Connor Hardiman: "TAKEN FOR A RIDE," tl;dr: Inspections are not lucrative enough for Rt. 11 Trucking- take your business elsewhere!
A textbook predatory mechanic. Ive been fooled by this business twice now, and it will not be happening again. I find it particularly sad to see one business taking advantage of another in our small North Country community. To my knowledge, this is the only garage within 60+ miles of me that is certified to perform inspections on vehicles over 10,000 lbs... they certainly use that fact to their advantage.
Last year (2023), it ended up costing me over $800 to pass inspection- all of which could have been avoided by replacing a simple fuse. Needless to say, I was pretty steamed, but I paid up and moved on. Inspection time rolled around again this year, and I heard the Rt. 11 ownership had changed since my last experience... Since the alternative would have bene driving my F-550 over 60 miles to another garage, I foolishly decided to return to Rt. 11 for another inspection in December of 2024.
It took them about a week to even look at the truck after dropping it off. Then they called to say one of the tires on my vehicle would not pass inspection; the grift began again. I reluctantly agreed to have them replace the tire: the truck was already there and how much could that possibly cost‽ Little did I know they would bill me AN HOUR AND A HALF for this; nearly $200 just to change a tire.
We run a small farm business. The difference between a $20 inspection bill and a $500 bill for bogus AND unnecessary service is no small difference. Doing inspections is clearly not lucrative enough for Rt. 11 Trucking. They always find a few hours worth of labor to sink into your vehicle to make up for that. Again, I find it very disappointing to see local businesses prey on one another, and I am definitely not the only business it my personal orbit to have had issues with these folks. ln future, I will spend my money on diesel to take my business elsewhere.
