Looking aft used trucks - "?' flood damage
as looking for a used truck, about 3 years oil, I noticed under rear very clean, the break lines looked as if they were new with clean tages, on them, and weld seams had rust on them, like new rust. ...
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By law salvage autos are marked with DMV , maybe ! I spent 30 years in Insurance salvage and there are many ways that this fails . Many large businesses and municipalities will " self insure " and no DMV will be involved . Some autos will only carry liability insurance , if flooded no insurance claim so no DMV .Out right flood fraud is not a giant problem in this country but do not assume that Carfax is a cure all.
After a large storm insurance companies will call in their CAT TEAM and prepare to handle anywhere from ten to 40, 000 autos .Some autos may sit in the salvage yards for years as we can not sell them until paperwork catches up . Companies such as Sadisco, Copart , Manheim and a whole bunch of alphabet ones will transport ,do paper work and sell these autos .
After a large storm insurance companies will call in their CAT TEAM and prepare to handle anywhere from ten to 40, 000 autos .Some autos may sit in the salvage yards for years as we can not sell them until paperwork catches up . Companies such as Sadisco, Copart , Manheim and a whole bunch of alphabet ones will transport ,do paper work and sell these autos .
