- LQ’s Top 40 3PL North American Report
- A.N. Deringer, Inc.
- APL Logistics
- ATC Logistics & Electronics
- Agility
- BNSF Logistics
- C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
- CEVA Logistics
- Caterpillar Logistics Services, Inc. (Cat Logistics)
- DB Schenker Logistics
- DHL Logistics
- Damco
- Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.
- FedEx Trade Networks/FedEx Supply Chain Services
- GENCO Supply Chain Solutions
- Hub Group/Unyson Logistics
- J.B. Hunt Dedicated Contract Services
- Kelron Logistics
- Kenco Logistic Services
- Kuehne + Nagel International AG
- Landstar Global Logistics, Inc.
- Livingston International, Inc.
- Logistics Management Solutions (LMS)
- Menlo Worldwide Logistics
- NFI
- NYK Logistics Co., Ltd. / Yusen Air & Sea Service Co., Ltd.
- OHL
- Panalpina World Transport (Holding) Ltd.
- Penske Logistics
- Phoenix International Freight Services, Ltd.
- Ryder
- SCI Group Inc.
- Schneider Logistics, Inc.
- TransGroup Worldwide Logistics
- Transplace
- UPS Supply Chain Solutions
- UTi Worldwide
- VersaCold Logistics Services
- Werner Enterprises Dedicated & Logistics
- Wheels Clipper
- YRC Logistics
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C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.Eden Prairie, MN |
3PL Turnover: |
$8.6b |
Service Area: |
Tier 1 – Global Supply Chain Manager – Major Markets |
3PL Assets: |
7,961 employees |
Information Systems: |
Excellent |
Services: |
Freight brokerage, air and ocean freight forwarding, transportation management, warehousing, print logistics, produce sourcing, consulting |
Industry Focus/Key Customers: |
Agriculture, consumer goods, food and beverage, forest/paper products, packaging/containers, petroleum refining, retail, technology |
Armstrong & Associates’ Evaluation: |
C.H. Robinson continues to be the most profitable 3PL, regularly achieving net income margins greater than 20%. C.H. Robinson continues to refine the excellent business model put in place by the founders. C.H. Robinson dominates domestic transportation management in North America. While 76% of Robinson’s net revenues are truck transportation related, it has solid domestic intermodal, international air and ocean, food sourcing, fuel card services and fuel management, and supply chain management. Employees are highly incented to take care of customers. C.H. Robinson’s Canadian operations have developed quickly and it has become a strong player. European operations have also been successful and profitable. They are a national fit for Europe’s atomized owner-operator based companies. Asian operations continue to grow. Recently, Robinson acquired offices in India and continues to make careful purchases of companies with specializations and has access to the free cash flow to make more. C.H. Robinson's IT and business processes are tightly coordinated. Reporting capabilities provide good operating and profitability control. Ongoing modifications include much stronger and friendlier carrier/capacity management. |
