Full-Time
Inventory Specialist
Updated on 8/23/2026
Copart
1,001-5,000 employees
Global online vehicle auction platform
No salary listed
No H1B Sponsorship
Wayland, MI, USA
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- Must be 18 years or older.
- Ability to work outdoors in all seasons.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Ability to work in a team environment.
- Maintain, organize, and monitor the receiving area.
- Operate a camera and handheld inventory device to process incoming vehicles.
- Determine the operational capability of motor vehicles.
- Complete vehicle inspection inventories on required vehicles.
- Maintain an inventory of all materials used.
- Comply with company policies, procedures, and safety requirements.
- Direct the flow of traffic in the receiving area to ensure timely processing of vehicle inventory.
- Document vehicle condition according to company standards, including a complete inventory and supporting photographs of each vehicle.
- Facilitate the customer experience by offering solutions that meet customer needs.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- General automotive knowledge or mechanical aptitude.
- Basic computer proficiency and the ability to operate handheld devices.
- Driver's license.
- Bilingual skills.
Copart runs a global online vehicle auction platform connecting insurance-salvage sellers with buyers like dealers and rental fleets. It earns fees from both sides for each vehicle sold and provides logistics and facility support to move and process vehicles. Its proprietary auction system handles high volumes across many locations, enabling fast, repeated sales of salvage and used cars. The company differentiates itself via a large network of facilities and a deep pool of buyers, aiming to maximize sale price and speed for clients while expanding its global market share.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Dallas, Texas
Founded
1982
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- International revenue rose 14.1% in Q3 fiscal 2026, led by the U.K. and Germany.
- Gross profit increased 3.7% to $572.6 million despite flat nine-month revenue.
- Adair’s CEO return and Berger’s board appointment strengthen governance during a strategic pivot.
What critics are saying
- Pomerantz and Kessler Topaz launched securities investigations after Liaw’s June 29, 2026 resignation.
- Rising insurance premiums are pushing drivers to drop collision coverage, reducing salvage supply.
- CCC acquisition talks expose Copart to overpaying for software and distracting management through 2026.
What makes Copart unique
- Copart’s 250-plus yards and 1 million buyers create unmatched salvage liquidity.
- Insurance carriers route 81% of processed vehicles through Copart’s embedded workflow.
- Jay Adair’s July 31, 2026 return restores founder-level operational discipline.
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Benefits
Health Insurance
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Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Employee Assistance Program
Paid Vacation
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Paid Holidays
Life Insurance
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Company News
Copart's executive chairman Jay Adair is returning to his former role as CEO, a move viewed positively by Madison Large Cap Fund. Adair previously served as CEO for many years and was instrumental in building the vehicle remarketing company over three decades. The Madison Large Cap Fund highlighted Copart in its Q2 2026 investor letter, noting the company's earnings have grown healthily despite frustrating recent performance. Volume growth remains weak due to more under- and uninsured auto drivers and shifting market share amongst insurance carriers. In Q3 FY 2026, Copart's consolidated revenue reached $1.24 billion, up 2.1% year-on-year, driven by robust service and purchase vehicle sales. The company's competitive position remains strong, according to the fund. Copart closed at $33.85 per share on 19 August 2026, with a market capitalisation of $31.26 billion.
Car-Seller Copart among suitors for car insurance software firm CCC. By Ryan Gould August 19, 2026 Copart Inc. is in talks to acquire CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc., the car-insurance software provider that has been weighing selling itself, according to people familiar with the matter. Dallas-based Copart, which specializes in used and salvaged car sales and has a market value of roughly $29 billion, has been vying with several private equity firms including GTCR and Veritas Capital about acquiring CCC, the people said, asking not to be identified because the information is private. Deliberations are ongoing and there's no certainty that any of the suitors will reach an agreement, the people said, adding that it's also possible another buyer could emerge. Representatives for Copart, CCC and Veritas didn't immediately respond to requests for comment. A spokesperson for GTCR declined to comment. CCC has been working with a financial adviser in recent weeks to explore options after Elliott Investment Management built a large stake in the Chicago-based firm. Elliott, which is best known as an activist investor that takes stakes in some of the world's largest companies, has been engaging via its private equity arm with CCC, Bloomberg News reported in July. Shares in CCC, which have lost 27% of their value over the past year, jumped as much as 14% Tuesday in New York trading before closing up 6.7% to $7.14, giving the company a market value of about $4.2 billion. CCC previously weighed a sale in 2023, when its stock was valued at around $8 billion. Copart's shares, which have fallen 33% in the past year, fell 0.6% to $31.51 Any deal involving CCC would mark a turning point for the software industry at a time when many investors have been pulling back from making fresh bets amid fears of displacement from artificial intelligence tools. Acquisitions of software companies globally since Jan. 1 total $141 billion, compared with $167 billion at this point last year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. This year's total doesn't include for the $250 billion merger of Elon Musk's xAI with SpaceX, which if added would put the 2026 tally to date well ahead of 2021's record-setting volume for the entire year, the data show. Was this article valuable? Want to stay up to date? Get the latest insurance news sent straight to your inbox.
Copart has appointed David J. Berger to its board of directors, effective 13 August 2026. Berger, 67, is a senior partner at law firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he has practised since 1989, specialising in corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, and shareholder activism. He currently serves as president of the American College of Governance Counsel and as a director of the Long-Term Stock Exchange, where he chairs its Nominating and Governance Committee. Berger also co-chairs the annual Rome Conference on AI, Ethics and Governance at the Vatican. Copart chief executive Jay Adair said Berger's expertise in corporate governance and public company issues would prove valuable as the online vehicle auction platform continues to expand.
Jeffrey Liaw, CEO of Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT), sold 27,745 shares of common stock on 28 July 2026 for approximately $846,000, according to an SEC Form 4 filing. The transaction was executed at $30.49 per share through a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan established on 15 April 2025. Following the sale, Liaw retains direct ownership of 99,641 shares valued at roughly $3.1 million. He also holds 178,718 derivative securities, including vested and unvested stock options. At the time of transaction, Copart's stock had declined 33.4% over the previous 12 months. The Dallas-based company operates a global online vehicle auction platform with trailing-twelve-month revenue of $4.6 billion and a market capitalisation of $27.4 billion as of 29 July 2026.
Copart, a major operator of salvage vehicle auctions in the US, reported mixed results for its fiscal third quarter ended 30 April 2026. Revenue rose 2.1% to $1.237 billion, whilst net income fell 1% to $402.4 million. The company's US operations, which handle wrecked and repossessed vehicles, saw revenue essentially flat at $1.003 billion. Over nine months, US revenue declined roughly 1.8%. International operations drove growth, with quarterly revenue jumping 14.1% to $234.2 million. International operating income climbed nearly 25% to $73.8 million as Copart expands across the UK, Germany, Brazil, and other markets. The company serves approximately 1 million registered buyers across more than 185 countries. Despite strong share price performance, Copart's core US salvage business has plateaued whilst international expansion provides the primary growth engine.