Step 2
The day that the vehicle is scheduled to be removed, the tow truck operator will call
you well before he is scheduled to arrive. Once confirmation is made with our tower, he
arrives on time. The tow truck operator completes the "Receipt of Removal" slip supplied.
This receipt documents that we are purchasing your vehicle for salvage. The receipt of
removal documents: * Your Name * Your Address * The Date/Time of Removal * Your Contact
Telephone Number * Vehicle Year/Make/Model * VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) * Amount
Paid for the vehicle Then both our customer and the tow truck driver signs off on the
receipt, and a copy is given to the customer for his/her records. The amount of cash our
customers were quoted is then paid out and the tow truck operator then places your vehicle
safely on the tow truck and leaves with the vehicle.
Step 3
Once your vehicle is towed to one of our nation-wide facilities, it is placed on a
hoist where all the following is removed from the vehicle * Battery * Tires * Glycol's
(Coolant/Antifreeze) * Transmission Oil * Fuel * Engine Oil * Mercury Switch (on some
vehicles) * Brake Fluids The vehicle is now prepared to safely be compacted without having
any hazardous materials contaminate the earth. * Batteries are recycled for lead and
plastics - all acids are neutralized and disposed of. * Tires are dismounted from the
wheels and are recycled for rubber to be used for various applications (i.e. asphalt, new
tires, rubber floor mats...etc) * Coolant is typically filtered and reused. * Transmission
Oils/Engine Oils/Brake Fluids are filtered and recycled to be reused in many industrial
and residential applications (i.e. clean burning furnaces) * Fuel is separated and safely
contained. * Mercury Switches are separated and sent to safe storage.
Step 4
Once the vehicle is prepared and compacted, bundles of 16-26 compacted vehicles are
typically shipped off to large metal processing plants where they are shredded and
separated. Around 76% of the average car, by weight, is made up of metal. Most of this
percentage is sheet metal. The overall metal content, however, has declined in the past
few decades due to the introduction of non-ferrous metals and plastics incorporated into
vehicle design. Of metals used presently in vehicles, approximately 98% is recycled and
recovered by shredding operations which is then developed by the steel industry and re-
smelting facilities. Other materials commonly found in vehicles (Plastics, Lead, Aluminum,
Copper...etc) are typically separated and recycled for a variety of uses. Using our
process roughly only 2% of a vehicles total materials are sent to land fills.
