History
Vander Haag's began as the South Side Junkyard, a scrap iron and metal business which supported the war effort, in Sanborn, Iowa in 1939. Under the vision of John C. Vander Haag Sr., Vander Haag's is now a recognized leader in serving the trucking industry. Our primary focus has always been serving our customers. When your needs change, so do we! John Sr. saw the need to provide quality recycled salvaged parts in the later years of the war when new parts became more and more difficult to obtain. In 1955, John C. Vander Haag Jr. took over the business after 20 years of success in the automotive salvage industry. He continued to build on the customer-focused foundation instilled by his father. John C. moved the company headquarters to Spencer, Iowa to help foster better service in providing truck parts and repair services.
Specialties
Our Sioux Falls location has over 40,000 square feet of storage and service facilities, and over 11 acres of salvage units and parts storage. In 1993, VanderHaags purchased existing Salvage operation in 1993, then expanded in 1998 with a Used Truck lot on Cliff Ave. It is home to over 250 used trucks in the Vander Haag's inventory, and has online access to all inventory as well as online parts and used truck locating services.