Eden Prairie, Minnesota (Date) — C.H. Robinson, the global leader in Lean AI supply chains, has surpassed $1 billion in healthcare revenue over the past 12 months, joining a select group of global third-party logistics providers to reach this milestone. The achievement marks a significant step in the company’s vertical strategy and follows a five-year effort to build dedicated vertical excellence centers designed to deliver tailored solutions for one of the most complex and regulated sectors in global supply chains.
“This $1 billion healthcare milestone reflects a fundamentally different Robinson—one executing with a deep understanding of what healthcare customers need,” said Michael Castagnetto, President of North American Surface Transportation at C.H. Robinson. “Today’s healthcare organizations face stricter regulatory requirements, growing cold-chain complexity, and heightened expectations for visibility and reliability for patient-critical shipments. We’ve made targeted investments to strengthen the capabilities they depend on—including the largest temperature-controlled logistics network in North America, expanded cross-border solutions, and ISO 9001 and EU GDP-certified quality systems. That customer focus is driving growth and positioning Robinson to lead in healthcare logistics.”
C.H. Robinson established dedicated healthcare vertical excellence centers five years ago. Built with direct input from customers, the centers help drive consistent standards, visibility, and quality across its global network while addressing the growing needs of healthcare supply chains. This approach has fueled continued investments in new capabilities, including an expanded ISO 9001 certification, and strengthened industry-leading capabilities across customs and trade compliance, end-to-end visibility, and a network of more than 21,000 temperature-controlled contract carriers.
“Healthcare logistics isn’t one-size-fits-all,” said Ronnie Davis, Vice President, North American Healthcare at C.H. Robinson. “Whether it’s a medical technology company requiring secure reverse logistics or a natural disaster government response, healthcare organizations are looking for providers who can move beyond rigid models and design solutions around their unique compliance, operational, and risk management requirements. That’s why every capability we’ve built in healthcare has been shaped directly by the voice of our customers.”
These are some of the ways C.H. Robinson is delivering tailored solutions while helping healthcare organizations improve both service and supply chain performance:
- Compliance built for regulated healthcare supply chains: ISO 9001 and EU GDP- certified processes, audited carrier networks, and a global Quality Management System help healthcare customers maintain compliance and protect product integrity. Real-time monitoring, risk assessments, and supplier qualifications support reliable performance for patient-critical shipments.
- End-to-end healthcare supply chain orchestration: From cross-border transportation and customs brokerage to consolidation, warehousing, and last-mile delivery, C.H. Robinson coordinates healthcare supply chains globally. With 1.4 million+ customs transactions annually and the largest freight consolidation footprint in North America, customers can simplify distribution while strengthening compliance.
- Real-time visibility for patient-critical logistics: As healthcare shippers adopt IoT-enabled logistics and real-time monitoring, C.H. Robinson Managed Solutions™ delivers end-to-end tracking with validated temperature monitoring across global shipments. Supported by eight global Control Towers®, customers gain the visibility and control needed to protect sensitive products.
- Unmatched multimodal capacity at a global scale: Through a network of more than 450,000 contract carriers, C.H. Robinson connects healthcare customers to truckload, LTL, air, and ocean transportation worldwide. The company moves more domestic freight than anyone in North America, operates as a top-five drop-trailer provider, and supports a global network of 21 air gateways across six continents.
- Lean AI-powered supply chain solutions: Powered by data from 37 million annual shipments—the largest dataset in the industry—C.H. Robinson’s AI supply chain engine enables proactive risk management, optimized routing, and predictive analytics, helping healthcare customers anticipate disruptions and maintain agility across patient-critical supply chains.
“This milestone validates that healthcare shippers are choosing a fundamentally different kind of supply chain provider,” said Mike Short, President of Global Forwarding at C.H. Robinson. “They need providers like C.H. Robinson who can deliver fully integrated, end-to-end solutions tailored to their operations. By bringing together our industry-leading technology, deep expertise, and global scale, we’re delivering on the strategy we set out to build—and the results show customers are responding.”
About C.H. Robinson
C.H. Robinson is the global leader in Lean AI supply chains. For more than a century, companies everywhere have looked to us to reimagine how goods move. Now, as we redefine what’s next for the industry, that same drive fuels our commitment to Building Tomorrow’s Supply Chains, Today™. Trusted by 75,000 customers and 450,000 contract carriers, we manage an unmatched 37 million shipments annually, representing $23 billion in freight. We deliver tailored solutions across the world via truckload, less-than-truckload, ocean, air, and more. With our unique combination of human insight and Lean AI working as one, supply chains move faster, smarter, and more sustainably. As a responsible global citizen, we proudly contribute millions to the causes that matter most to our employees. For more information visit www.chrobinson.com. (Nasdaq: CHRW)
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