Can a car hauler cause this damage?

If that Rav4 was a repo , it very well may have been snatched by one of those repo slide jobs. They don't get a straight shot to snag the car all of the time.

 

its a rav 4 not low enough

 

I have questions. Did the auction do a presale inspection and report that should have shown all and any damage and would have been available to you as the buyer prior to bidding ? Did the driver do an inspection before exiting the gate ? Does the gatepass turned in by the driver indicate such damage ? You as the buyer can request a copy to see if the driver did an inspection and wrote it up. These are all checks and balances that can easily be verified to see where the damage first shoved up...