# TMC, a division of C.H. Robinson

> TMC was C.H. Robinson’s Chicago-based managed transportation division, combining global TMS technology, control-tower operations and supply chain consulting. Its customers included John Deere, Microsoft, Tetra Pak and Boise. In November 2024, C.H. Robinson announced that the TMC name would be phased out and its services offered through C.H. Robinson Managed Solutions.

- **Founded:** 1999
- **Headquarters:** Chicago, United States
- **Founders:** Jordan Kass (Founder of the TMC division; later President of Managed Solutions)
- **Products:** Managed TMS®, Navisphere®, Navisphere Vision, Control Tower® operations, Supply chain consulting and engineering
- **Notable:** Boise’s historical customer case reported on-time delivery rising from about 88% to 97-98%, with six-figure monthly savings from consolidation and mode optimization., A 2015 expansion announcement reported more than 4 million shipments and approximately $2.7 billion in freight under management at TMC., Navisphere Vision was developed with Microsoft as an alpha customer in 2016.

## Products & services

- **Managed TMS®** — Global transportation software combined with process engineering, daily transportation coordination, reporting and continuous improvement. Services now sit within Managed Solutions.
- **Navisphere®** — C.H. Robinson’s global multimodal TMS, used for planning, execution, visibility, analytics and freight payment.
- **Navisphere Vision** — Supply chain visibility software developed with Microsoft as an early customer, combining shipment and inventory data with disruption signals and predictive analytics.
- **Control Tower® operations** — Regional teams managing transportation workflows, carrier and supplier coordination, exceptions and performance across a shared technology platform.
- **Supply chain consulting and engineering** — Network modeling, inbound consolidation, procurement strategy, process design, analytics and implementation.
- **C.H. Robinson Managed Solutions™** — Successor offering combining configurable TMS technology, 3PL managed transportation and 4PL services.

## Achievements

- Boise’s historical customer case reported on-time delivery rising from about 88% to 97-98%, with six-figure monthly savings from consolidation and mode optimization.
- A 2015 expansion announcement reported more than 4 million shipments and approximately $2.7 billion in freight under management at TMC.
- Navisphere Vision was developed with Microsoft as an alpha customer in 2016.
- TMC received John Deere Partner-level recognition for 2020, announced in July 2021.
- Successor Managed Solutions and Surface Transportation received John Deere Partner-level recognition for 2024, announced in June 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2024-11** — C.H. Robinson launched Managed Solutions and announced the phaseout of the TMC name.
- **2025-06** — C.H. Robinson announced John Deere Partner-level recognition for 2024 for its Managed Solutions and Surface Transportation divisions.
- **2026-02** — The 2025 annual report confirms that consulting, optimization and daily logistics management formerly offered through TMC are now offered through Managed Solutions.

## Links

- Website: https://www.chrobinson.com/en-us/shippers/supply-chain-management/managed-solutions/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tmc-a-division-of-ch-robinson-worldwide-inc
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/TMC_ManagedTMS
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CHRobinsonWorldwide
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/mytmc

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Last updated: 2026-10-17