Eric Mortenson/Capital PressRandy Raschein Sr., founder of Farmland Tractor Supply walks down a line of tractors in various stages of salvage. The business, near Tangent, Ore., sells new and rebuilt ...

Salvage yards provide a valuable service to consumers and businesses that want to get rid of junk and scrap metal. Some salvage yard businesses require an infusion of cash to buy equipment and pay ...

Salvage yard, junk yard, scrap yard, recycling center—what you call it likely has some bearing on how you view these places filled with society’s unwanted detritus. But to me, “That which we call a ...

A fictional story posed an all-too-real scenario for attendees at Scrap Expo in Louisville, Kentucky: A poorly maintained scrap yard with lax safety standards could spell trouble. During a ...

They steal tractor batteries for the value of the lead plates, and leave tens of thousands of dollars in destroyed equipment behind. They take chain-link fencing, copper wire from small engines, and ...