1. Transportation Overview
September 9, 2013 1

2. 2nd Largest U.S. retailer* 7th Largest retailer in the world
4/22/2017
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 2

3. >2M transactions / day
4/22/2017
Costco Today
Sales $100B (LTM)
88M+ Sq. Ft. (143K / whse.)
173K employees worldwide
>2M transactions / day 3

4. Warehouse Locations 632 Worldwide 448 in U.S. 29 in WA state
9 Countries
448 in U.S.
29 in WA state

5. U.S. Annual Shipment Volumes
Inbound Truckloads 1,075,000
20% shipped freight collect, 80% shipped prepaid by vendors
Outbound Truckloads ,000
Import Containers (FEU’s) ,000
Export Containers (FEU’s) ,000
LTL Shipments ,000
Small Parcel 9,400,000

6. 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

7. Washington State Shipments
Inbound Truckload
Over the Road 16,000
30% shipped to/from California (I-5)
Intermodal ,000
Import Containers ,000
Export Containers ,000

8. 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

9. Locations serviced by Sumner, WA

10. Federal Challenges 80,000lb. GVW Limitation
Limited access to use LCV’s
Hours of Service
CSA

11. Washington State Challenges
Ports
Infrastructure
Road conditions
Port access (Seattle)
Construction (Seattle)
Lack of PM hours of operation
Labor

12. Washington State Challenges
Highway infrastructure
Traffic congestion
Emergency conditions
Flooding, Pass closures
Tolls
Bridge conditions
SR-167

13. Questions?