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USDOT 589006MC1778380

Costco Wholesale — compliance record

The full vetting file: federal registrations, authority history, insurance, inspections, record changes, and recent coverage — the checks a broker or shipper runs, in one place.

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Costco Wholesale Corporation

DBA

Costco Wholesale

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

999 Lake Drive, Issaquah, WA 98027

Phone

(425) 313-6275

Power units

1,407

Drivers

2,527

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC1778380

Common: Active · Contract: None · Broker: None

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —

Authority history

  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier

Insurance filings

91X — Safety National Casualty Corporation · coverage $750K (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.3%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 2,281 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

4.7%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 2,281 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

✓

On-file email

lsimpson@costco.com — company domain

✓

Domain age

costco.com registered 1997-03-17 (29 years)

✓

Mail host

Enterprise (Proofpoint)

✓

Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

96

Reportable crashes

92

Tow-aways

30

With injuries

4

With fatalities

Most recent: WA 06/2026 · NJ 06/2026 · MI 05/2026 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 3852025: 7382024: 8372023: 321
Level I — Full: 1,168Level III — Driver-only: 639Level II — Walk-around: 471Level IV — Special: 3
DateStateLevel
Jul 1, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jul 1, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 1, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 30, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 29, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 29, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 29, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 27, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 26, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 26, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 25, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 25, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 24, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 24, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 23, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 23, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 23, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 23, 2026UTLevel I — Full
Jun 23, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 23, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 22, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 22, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 22, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 22, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 20, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 19, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 19, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 19, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 19, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 18, 2026WALevel I — Full
Jun 18, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 18, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 18, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 18, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 17, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 16, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 16, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 16, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 16, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 15, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Jun 15, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 15, 2026NYLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 14, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 12, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 11, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 11, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 11, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 11, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 10, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 9, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 9, 2026UTLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 8, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 8, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 8, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 8, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 8, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 8, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 7, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 6, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 5, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 4, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 4, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 4, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 4, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 4, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 3, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 3, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 3, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 3, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 2, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 2, 2026AKLevel I — Full
Jun 1, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 1, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 1, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 1, 2026CALevel I — Full
May 31, 2026CALevel I — Full
May 31, 2026CALevel I — Full
May 30, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
May 30, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
May 29, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 28, 2026CALevel I — Full
May 28, 2026CALevel I — Full
May 28, 2026CALevel I — Full
May 28, 2026CALevel I — Full
May 28, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
May 27, 2026CALevel I — Full
May 27, 2026CALevel I — Full
May 27, 2026WALevel I — Full
May 27, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
May 27, 2026CALevel I — Full
May 27, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
May 26, 2026CALevel I — Full
May 26, 2026MILevel II — Walk-around
May 26, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
May 22, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
May 22, 2026CALevel I — Full
May 21, 2026CALevel I — Full
May 21, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
May 21, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
May 20, 2026CALevel I — Full

Most recent 100 of 2,281 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

TenFour re-syncs the federal record daily and logs every field that changes — address moves, fleet-size jumps, authority flips. Sudden changes are a classic fraud tell.

No changes recorded since TenFour began tracking this company.

In the news

Recent coverage

Whatcom County jury reaches verdict in Costco negligence lawsuit - Bellingham Herald

Bellingham Herald · 10/11/2025

Red Crossers Helping as Atmospheric Rivers Threaten West Coast Through the Holidays - American Red Cross

American Red Cross · 12/19/2025

Is Costco open on MLK Day 2026? See holidays Costco closes - Bergen Record

Bergen Record · 1/18/2026

These Are The Top 10 Employers In MI In Forbes Ranking - Patch

Patch · 8/22/2025

Forbes ranked the best companies to work for in Michigan. Here's what they found - Detroit Free Press

Detroit Free Press · 9/5/2025

Costco jilted Pasco. One Tri-Cities official hopes to rekindle the spark - Tri-City Herald

Tri-City Herald · 10/2/2023

Costco margins hit by rising freight and labor costs, shares slip - Reuters

Reuters · 5/26/2022

Rent-a-ship: Costco hires vessels for urgent deliveries - FreightWaves

FreightWaves · 9/27/2021

Via Google News — headlines may include similarly-named companies; verify before acting.

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Sources: FMCSA Motor Carrier Census, Licensing & Insurance, inspection and revocation files at data.transportation.gov (synced daily by TenFour), plus Google News. This page is a research aid, not a safety rating; records shown as published. TenFour is not affiliated with FMCSA.