Im in Athens but if I was in Chattanooga I'd probably look into SA metals. I think a lot of these smaller yards around east tennessee sell them their metal since they are the biggest nationwide metal recycler in the area. I only do cars right now so logistics is a factor for me. I can only take two cars at a time on my rollback and the cost of fuel.

I tried calling SA to get a better rate on my cars but their advice was to bring them to the local yards here and they knew the exact price in my area so Im thinking they probably have a deal with them. Some of the yards around here have crushers and balers so they can fill a tractor trailer with cars/shred and haul them to chatt or knox.

Ive heard of some small guys in Chatt getting some premium rates from SA over the advertised prices to people off the street. If nothing else they were very nice over the phone. They also advised me to expect steel to keep going lower so I just cashed in all my cars Im not keeping for parts.