WARNING - A2Z Logistix - BAD BROKER

All -

Just had to call Baxter Bailey and send these clowns to collections.

Checked their credit before hauling the loads at the end of June...all appeared okay.

Hauled a load from Anaheim, California to Phoenix, and another from Phoenix to Denver.

First load was on 6/22/12, second one was 6/25/12.

Both loads were partials, total amount for both loads was $1,750.

Called at 30 days, they said check would be cut and sent the following Tuesday.

Called at the end of the following week when no check arrived and was told they 'were experiencing cash flow problems due to some late paying customers.' Asked to have them write a check right then and there, asked for the check number, asked what the total amount would be on the check and which invoices it covered to make sure it was for both loads.

Check arrived three days later, deposited on 8/31/12 and it was returned insufficient funds on 9/6/12.

Here is their information:

A2Z Logistix
A division of Arizona Fulfillment and Storage Corporation
7548 East Camelback Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
MC# 402610B

I'm calling the shippers next to give them the information.

For those who have never used their services, Baxter Bailey is worth a look. You can set up with them to collect if you ever run into a similar circumstance(s) - they only get paid if you do. They will also put you on a weekly email list showing brokers to avoid.

At this point, I most likely won't get paid through any other recourse, so even if I get 50% of my total invoices, I consider that a win.

Y'all be careful out there.

 

No, I didn't do my due diligence and check on their bond. I normally do, but of course on the one load I take because its getting late on a Friday I rush through getting set up with them and did not check on the bond.

Update - after calling the shippers I hauled for and after calling Bailey and Baxter, I got a call from their accounting department. It seems there was indeed a cash flow problem - thing is, they lied to me and said they had called and left a message that the check they sent might come back NSF. That NEVER happened, and there was no email, either.

Regardless, yesterday I totaled up my bank fees, time spent dealing with this nonsense, and the percentage I would have paid Bailey Baxter had they gone through the process to recover the money (they had begun the process, so I was on the hook for their percentage already). I sent a new invoice to A2Z, and they agreed to wire the funds directly to my account. The person working in accounting wired all the money owed to my company from the two invoices, plus my additional fees incurred by their NSF check. He had to forward the amount I included on the invoice for Bailey Baxter's percentage to the company owner, along with the invoice Bailey Baxter sent me.

I will report back on here when this reaches its conclusion. I understand these things happen, especially in the current economic situation we all face, but this was a major inconvenience at a time when I really couldn't afford it. Thankfully my tractor payment hadn't already automatically been pulled from the account, or I would have been looking at even more fees than I had experienced from my bank up to this point.