J&S Transportation
Vehicle shipping agent in Billings, Montana
Google rating
4.8
Ratings counted
427
Are 1 or 2 star
4.7%Around typical
The rating breakdown
20 of the 427 ratings in Google’s published star breakdown for J&S Transportation are one or two star.
Against other listings in Billings
1.2 percentage points higher than the middle of the 15 listings in Billings we can publish a rate for.
Google’s published star breakdown
| Rating | Distribution | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 star | 392 | 91.8% | |
| 4 star | 12 | 2.8% | |
| 3 star | 3 | 0.7% | |
| 2 star | 1 | 0.2% | |
| 1 star | 19 | 4.4% |
Counts as published by Google in its star breakdown, not the reviews we have read. Google also publishes a review count, which does not always match this total. Each row is rounded on its own, so the shares need not add to exactly 100%.
- 0–5%
- 7,048
- 5–10%
- 1,993
- 10–20%
- 1,265
- 20%+
- 454
The marker is J&S Transportation at 4.7%. The typical mover among the 10,760 we can publish a rate for sits at 3.0%.
Every company with at least 20 ratings in Google’s published star breakdown. Rates come from those breakdowns, not from the reviews we have read.
What the complaints say
Moving goes wrong in a small number of specific ways. These are the ones reviewers describe in the low-star reviews we have read for J&S Transportation, counted by matching the words they used.
- Booked by one company, moved by another4 · 20%
- Stopped responding2 · 10%
- Price rose after the quote1 · 5%
- Damage to belongings1 · 5%
- Late, delayed or a no-show1 · 5%
- Crew conduct1 · 5%
Counted across the 20 one and two star reviews we have read for J&S Transportation. A review can describe more than one problem, so these do not add to 100%. Each share is rounded on its own.
In their own words
I used j&s to transport a vehicles from Indiana to Billings, Mt. I went with them because they are local to me. They were more expensive than anyone else I found but they were upfront and, again local. They sub contracted the job to another delivery service in the area and that's where this went bad. They texted me and said my truck was arriving early. Cool. It was suppose to be delivered between 8 and noon. Noon arrives and no truck. 1300 and still no truck.
Dan: Thanks for your feedback, and thanks for taking time to talk to us on the phone regarding your experience working with us. We want to apologize again for some of the issues you experienced. We totally understand your frustrations.
Be weary when using this transportation service. They also do not want to lose there 5 star rating and if you have any issues they will not try and mediate the issue. They will cancel your transport after having made a deposit (Will refund once canceling on you. I filled out all the specs they asked and was given a price of x amount. They called me back after that and immediately told me the price was incorrect and would have to be $300 more than the quoted price.
Andrew: We're sorry we didn't meet your expectations. Given that your pick up location was a somewhat challenging location (literally located on an island), we did require a $200 adjustment (not $300 as you indicated).
Had them deliver a SUV to Arizona for me. From the time the drive showed up it was a disaster told me he needed us to tow a vehicle off the trailer so he could unload my SUV. First off that should not be my responsibility he should of planned better. Had to call me son at work to come home with his truck to try and tow vehicle off the trailer and out of the way. Ended up with a broken driver's side tail light. Had a dent in my SUV that wasn't there prior.
We believe this is a duplicate review from Mary, or she created a separate Google account to leave us two reviews as her name shows only 1 review here, while the other review she left us has 5 reviews. We have reported this specific review to Google. You can read our response to Mary's other review.
I have a few cars delivered over the years but nothing ever as Poor and Unprofessional as this one. First took a long time to set up a schedule to get my car, next very little to none communications from the driver, then when my vehicle shows up looks like it had been thru a mud bog and the driver approaches me and says I need your help and a vehicle to Drag off a vehicle so he can get my vehicle off the top rack. So unprofessional,very disappointed I would not recommend this company to haul anything.
We apologize for the issues you experienced with your transport. As you know, we had to broker your transport because we didn’t have our own trucks on your route. The carrier we assigned to your transport has been a very reliable and solid carrier for us.
*One of the ways I reached out to their office was via a reply to the text messages I received regarding the service which is a manned phone as I was previously receiving live replies from this number. It is now 12 days later and I have STILL not received any reply from the office aside from this reply to a review. So on top of them delivering on exactly 0 things that were guaranteed in the original email, the lack of communication has NOTHING to do with whether or not their offices are open on the weekend.
We appreciate your business, Thomas, and we apologize for any inconveniences. We know how stressful shipping a car can be and we do our best to mitigate that. Clearly, we failed on this one and we apologize.
