He got his EUC Approval, and Item Release form yet? What day was his auction?
When they issue that Item Release, you will have roughly 8 days to go get it (the date will be listed in BOLD about 3/4 down the page buried under "Buyers Responsibilities"), before fees and relocation at your expense kick in. So these loading companies (tow truck companies) that have the local contracts to load out and what not all the de-mil ****, get excited and just start tacking it on after that date.
In Deridder they only load out on Mondays and Tuesdays. And they are odd hours, like Monday morning, and Tuesday afternoon. So depending on what day you get notified, you may have to be ready to haul ass the next day, or wait a week, know what I mean? Iron Planet will give you a # for John Kyles, that aint the dude apparently, he'll tell you to call Eric Something I got both their numbers if you need them. I can message them on PM.
And plan on some time there on load out. They will say they have it at Harmons Auto & Towing 2777 Hwy 171 South, there in Deridder. But that aint the truth, they have them stashed all over. I had to drive to meet the clown Eric at Harmons, then turn around and follow him 40 minutes back west to a field in BFE. And they wont allow you to load them, unless you go park out on the highway or road, which who wants to loadout on a shoulder? Homeboy hit my trailer at 20, didnt even attempt to drive over a fender, just hammered that **** between my fenders until I thought the CV's were going to pop. All I could do was shake my head.
Just all FYI with my experience in Deridder. Good luck, sorry i dont have mileage advice.