Eden Prairie, Minn., March 31, 2026 – C.H. Robinson, the global leader in Lean AI supply chains, managing 37 million shipments annually, has been recognized in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Transportation Management Systems (TMS). With this latest placement, C.H. Robinson becomes the only company positioned across all three Gartner Magic Quadrant reports for the global logistics sector. This recognition follows the company’s placement as a first-time Leader in the 4PL evaluation report (December 2025*), its position as a Leader in the 3PL evaluation report (March 2026**), and its 15 year recognition in the Transportation Management Systems evaluation announced today.
C.H. Robinson uniquely combines execution, orchestration, and technology, powered by Lean AI and delivered through one strategic team:
- Execution at scale (3PL)
- End-to-end orchestration (4PL)
- Platform intelligence and automation (TMS)
As supply chains become more complex, C.H. Robinson’s unified platform enables more agile and resilient operations for 75,000 customers around the world.
“Across global supply chains, companies are looking for the accountability of a managed logistics provider, the scale of a global 3PL, and the flexibility of a TMS that brings together strategy, execution, and technology in a way that actually moves their business forward. We believe this recognition underscores what our customers already know — our team delivers this like no one else can,” said Jordan Kass, President of C.H. Robinson Managed Solutions. “With Lean AI at the core — combining advanced intelligence and agentic AI capabilities, deep human expertise, and a disciplined operating model — we’re able to support customers with flexibility and tailored solutions through every stage of their journey. Whether they need hands-on execution, end-to-end orchestration, or a technology platform that integrates seamlessly with their existing systems, they get it through one connected ecosystem that continuously executes to deliver better outcomes with every shipment.”
As the company continues to expand the breadth of its logistics capabilities, it has also intensified impact through rapid advances in AI. C.H. Robinson’s agentic architecture—powered by hundreds of specialized AI agents and coordinated through an orchestration layer that aligns decisions, actions, and context to deliver intelligence and execution at scale. Informed by the industry’s largest proprietary data set, with unmatched scale, scope and depth of data, this system creates cleaner data flows, faster and more confident decision making, and insights that move directly into action. With every shipment, the platform becomes smarter and more adaptive, strengthening an offering that is already unique in its scale, configurability, and ability to evolve alongside customers’ needs.
“Supply chains are entering a new era—one defined by unprecedented complexity, massive data flows, and rising exposure to risk,” said Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer Arun Rajan. “Meeting that moment requires integrated tools and connected services. It requires a partner that can run the operation, orchestrate the network, and continuously elevate performance through intelligence that is built into the fabric of the system. When data, context, decisions, and action live in one AI powered ecosystem, customers gain a supply chain that is not only more connected, but fundamentally more adaptive. They see fewer handoffs, cleaner data, faster decisions, and insights that move directly into execution. The result is a supply chain that performs reliably today, evolves with their business, and improves continuously over time—building tomorrow’s supply chains, today.”
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* Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Fourth-Party Logistics, Matthew Beckett, David Gonzalez, 1 December 2025
** Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Third-Party Logistics, Chris Kina, Matthew Beckett, Brian Day, 5 March 2026
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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