Copart, What do you know?

check the rates and see if it is worth it. they do more lots of cars.

 

What city are you in?

 

Im personally not a fan of hauling Copart and or IAA units. If you’re picking up a full load from them maybe it’s not so bad, but if you’re mixing salvage and running units it’s always a problem trying to fit the load together. And, after I got my CX-7 it’s even more problematic because I’m straps only and chains are really useful with salvage units. But if they’re paying $1/mile/unit, where do I sign up?

 

I was a Copart employee driver back when they had a large fleet, late 90's thru 2004. I speak from experience as I was also a contracted subhauler for them. I know the Albuquerque yard well, I managed a towing company in ABQ that hauled for them. The typical inbound rates for ABQ local are $25 per unit, the higher paying zones go up to $125 per unit but you are going to Cuba, Farmington Roswell and similar distances for that.

The Copart units you see on the broker boards are not typical and usually not actually posted by Copart but rather by a dealer that bought the unit at Copart. Occasionally, when they can't cover something Copart will post a good paying unit. To sign up with Copart as a subhauler they will expect you to do inbound work, which is picked up from residences, tow yards and body shops. You will have to be able to load all types of vehicles, including badly damaged inops. Also, they dispatch by 4 pm and all units must be picked up by the close of business the next day or you pay the storage fees. Yes, their units are a paid storage facilities (tow yards and body shops with restricted hours) and this can cost you $25-$50 per unit per day. Don't miss any units on a Friday!

Bottom line, contracting with Copart, or IAA for that matter, is for companies with flatbed carriers not tractor trailer units. The tow yards will not help you load, and if they do they usually charge $50 or more to help load, so you can end up moving a car at a loss just to meet your contract obligations.

 

There is lots of money happening at / with copart. Does that mean good job for a truck driver ?? Hell of a business model they have there. Would love to take part in ownership of that type of business model. Sounded like you were a car hauler. Call them up , ask them if they need help moving there product ? See what they have to say.

 

If you drop off cars on copart you can make extra cash by selling car condition information to oversea deodars as they are major buyers and no SH** about car condition on copart.