News / Truck driver shortage pushes up rates to give CH Robinson Q3 revenue a boost

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US 3PL CH Robinson yesterday reported double-digit interim net revenue increases across nearly all its business streams, as tight trucking capacity combined with an economic recovery to drive up freight pricing.

The company remains by far and away the country’s largest truck broker – indeed, arranging full and part truckloads for shippers and carriers is its largest single business segment. Its truckload division repored net revenue of $307m for the third quarter, a 15.8% year-on-year increase on the back of just ...