly negative experience with Finest Fellas / All Roads Express thus far in chronological order.
Our initial contact with this company was through a phone conversation on April 11, 2025 with an employee, Josh (omitting last name), who positioned Finest Fellas as a company that offers a transparent, communicative experience, which Josh claimed other carriers lack. Demanding upfront payments, no direct control over trucks and "too good to be true" quotes are what he mentioned are signs of a fraudulent company. Yet, Josh misrepresented the company because we have unfortunately experienced all of this over the course of our contract with Finest Fellas. The customer service has been appalling to say the least -- severe lack of ownership from your employees, passing off responsibilities and "not my problem" attitudes.
To start, we had our load picked up Tuesday May 21st by an unmarked Ryder rental truck and a crew who mentioned they contract with Finest Fellas. They had alluded that the load is weight based, which we knew would be part of the final cost. The initial $2,500 quote we received from Josh changed to $5,000 when we updated the itemized list. We would have cancelled the pickup, but their employee who goes by the name of "Yammie" (customer service) conveniently called after the cancellation window without giving us an option to receive a refund on the deposit. The final charge ballooned to $10,500 when the May 21 moving team weighed the truck bed. This was naturally a major shock to my wife and I. An experienced company should be able to accurately predict quotes, and Josh clearly used a sales tactic to secure our business and take advantage of us.
From the initial pickup on the 21st, we were told by the contractor that the truck will be kept in a safe storage location for the next team to deliver to Chicago on Sunday or Monday (25th, 26th of May) something that WAS NOT initially discussed or shared by Finest Fellas. Since then we have heard nothing more from their team or any information about the move. Luckily, we have Apple Air Tags on several items of our load that shows the location of the warehouse in Norcross, GA. 4 hours in the opposite direction of Chicago, adding a much longer trip. When speaking with Finest Fellas about our concerns, they assured us that the load had been picked up that week (now 6/2 and that it would be delivered on Tuesday 6/3). We both took off work to ensure we were there to receive the movers. Fast forward to Friday 6/6, we get a call from a gentleman named Artem stating that he has our partial load. In disbelief, we asked why the load was split? He simply mentioned that he had no room on his trailer for all of our belongings. This was never communicated to my wife and I so we followed up with Finest Fellas immediately expressing our concern that they split our personal belongings. The customer service agent mentioned that 85% of the load was on that trailer. It was not. Maybe 20% came with the mover, and all of our boxes were crushed from being moved from the original truck bed, into a storage unit in Atlanta, and again onto a trailer crammed with other people's belongings.
On top of this, Artem had hired a Craigslist helper to unload our belongings, who wasn't helpful at all. My wife and I helped move our items into our condo and I sprained my ankle. We circled back with Finest Fellas, again, who assured us the rest of our load was right behind Artem in a truck that will be delivered Sunday or Monday 6/8 or 6/9. A no named dispatched called us (754)707-1047 and told us that the truck that was supposed to pick up our load broke down and that a replacement truck was on the way to complete our move and that they should arrive, "Tuesday or Wednesday or Thursday or Friday". At this point, we grew tired of the inconsistent communication; so I asked to speak with a manager. He responded to "talk with your customer service team". We spoke to someone at All Roads Express, who said her manager will be back in the office on 6/10 to promptly give me a call. 6/10 rolls by and no call from management.
I spent a total of 2 hours waiting for someone to answer my call(s) not one person picked up until I called from a different number, to which then I was transferred to a customer service rep who then finally put me on with a supervisor. She had suggested that I write up an email so that I can accurately depict our scenario without having to explain myself time and time again.
Our load finally arrives 6/16 and all the boxes, destroyed. Wine glasses broken, armchair with holes in it - rug missing and our expensive coffee table ruined. We have been playing phone tag with their GM for the last few days and no-one to return our call.
Overall, this experience was horrendous. The cost to replace the items will be around $4,000. Moral of this story, DON'T BOOK WITH FINEST FELLAS. read more