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C.H. Robinson’s new CEO doubling down on lean management, large language models

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When C.H. Robinson (NASDAQ: CHRW) announced its next CEO was Ford executive Dave Bozeman, insiders...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ch-robinson-ceo-bozeman-interview-chrw

Convoy’s tech focus may have obscured importance of human element

In early 2020, a well-known transportation executive was asked by an investor in digital freight broker Convoy Inc. to determine if its model could be sustained in good and not-so-good markets. The executive, who requested anonymity to speak candidly, evaluated the company and came away skeptical about its prospects.

The executive approached Dan Lewis, Convoy’s co-founder and CEO, with a suggestion: First, hive off a few million dollars in capital to establish some type of an operation in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/convoys-tech-focus-may-have-obscured-importance-of-human-element

Check Call: #ThankADriver

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In this edition: Celebrate National Truck Driver Appreciation Week; Minneapolis is taking a dive; and C.H. Robinson goes to the border. 

(Photo: memegenerator.net)

It’s every brokerage’s favorite time of the year, National...

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CH Robinson expands border footprint with major facility in Texas

As nearshoring expansion in Mexico continues to create booming demand for border logistics facilities, brokerage giant C.H. Robinson has opened a 400,000-square-foot cross-border facility in Laredo, Texas.

The facility includes 154 dock doors and room for 700 trailers, while expanding the company’s footprint along the U.S.-Mexico border to 1.5 million square feet of logistics space.

Mike Burkhart, C.H. Robinson’s vice president of North America surface transportation, said Mexico’s value...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ch-robinson-expands-border-footprint-with-major-facility-in-texas

C.H. Robinson va despacio en la búsqueda de un nuevo CEO 

Hace un par de semanas, se hizo evidente por los numerosos titulares que C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: CHRW) se había fijado en Jim Barber, ex director de operaciones de UPS Inc. (NYSE: UPS), para convertirse en su próximo CEO.  

A medida que marzo se acerca a su fin, o bien la junta está siendo muy deliberada, o puede que se esté replanteando si Barber es lo que el mayor agente de carga del país necesita en este momento. 

Hasta el miércoles no se había anunciado nada. Barber no ha sido...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/c-h-robinson-va-despacio-en-la-busqueda-de-un-nuevo-ceo

C.H. Robinson going slow on a new CEO

A couple of weeks ago, it had become apparent by the many headlines that C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: CHRW) had zeroed in on Jim Barber, former chief operating officer of UPS Inc. (NYSE: UPS), to become its next CEO. 

As March draws to a close, either the board is being very deliberate, or it may be having second thoughts if Barber is who the nation’s largest freight broker needs at this time.

As of Wednesday, nothing had been announced. Barber hasn’t been ruled in or out. He is still...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ch-robinson-going-slow-on-a-new-ceo

C.H. Robinson apuesta fuerte por Barber para dirigir la empresa 

El corredor de carga C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. se está acercando a nombrar a Jim Barber como su nuevo CEO, según dos fuentes de la industria e informes publicados.

Barber, que se unió a la junta de Robinson en diciembre de 2022, sucedería a Bob Biesterfeld, que fue despedido el 3 de enero. La compañía con sede en Eden Prairie, Minnesota, el mayor corredor de carga del país, comenzó inmediatamente la búsqueda de un sucesor CEO (NASDAQ: CHRW). Biesterfeld también ocupaba el cargo de presidente,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/c-h-robinson-apuesta-fuerte-por-barber-para-dirigir-la-empresa

C.H. Robinson angling hard for Barber to run company

Freight broker C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. is closing in on naming Jim Barber as its new CEO, according to two industry sources and published reports.

Barber, who joined Robinson’s board in December 2022, would succeed Bob Biesterfeld, who was fired on Jan. 3. The Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based company, the nation’s largest freight broker, immediately began a search for a CEO successor. Biesterfeld also served as president, but the search hasn’t been focusing on filling that role.

It is unclear...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ch-robinson-angling-hard-for-barber-to-run-company

Sources: Clarke would seriously consider C.H. Robinson CEO job

Andrew Clarke, the former CFO at brokerage giant C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc., would seriously consider an offer from the board to return to the company as CEO following last week’s abrupt firing of president and CEO Bob Biesterfeld, according to sources familiar with the situation.

Clarke, who served as the Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based company’s CFO from 2015-19, would consider it a “fascinating opportunity” to assume the helm of the nation’s largest broker and $25 billion company, said one of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/sources-clarke-would-seriously-consider-ch-robinson-ceo-job

C.H. Robinson lays off about 650 employees

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Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect the number of layoffs confirmed by the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ch-robinson-to-lay-off-up-to-1200-employees-sources-say

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