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SASSOON EXPRESS MC#473319 holding load hostage Linked to Freedom Express

TIR User — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:43:30 +0000

Who is this report on?: Report on Carrier

Type of Report?: Bad

MC, MX, or FF Number : 473319

Name of company you are reporting: SASSOON EXPRESS INC

Fax Number of company you are reporting: 330-482-7065

Details of the event: Carrier picked up load 3-16-10, today calls stating load will NOT be moved until payment is made….found out this carrier is associated with scam artist FREEDOM EXPRESS MC#643699 out of Tujunga, CA…..this carrier SASSOON EXPRESS MC#473319 was not on any prior list, we figured this out due to their factoring company papers they sent us for Alpha and Omega Factoring…….Please watch out for SASSOON EXPRESS INC MC#473319 OUT OF TUJUNGA, CA…..

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Quality Express Inc. Holding Loads Hostage

Apexryan — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:42:15 +0000

We hired Quality Express to run a load from TN to UT..We gave them a $1000 fuel advance. They drove it to South Dakota instead, cashed out the advance and sat on the freight for 3 days..Lying the whole time..very hard to get anybody on the phone..Then had the audacity to demand more money to deliver the product to a local warehouse so we could have somebody else deliver it to Utah. We paid the ransom money…Beware! A criminal organization. Owner is Aleksander Levchenko MC # 423683 I’m sure he’ll have a new one next week

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Freedom Express Logistics, Inc. MC 643699 Double brokering, holding load hostage

TIR User — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:37:30 +0000

Freedom Express Logistics, Inc. was booked on a load on 02/08/2010 at 10:13AM. We found numerous complaints about Freedom, including reports that it held loads hostage and double brokered. We then informed “Mike Smith,” that is the name the driver gave us, at 10:44 a.m. that he was not authorized to pick up the load. Still, he picked up the load and demanded the total payment up front or he threatened to dump the load. We explained that he was never authorized to have the load, but that we would make the payment when he bumped the dock. This was not acceptable to him. On 2/12/10 we gave Mike Smith the total payment by Tchek and he said he would then deliver immediately. However, 5 hours later he demanded an additional $800 to deliver. We refused to give him the additional $800 amid his constant threats and filed police reports and insurance claims. 5 days after we filed the reports, the truck arrived at the receiver unannounced and delivered the product on 2/16/10 while continuing to demand the $800 through the morning of 2/17. The last conversation with Mike he started laughing and said you will never catch me.
Freedom’s address is 10243 Hillhaven Ave, Apt 9, Tujunga, CA 91042
Other companies purportedly associated with Freedom. (Including; Greenlight Truck Line, Jose Colmenares Trucking (MC 695880), Bull Transportation Solutions (MC 193751) Emmanuel Transportation (MC424175), California Time Express, Agape Solutions (MC569920), Express Freight Solutions (MC573165), Masaa (MC575519), MDM Logistics (MC572491), Neptune Transportation (MC266782), A&R Trucking Express, All State Truck Lines (MC460879), Bubba Trucking (MC465506), Williams Transportation, North American Truck Lines (MC55398), All Nite (MC509414), Day and Night, Concise Brokerage (MC471299), Reliable Funding, Inc. and Alpha and Omega Factoring.)

Reported by Interstate Transport, Inc., Contact: RC, Phone: 727-822-9999

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FREEDOM EXPRESS MC 643699 DOUBLE BROKERED, LOAD HELD HOSTAGE

TIR User — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:40:44 +0000

MC 643699
CARRIER P/U A LOAD FOR ME IN BALDWIN PK, CA TO DELIVER TO PLAINFIELD, CT ON 1/18. LD SCHLD TO DEL ON 1/25. MIKE @ FREEDOM EXP CALLED ME ON 1/22 TO INFORM ME THAT HIS FACTORING CO WOULD NOT BUY OUR BILLS SO HE NEEDED PAYMENT PRIOR TO DELIVERING THE LD. OUR CREDIT IS JUST FINE ON ITS OUR SCORE IS 82 AND IS CONSIDERED LOW RISK W/36 DAY PAY. I OFFERED HIM OUR QUICK PAY OR 40% ADVANCE PAY HE REFUSED. I TOLD HIM THAT WE COULD NOT PAY ANYONE THE FULL AMT WITHOUT A CLEAN BOL HE CONTINUED TO REFUSE TO DEL THE LOAD SAYING HE WANTS HIS MONEY PRIOR TO DELY. MY CORP OFFICE APPROVED TO PAY THE 100% UPON HIM DELIVERING THE LOAD AND FAXING A CLEAN POD..HE STILL REFUSES THREATENING TO “DUMP” OUR CARGO IN A WAREHOUSE. I DON’T UNDERSTAND HOW ANYONE WITH A FUNCTIONING BRAIN CELL WOULD TURN DOWN TERMS THAT ARE NEVER OFFERED TO ANY OTHER CARRIER IS BEYOND ME. WE HAVE DONE NOTHING WRONG. THIS PERSON HAS CALLED BOTH THE CUSTOMER AND THE CONSIGNEE WITH THE EXACT SAME THREATS TO “DUMP” THE FREIGHT. THIS CARRIER SHOULD HAVE THEIR MC REVOKED.

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