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Transcript of Transportation Overview September 9, 2013. Costco Today 2 nd Largest U.S. retailer* 7 th Largest...
Costco Today
• 2nd Largest U.S. retailer*
• 7th Largest retailer in the world
• 24th Largest in Fortune 500
• $44+ Billion market cap
*Based on worldwide sales
Costco Today
• Sales $100B (LTM)
• 88M+ Sq. Ft. (143K / whse.)
• 173K employees worldwide
• >2M transactions / day
U.S. Annual Shipment Volumes
• Inbound Truckloads 1,075,000– 20% shipped freight collect, 80%
shipped prepaid by vendors
• Outbound Truckloads 450,000• Import Containers (FEU’s) 49,000• Export Containers (FEU’s) 24,000• LTL Shipments 487,000• Small Parcel 9,400,000
U.S. Distribution Network(Outbound)
• 11 cross-dock facilities• 450,000 outbound loads shipped annually• All loads received and shipped same day– 70% received at selling location same evening
• Utilize heavy haul equipment when possible–WA, OR, UT, ID, MT, CO, FL
• Private fleet utilized at 6 distribution centers
Washington State Shipments
• Inbound Truckload– Over the Road 16,000• 30% shipped to/from California (I-5)
– Intermodal 6,000
– Import Containers 6,000
– Export Containers 2,000
Outbound from Sumner, WA
• Truckload– 53,000 truckloads shipped
– 48,000 loads shipped OTR to WA, ID & OR• 22,000 loads shipped via Costco Fleet
– 5,000 ocean loads shipped to AK
Washington State Challenges
• Ports– Infrastructure– Road conditions– Port access (Seattle)– Construction (Seattle)– Lack of PM hours of operation– Labor
Washington State Challenges
• Highway infrastructure– Traffic congestion– Emergency conditions• Flooding, Pass closures
– Tolls– Bridge conditions– SR-167