IAA operates in a much worse location than Copart does in Minnesota. The Rice Street location for IAA is in a high poverty & crime area of St Paul. Copart operates in East Bethel where yard intrusion is much less likely.
I drive by both locations frequently. Rice St for work. EB when visiting family. Rice St is definitely a less secure environment. You can see inside the entire yard from on the bridge near it. You can not see inside of Copart from outside. The fence is tall, and wall-covered, rather than IAA's simple chain link fences.
I'd venture to guess IAA operates where it does out of necessity rather than choice, and the opposite is true of Copart.
thanks so much for the insight! it is very interesting to hear the specific differences. i suspect you are onto something regarding operating where you can vs where you actually want to be. cheers!
One insight I'd offer concerning IAA vs Copart.
IAA operates in a much worse location than Copart does in Minnesota. The Rice Street location for IAA is in a high poverty & crime area of St Paul. Copart operates in East Bethel where yard intrusion is much less likely.
I drive by both locations frequently. Rice St for work. EB when visiting family. Rice St is definitely a less secure environment. You can see inside the entire yard from on the bridge near it. You can not see inside of Copart from outside. The fence is tall, and wall-covered, rather than IAA's simple chain link fences.
I'd venture to guess IAA operates where it does out of necessity rather than choice, and the opposite is true of Copart.
thanks so much for the insight! it is very interesting to hear the specific differences. i suspect you are onto something regarding operating where you can vs where you actually want to be. cheers!