CarParts.com has started delivering some of its own orders instead of handing every package to a national carrier. It began with its biggest, bulkiest parts, which cost the most to ship.
Why it matters: Freight is one of CarParts.com's largest costs. Each package it delivers itself "is a package where we control the cost," CEO David Meniane said on the company's earnings call last month.
Catch up quick: CarParts.com is an online auto parts store based in Long Beach, Calif.
It sells about 1.5 million parts to drivers for repairs, maintenance and upgrades.
Most orders ship from its own warehouses. Its brands include JC Whitney.
How it works: Three warehouses now deliver next day to nearby customers.
Las Vegas, Dallas and Jacksonville are live. Chicago is next.
Deliveries go only to people who order on CarParts.com's own sites, within a set distance of each warehouse.
The network started with big, bulky parts that can't ride a conveyor. Meniane said in May that those parts have historically had the highest carrier costs.
He said last month that business customers are an opportunity too.
By the numbers: Volume has roughly doubled every quarter.
More than 2,000 packages from January to early May.
More than 3,000 in the second quarter.
More than 6,000 in the third quarter.
Reality check: The network is still small.
CarParts.com's goal is 300,000 packages a year. That would be about 5% of everything it ships.
At the third quarter's pace, the network would carry about 24,000 packages a year.
Meniane said the work left is more volume, more stops packed close together, and live data that links the warehouse systems to routing.
What's next: CarParts.com plans to bring Chicago online this quarter, so all four warehouses deliver next day. Meniane calls 300,000 packages a year a medium-term target.
Sources: CarParts.com third-quarter release and earnings call, Oct 29, 2026; second-quarter release, Aug 6, 2026; first-quarter earnings call, May 7, 2026.
