Forte Logistics - Concord ON

Any updates on them. Trying to get paid on September invoices and not answering phone/emails. Got promises to pay however nothing came through
 
Was about to put up a post myself. Don't expect any money from these guys, i'm sure they will be gone with the wind soon. Call their shippers and call it a day.
 
So Forte Logistics' director was Saverio Panetta who unfortunately passed away September 11, 2023 as a result of a motorcycle accident. After his death, Bruno d'Allesandro assumed the directorship of the corporation, and shut down the location in Vaughan. Shortly thereafter, Bruno shut down Forte and commenced brokering freight under the name of Potenza Logistics Inc., from his leased condo by Lake Ontario.

PM me if you have outstanding invoices or wish further information
 
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SCAM CHASER said:
So Forte Logistics' director was Saverio Panetta who unfortunately passed away September 11, 2023 as a result of a motorcycle accident. After his death, Bruno d'Allesandro assumed the directorship of the corporation, and shut down the location in Vaughan. Shortly thereafter, Bruno shut down Forte and commenced brokering freight under the name of Potenza Logistics Inc., from his leased condo by Lake Ontario.

PM me if you have outstanding invoices or wish further information
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Scam Chaser - is Potenza Logistics the same as Potena Enterprizes Inc.? I've got the latter in my system but it's an old vendor, wondering if it's the same one or if they're linked so I can put them on the DNU list - address was 2255B Queen St E. in Toronto 416-690-4190.
 
Quite the choice of name. There was a Potenza in Toronto, but it was entertainment freight and that would have been 10- 15 years ago(Paul potenza). I want to say that's potentially enterprises on queen, but may be wrong.
 
Yes, the contact name was Paul, so different companies. Thanks for confirming.
 
We took a load from Potenza Logistics not knowing the back story with Forte. Invoiced 01/03/24 and paid 02/15/24
 
We’ve used Potenza numerous times. They always pay on time and the customer service is fantastic. I heard about their past Forte mess and issues but I know the Bruno guy underwent heart surgery and the owner Saverio is dead. We have had no issues at all with the Bruno guy or his CS team and will continue to do business with them as we always get paid on time. Haven’t been screwed over once. I know they factor everything so us carriers are paid no matter what. Sorry to see other carriers that had issues with the Forte company but Potenza seems legit and respectful so far.
 
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We’ve used Potenza numerous times. They always pay on time and the customer service is fantastic. I heard about their past Forte mess and issues but I know the Bruno guy underwent heart surgery and the owner Saverio is dead. We have had no issues at all with the Bruno guy or his CS team and will continue to do business with them as we always get paid on time. Haven’t been screwed over once. I know they factor everything so us carriers are paid no matter what. Sorry to see other carriers that had issues with the Forte company but Potenza seems legit and respectful so far.
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I see this is your first post on InsideTransport. Just to clarify, you wrote that the broker (Potenza) "factors everything so us carriers are paid no matter what". As a general rule, it is not only bad policy for brokers to factor invoices but some of us believe it is also illegal, as the broker is not the beneficial owner of the entire invoice if based in Ontario, and the factoring company is assuming a risk in advancing money to the broker on an invoice the broker does not fully own.
If one assumes that the broker invoices his customer $1000, with a built in 10% markup or $100. The broker then factors the entire $1000 for a 3% fee so $30 (i.e. 30%) of his $100 markup is going to the factoring company. He is paying the carrier $900. There would be a real tendency to use the $900 as a float; otherwise, he is netting $70.
 
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Sounds like you have a lot of time on your hands. You’re misinformed clearly. Thanks for the lesson in logistics I didn’t need. I have no issues with the guy. He’s paid me. You clearly have had a bad experience with this Bruno guy and you want everyone else to share in your opinion or issues with him. As long as we get paid, I don’t care about his history with some dead guys company that seems to have disappeared.
 
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