C.H. Robinson Reports Third Quarter Results

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (“C.H. Robinson”) (NASDAQ:CHRW), today reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2007.

Summarized financial results for the quarter ended September 30 are as follows (dollars in thousands, except per share data):

Total Transportation gross profits increased 13.4 percent to $276.6 million in the third quarter of 2007 from $243.9 million in the third quarter of 2006. Our Transportation gross profit margin increased to 18.0 percent in 2007 from 17.5 percent in 2006.

The increase in our Transportation gross profit margin in the third quarter was due to a slight increase in our truck transportation gross profit margins and to our mix of business. We had faster growth in our air and miscellaneous transportation management services businesses, which have higher gross profit margins than our Transportation business overall.

Continued softness in the North American truck market slowed our truck transportation gross profit growth in the third quarter of 2007. Our truck transportation gross profit growth of 12.1 percent was driven primarily by increased volumes and a small increase in our gross profit margin, offset by a slight decrease in truckload rates.

Our intermodal gross profit growth of 9.3 percent in the third quarter was due to an increase in volumes. Our volume growth was driven primarily by cross-selling with existing C.H. Robinson customers.

The increase of 14.0 percent in our ocean transportation gross profits in the third quarter of 2007 was driven primarily by volume growth. Our air transportation gross profit growth of 57.8 percent in the third quarter of 2007 includes approximately $1 million of domestic air gross profits from our previously-disclosed acquisition of LXSI Services Inc. on July 13, 2007.

Miscellaneous transportation gross profits consist primarily of transportation management fees and customs brokerage fees. The increase of 28.2 percent in the third quarter was driven primarily by increases in our transportation management business.

For the third quarter, Sourcing gross profits increased 6.9 percent to $24.9 million in 2007 from $23.3 million in 2006. We continued to have success growing our business with retailers and foodservice providers.

For the third quarter, operating expenses increased 8.5 percent to $181.4 million in 2007 from $167.2 million in 2006. This was due to an increase of 8.1 percent in personnel expenses and an increase of 9.7 percent in selling, general and administrative expenses.

As a percentage of gross profits, operating expenses decreased to 57.9 percent in the third quarter of 2007 from 60.1 percent in the third quarter of 2006. This decrease was due to a decline in personnel expenses as a percentage of gross profits from 46.7 percent to 44.9 percent. Expenses related to our restricted stock program and various other incentive plans are variable, based on growth in our earnings. Our slower earnings growth in the third quarter of 2007 compared to the third quarter of 2006 resulted in a decrease in expense related to some of these incentives plans. This contributed to our personnel expenses growing slower than our gross profits.

Founded in 1905, C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., is one of the largest non-asset based third party logistics companies in the world. C.H. Robinson is a global provider of multimodal transportation services and logistics solutions, currently serving over 25,000 customers through a network of 218 offices in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. C.H. Robinson maintains one of the largest networks of motor carrier capacity in North America and works with approximately 45,000 carriers worldwide.

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this release are forward-looking statements that represent our expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies concerning future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from our historical experience or our present expectations, including, but not limited to such factors as market demand and pressures on the pricing for our services; competition and growth rates within the third-party logistics industry; freight levels and availability of truck capacity or alternative means of transporting freight, and changes in relationships with existing truck, rail, ocean and air carriers; changes in our customer base due to possible consolidation among our customers; our ability to integrate the operations of acquired companies with our historic operations successfully; risks associated with litigation and insurance coverage; risks associated with operations outside of the U.S.; risks associated with the produce industry, including food safety and contamination issues; changing economic conditions such as general economic slowdown, decreased consumer confidence, fuel shortages and the impact of war on the economy; and other risks and uncertainties detailed in our Annual and Quarterly Reports.

Conference Call Information:

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Third Quarter 2007 Earnings Conference Call

Tuesday, October 23, 2007 5:00 p.m. Eastern time

Live webcast available through Investor Relations link at www.chrobinson.com

Telephone access: 800-366-7417

Webcast replay available through November 6, 2007; Investor Relations link at www.chrobinson.com

Telephone audio replay available until 12:59 a.m. Eastern Time on October 26, 2007: 800-405-2236; passcode: 11097521#

Contacts:

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
Chad Lindbloom, vice president and chief financial
officer, 952-937-7779
or
Angie Freeman, investor relations, 952-937-7847