Im edit my review. This is after they responded. Give you more time? How can i give you more time when your coworker called me saying it is not gone get picked up with in a week it could easy go over 3 weeks and im gone go head and cancel this transaction....... so im confused how to give you more time when your guy said he gone cancel it and cant pick it up for over three weeks. I done business with this company for years. Recently i had them scheduled to pick up a car and get it delivered.
Lee, we value you as a past customer, and we sincerely appreciate the business you have done with us over the years. We're sorry this last order did not work out, but we wish we would have been given our standard dispatch window to get the vehicle picked up and moved for you.
***Even with this reply they got my name wrong........ attention to detail...... They then proceeded to edit the reply without acknowledging they got my name wrong I don't normally review things but I am extremely disappointed with this car shipping process. I scheduled a move of my Mazda CX-5 from California to Pennsylvania on March 28, 2024 and was told on the phone that it would be picked up exactly the day I needed, June 17th and cost $1200.
We sincerely appreciate Josh’s honest feedback, even if it isn’t good feedback. We also apologize for the experience Josh had working with us, but we’d like to provide more context to his feedback and outline the steps we have taken to prevent this from happening in the future.
Company is a complete JOKE! Terrible communication. These guys broker most of their transport. There are MUCH better broker companies to use that do not require a deposit. They took 10 days to find a driver on a very common route I suspect because they put in a low bid. I have shipped cars before and typically 24-48 hrs is all it takes to find a driver. The driver they used was late to pick up and had zero communication.
What satisfied customers point to
The same method, applied to the four and five star reviews. Most movers are praised for the same handful of things, so what is missing here is often as telling as what is present.
- Kept in touch176 · 44%
- Professional and courteous123 · 31%
- Worked hard and fast78 · 20%
- Turned up when they said50 · 13%
- Price matched the quote26 · 7%
- Careful with belongings11 · 3%
Counted across the 396 four and five star reviews we have read for J&S Transportation. A review can mention more than one thing.
In their own words
From my perspective, as a consumer, the car transportation business is a very difficult one to deal with. It's very difficult to get accurate information as to the price and time availability. J & S Transportation were truly above any other businesses I communicated with for my car transportation from WA to CA. After having received between 15 and 20 "Quotes" following my registration with a referring website, I realized that all the quotes without exceptions were fake and quoted at prices that were without any…
Thanks, Denis!
I needed to transport a car from Bozeman, MT to Virginia. This was my first experience transporting a car so I called the Audi dealership for help and they referred me to J & S Transportation. I was astounded by the professionalism and efficiency of the staff at J & S. During the first phone call, which took about 10 minutes, the representative asked for a preferred range of dates the car was to be picked up and where it was to be delivered.
A 15 out of 10? That's awesome to hear! Thanks Jerry. Have a great day!
I am very pleased with the car shipping process with J&S. Brenda was my customer service representative and she was amazing! From our initial conversation, she was very helpful and patient with me, and knowledgeable with all my questions. She responded to all of my questions within reasonable amount of time. I was given a timeframe for my car to be picked up and they were spot on with that. The dispatch team communicated with me during the process to let me know when the driver will arrive.
Thanks Aaron!
I needed a new vehicle transported from CA to South Dakota. A couple of days of internet searches eventually led me to a company that was based in a state closer to my home. I requested a quote, and they responded immediately. I then called and spoke with Brenda. She was very pleasant and very professional. She explained how they do business and we went through the delivery options. After our first conversation I felt very comfortable with what she told me.
Thanks Neil! We appreciate your business and we thank you for all your kind words!
What Google’s own summary highlights
Google surfaces topics it finds across a business’s reviews. They skew positive across every mover we hold, so treat them as a summary of what this company is praised for rather than a balanced picture.
- pickup78
- car shipping27
- reasonable pricing19
- smooth process16
- car condition12
- driver communication11
- timeliness11
- booking process5
- truck shipping4
- instant quote3
- careful loading and unloading2
What the company says about itself
Taken from J&S Transportation’s own website. These are statements the business makes, not things we have verified — we have no way to check them, and neither claim nor absence should be read as a finding.
- Advertises a warranty or guaranteesays on their website
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- Says it is insuredsays on their website
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- States how long it has tradedsays on their website
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“…across the United States. That was over 20 years ago, and now it’s grown into it’s own c”Raw text captured from the page, including any surrounding navigation.
- Says it is licensedsays on their website
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“25+ Years Experience As carrier & licensed broker Excellent Communications We call”Raw text captured from the page, including any surrounding navigation.
Where else this company appears
Pages elsewhere that name this business. Matched on name and location, so a listing here is a lead worth checking rather than a confirmed identity.
- chamberofcommerce.comdirectory
- facebook.comsocial
- yelp.comreviews