You won the bid. Now you need the truck. Buying from Copart or IAA in Texas is the easy part. Getting the vehicle home is where most people get stuck. You either can’t take off work, don’t have a trailer, or the car doesn’t run. That’s what we do.

Texas Warrior Transport hauls auction vehicles across Texas, plus Oklahoma, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arkansas. We’re based in Granbury, about 35 miles southwest of Fort Worth. We’ve done enough auction pickups to know the drill. You give us the lot number and the yard. We handle the rest.

What We Pick Up at Auction Yards

Copart and IAA yards in Texas are not dealership lots. They’re packed, gated, and run on strict schedules. Some vehicles are drivable. Most are not. We see flooded cars, rear-ended trucks, and barn finds that haven’t moved in a decade.

Our open trailers handle up to four vehicles at once. That’s useful if you bought multiple lots or you’re flipping. We also have winch capability on our trailers, so a dead car with locked brakes or no transmission still gets loaded. No pushing, no dragging, no damage to the frame or suspension.

If you’re buying a clean, running car for yourself, we offer single-vehicle white-glove service. That’s a dedicated run, not a multi-stop route. Your car gets loaded, tied down, and delivered without sharing space with someone else’s project.

How Auction Transport Pricing Works

Auction transport is not a flat “per mile” game. It’s based on distance, vehicle count, and condition. Here’s what we quote:

Multi-vehicle loads: $0.45–0.65 per mile
Two-vehicle loads: $0.55–0.75 per mile
Single or white-glove: $1.00–1.50 per mile

There’s also a loading and handling fee for driver time at the yard. Auction pickups take longer than a normal driveway load. We wait in line, find the lot, inspect the vehicle, and winch it if needed. That’s real labor. We charge for it.

Minimums apply. A single car is $250. Multi-vehicle is $150 per vehicle. If you need expedited pickup because the yard is charging storage, we can do that for 25–50% over standard rate. Volume buyers get 5–15% off.

What You Need to Know Before We Arrive

You don’t need to be present at the yard. We work with Copart, IAA, and Manheim directly. You just need to have the release paperwork done and the buyer’s fee paid. We bring our own authorization. If you’re using a dealer or a broker, make sure they’ve uploaded our carrier info to the auction portal.

Know what you bought. If it’s a salvage title car with a missing key, tell us. If it’s a diesel truck with a lift kit and 40-inch tires, tell us. That changes how we strap it down and whether we need a lowboy or a standard flatbed. We don’t guess. We plan.

For oversized or overweight loads, we coordinate permits. That’s not a surprise fee. It’s part of the quote. We’ll tell you upfront what the route requires.

Why a Veteran-Owned Hauler Makes a Difference

We’re not a broker. We’re not a load board. We’re a small operation run by retired military. Scott Luckie drove for the Marine Corps. Kelly Luckie ran logistics for the Air Force. That means we show up when we say we will, we secure your vehicle like it’s going into a combat zone, and we don’t disappear when something goes sideways.

Auction yards are chaotic. We’ve seen it all. We don’t get flustered. We get the job done.

Where We Deliver

We cover all of Texas, plus Oklahoma, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arkansas. That includes the big yards in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin, plus the smaller ones in places like Lufkin, Waco, and Amarillo. If you bought a car at Copart in Fort Worth and live in El Paso, we’ll run it. If you bought a salvage truck at IAA in Corpus Christi and need it in Shreveport, we’ll run that too.

We also handle dealer transfers. If you’re a used car lot buying wholesale at auction, we can stack multiple vehicles on one load and drop them at your lot. That’s the most cost-effective way to move inventory.

Get a Quote Before You Bid

Don’t wait until after you win the auction to figure out transport. Get a quote first. That way you know your total cost before you commit. Send us the lot number, the yard location, and your delivery address. We’ll come back with a firm number.

We don’t pad quotes. We don’t add mystery fees. You get a price, you approve it, we haul.

Ready to move your auction win? Get a quote or check our full services page. We’re in Granbury, we’re insured, and we answer the phone.

Call us before your next bid. It’s cheaper than storage fees.

Auction Car Transport from Copart and IAA in Texas