# C.H. Robinson

> C.H. Robinson arranges freight transportation and manages supply chains for businesses, connecting shippers with independent carriers across truck, rail, ocean, and air. Its services combine brokerage, customs expertise, transportation software, managed logistics, and produce sourcing through Robinson Fresh. Its recent turnaround pairs Lean operating practices with AI that handles routine shipping work.

- **Founded:** 1905
- **Headquarters:** Eden Prairie, United States
- **Founders:** Charles Henry Robinson (Founder)
- **Products:** Freight brokerage, Global Forwarding, Navisphere, C.H. Robinson Managed Solutions, Robinson Fresh
- **Notable:** In 2025, managed approximately 37 million shipments representing $23 billion in freight, according to company reporting., Reported more than 3 million generative-AI shipping tasks completed by April 2025., Q2 2026 operating income rose 18.4% year over year to $255.7 million.

## Products & services

- **Freight brokerage** — Arranges truckload and less-than-truckload transportation through independent carriers, including temperature-controlled and specialized capacity.
- **Global Forwarding** — Coordinates international ocean and air freight, with customs brokerage and related logistics.
- **Navisphere** — Transportation technology for shipment planning, booking, visibility, and reporting; carrier tools support load search, offers, booking, and tracking.
- **C.H. Robinson Managed Solutions** — Combines TMS technology, managed transportation, and 4PL coordination; incorporates services previously offered through TMC.
- **Robinson Fresh** — Sources, markets, and distributes fresh fruits, vegetables, and other perishables for retail and foodservice customers. The business adopted this name in 2014.
- **Freightquote** — Online freight quoting and booking business acquired by C.H. Robinson for approximately $365 million in cash, with closing in January 2015.
- **Lean AI shipping workflows** — In-house AI agents handle tasks including email quotes, orders, appointments, freight matching, tracking, documents, and invoicing.

## Achievements

- In 2025, managed approximately 37 million shipments representing $23 billion in freight, according to company reporting.
- Reported more than 3 million generative-AI shipping tasks completed by April 2025.
- Q2 2026 operating income rose 18.4% year over year to $255.7 million.
- Named to Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies of 2026 list.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — FreightWaves reported September 8 that the $604 million Lipe v. Lupus Superior jury verdict had not yet been affirmed by the judge. Robinson disputes the verdict and announced its intention to appeal; the verdict is not a final paid amount.
- **2026-07** — Q2 results: revenue of $4.9 billion, operating income of $255.7 million, and average employee headcount down 10.8% year over year.
- **2026-03** — Company analysis of January 2024-January 2026 truckload workflows reported 11% faster average speed to market and 7% better average on-time pickups associated with AI-enabled orders and appointments; these are company-reported associations.
- **2026-03** — Announced inclusion in Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies of 2026.
- **2026-01** — Reported $16.2 billion in full-year 2025 revenue, down 8.4% year over year.

## Links

- Website: https://www.chrobinson.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/c-h-robinson
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/CHRobinson
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CHRobinsonWorldwide
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CHRobinsoninc/

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Last updated: 2026-10-02