| Salvage yards are not only places where vehicles | | | | for their working parts. Each vehicle may be |
| are stored but also where their usable parts are | | | | assessed and analysed by a trained mechanic |
| removed and sold for usage in other automobiles. | | | | who works at the salvage yard. Once an |
| A salvage yard will usually contain vehicles that | | | | inspection of the car is completed then the usable |
| are either very old or relatively new. These | | | | parts are removed starting with the more |
| relatively new vehicles are normally brought to a | | | | superficial parts like the mirrors, bumper and |
| salvage yard when they have fallen victim to | | | | headlights, then the major parts are assessed and |
| irreparable damages typically as the result of a | | | | removed. All these parts are inventoried and |
| collision. Once these vehicles are taken to salvage | | | | placed in a database for greater efficiency. In |
| yards they will be placed in systematic rows and | | | | some instances the parts may remain in the car |
| inventoried for better organization and easier | | | | and be removed as demand arises. These parts |
| sourcing. Some salvage yards employ the use of | | | | may be sold to individuals for personal use or to |
| computerized inventory systems in which all the | | | | manufacturers who will recondition these parts for |
| parts or motor vehicles on the lot are tagged | | | | resale with a specialized warranty. When the |
| with a special code and entered in a database. | | | | automobile has no functioning parts left in it, the |
| There may also be showrooms which will present | | | | metal from it may be sold as scrap metal to a |
| the parts that are removed from each | | | | metal recycling factory. |
| automobile. These new innovations have | | | | Louisiana like most other states has a great |
| revamped the way salvage yards are perceived | | | | number of salvage yards. If you live in Louisiana |
| and operated. No longer are they simply seen as | | | | and are in the market for parts or would like to |
| storage areas but instead as fully operational | | | | have a vehicle moved to the salvage yard you |
| profitable businesses. | | | | may search a list of online sources. |
| The vehicles as mentioned before will be utilized | | | | |