Based in Dallas, Copart operates an online salvage vehicle auction with operations in 11 countries across North America, Europe, and the Middle East, facilitating over 3.5 million transactions annually. The company utilizes its virtual bidding platform, VB3, to connect vehicle sellers with over 750,000 registered buyers around the world. Buyers primarily consist of vehicle dismantlers, rebuilders, individuals and used vehicle retailers. About 80% of Copart’s vehicle volume is supplied by auto insurance companies holding vehicles deemed a total loss. Copart also offers services such as vehicle transportation, storage, title transfer, and salvage value estimation. The company primarily operates on a consignment basis and collects fees based on the vehicle’s final selling price.

Copart Inc. is a provider of online vehicle auctions, specializing in the sale of used vehicles. The Copart auction platform enables members to find, bid on, and purchase used cars, as well as trucks, motorcycles, and boats. Copart sells more than 2 million vehicles per year and has more than 750,000 members. Buyers include vehicle rebuilders/dismantlers, repair licensees, used vehicle dealers, exporters, and individual consumers. Sellers are primarily insurance companies but also include banks, finance companies, charities, fleet operators, dealers, rental companies, and consumers. Most of the vehicles sold are either damaged or considered totaled; are considered too expensive to repair by insurance companies; or are recovered stolen vehicles for which an insurer has already paid the policyholder.

Stocks are generally lower. There is a hyper-focus on the labor market this week, especially ahead of the Fed's rate meeting mid-month. The big question is whether the labor market is weaker than originally thought. Fresh data came in this morning. First, this morning, private payrolls data came in weaker than expected. The ADP Employment report printed at 99,000 new jobs for August, much lower than the 140,000 expected. Second, Weekly Jobless Claims came in 227,000 for the week ending August 31, about even with the 225,000 expected. Tomorrow, the Labor Department will deliver its Jobs report for August.

Based in Dallas, Copart operates an online salvage vehicle auction with operations in 11 countries across North America, Europe, and the Middle East, facilitating over 3.5 million transactions annually. The company utilizes its virtual bidding platform, VB3, to connect vehicle sellers with over 750,000 registered buyers around the world. Buyers primarily consist of vehicle dismantlers, rebuilders, individuals and used vehicle retailers. About 80% of Copart’s vehicle volume is supplied by auto insurance companies holding vehicles deemed a total loss. Copart also offers services such as vehicle transportation, storage, title transfer, and salvage value estimation. The company primarily operates on a consignment basis and collects fees based on the vehicle’s final selling price.