BEWARE! AVOID this incompetent and unethical mover!
A representative of Two Men and a Truck moving company (henceforth "TMT") 2301 Airport Thruway, Suite E-4, Columbus, GA ) came to our country home to assess the items to be moved to Florida.
TMT's representative, Juan, took notes as he was shown absolutely all of our possessions to be moved. These possessions included a many large, heavy and expensive pieces of pottery for outdoor gardening as well an array of gardening tools and implements. We watched Juan make notes as he viewed everything. We were subsequently informed that to move everything would cost $3589.00, which we accepted.
Two months later, two movers from TMT arrived with a moving truck. They proceeded to load all of our belongings into the truck packing it to the very limits of its capacity. Before the truck was full, it became apparent to the movers and us that none of the pottery or gardening equipment would fit into the vehicle. The size of the required truck had been grossly underestimated by the TMT representative. Late that afternoon, after several telephone calls to their office, the two movers informed us that TMT would have to rent another truck to move our remaining property.
Our Georgia house was in the middle of "nowhere". We had informed TMT that my wife and I needed to be in Florida the next day, and the long drive required that we leave very early the next day. The movers assured us the second truck would be rented "first thing" the next day. We were stuck and at the complete mercy of this incompetent mover.
The next morning, my wife left for Florida before dawn as we had both expected to do. I was forced to wait for TMT to bring the second truck. It did not arrive at our house until after 10 AM. I waited to insure all our possessions were finally on trucks. I could not leave Georgia until noon. I cannot drive at night, because of this delay, I was forced to rent a room that night and an additional meal before arriving at the Florida address.
Juan had either grossly underestimated the quantity of our possessions or grossly miscalculated the size of the truck required to transport ALL of our goods. Either way, my wife and I found ourselves in the middle of nowhere with only four-fifths of our belongings loaded on a full truck. The remainder of our possessions left under the carport. In addition, the full truck had a dead battery and I was compelled to "jump" it with my 1989 automobile and my own cables! We also had to supply TMT with rolls of tape; they did not have enough with them, and because they worked "leisurely", my wife and I assembled boxes so we could (hopefully) leave in the morning! We had commitments to keep the next day in Florida. Additionally, as "senior citizens", we intended to follow each other in our cars to Florida for safety sake. These egregious errors forced my wife to leave alone and drive by herself, while I waited for a second truck. TMT employees were told how critical it was for me to leave as early the next day as humanly possible, yet it was noon the next day before I could leave Georgia; the staff did not arrive with the second truck until late morning to finish the job. Consequently, I was forced to rent a room on my trip, purchase food and arrive a day late in Florida. All of this and more caused us great distress and inconvenience.
After all of this our credit card was billed $625.00 above the agreed upon charge with NO contact by the manager (Will Dillon). We did verbally agree with Juan to discuss an "additional charge" for this second truck. What options did we have? All our possessions were either in a truck or under the carport; we could not switch movers - we were completely at the mercy of TMT. This incompetence on the part of Two Men and a Truck moving company amounts to nothing less than extortion. I tried several times to speak by telephone to the manager of TMT and left messages. TMT has our cell phone number, but has never returned a call. Had TMT at least talked to me, I initially felt that we might make some minimal additional payment. I am now of the opinion that there is real problem with this company and its management. This entire shakedown is completely the fault of TMT and its employees. For you own sake, try another mover! read more