The IAAI hauling fee is what IAA charges to move a vehicle you have won off the branch — either onto your own carrier or through IAA's own transport service. It is a separate line from the buyer's premium, the service fee, and the gate/environmental charges, and it is the single most variable number on an IAA invoice. This page explains what the fee covers, what changes the price, and where to get the official IAAI hauling fees form.
What the IAA Hauling Fee Covers
Hauling covers the physical movement of the lot: loading it at the branch and transporting it to your yard, shop, or port. It is not the same as the service fee, which is a per-sale administrative charge you pay whether you haul the car yourself or not. If you arrange your own carrier, you still owe the sale-side fees — you simply avoid IAA's transport line.
What Drives the Price
- Distance from the branch to the delivery address — the dominant factor.
- Whether the vehicle runs and drives. A non-running or "inop" lot needs a winch or forklift load and costs more than a run-and-drive unit.
- Vehicle size and condition. Oversized, rolled-over, or fire-damaged lots can require specialised equipment.
- Branch and region. Rates are set locally, so two identical lots at different branches will not quote the same.
- Timing. Arranging transport late can overlap with storage charges, which accrue separately once the free pickup window closes.
Where to Get the Official IAAI Hauling Fees Form (PDF)
IAA publishes its own transport and hauling fee schedule, and that document is the authoritative source — rates are branch-specific and change, so any third-party table claiming to reproduce them is out of date the moment a branch adjusts. Get the current form from your IAA buyer account, from the transport or checkout section of the lot page, or by asking the branch handling your vehicle directly. AutoEstimatePro does not republish IAA's fee schedule; quoting stale numbers on a $500-plus line item helps nobody.
Where Hauling Sits in Your Total Cost
Transport is the part buyers most often leave out of the bid math. Across the salvage market it typically runs $450–$750 depending on distance and state, which is enough to erase the margin on a cheap flip entirely. Our IAAI fee calculator includes a transport estimate alongside the buyer's premium, service, environmental, title, and internet bid fees so the number you compare against your max bid is the out-the-door figure rather than the hammer price.
Where do I find the IAAI hauling fees form PDF?
In your IAA buyer account, on the lot's transport or checkout section, or from the branch holding the vehicle. IAA sets hauling rates by branch and revises them periodically, so the copy IAA gives you is the only one worth pricing against. We deliberately do not host a mirror of it.
How much are IAAI hauling fees?
There is no single national figure — the charge depends on distance, whether the lot runs and drives, vehicle size, and the branch. As a planning number, salvage transport commonly falls in the $450–$750 range, but confirm the actual quote against IAA's current schedule before you bid rather than after.
Is hauling the same as the IAA service fee?
No. The service fee (~$79) is a per-sale administrative charge that applies whether or not IAA moves the vehicle. Hauling is the transport charge itself. Both appear on the invoice, and both are on top of the buyer's premium.
Do I have to use IAA transport?
No. You can book your own carrier and collect the vehicle within the pickup window, which is what most high-volume buyers do once they have a hauler they trust. You still owe the sale-side fees either way — using an outside carrier only removes IAA's transport line, not the rest of the invoice.
What happens if I do not arrange hauling in time?
Storage charges start once the free pickup window closes and keep accruing daily until the vehicle leaves the branch. That is a separate charge from hauling, and it is the one that most often turns a good buy into a bad one. Book transport as soon as payment clears.
Are Copart's transport fees the same as IAA's?
No — they are different companies with separate schedules and separate branch networks, though the cost drivers are identical. If you buy from both, price each sale against its own auction's current schedule. Our Copart fee calculator covers the Copart side.
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