C.H. Robinson Acquires Third Party Transportation Company.

Business Editors

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 10, 2004

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. ("C.H. Robinson") (Nasdaq:CHRW) announced today that it has acquired Camway Transportation Corporation ("Camway"), a third party logistics company that provides domestic truckload and intermodal transportation brokerage services. Camway is based in Toledo, Ohio.

Like C.H. Robinson, Camway is non-asset based. A strong regional third party provider, Camway provides transportation and logistics services throughout the United States to approximately 200 customers. Camway has 12 employees and had gross revenues of approximately $17 million in 2003. C.H. Robinson purchased all of the stock of Camway; terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

"Camway offers Robinson another solid growth addition to the branch network," said Scott Satterlee, vice president of C.H. Robinson. "They are a very well-run company with strong customer and carrier relationships. Their people are a very sharp, professional team who work within a service-oriented structure similar to ours. They will fit well in the Robinson culture. With their background and expertise in truck and intermodal transportation, coupled with the opportunities they see adding Robinson's LTL and international services for their customers, we expect this new office to help us increase our already strong presence in that part of the country and to blossom into a well-rounded Robinson office."

Camway was founded in 1988 by Mark and Cynthia Martin. Jeff McNally, Camway's operations manager who joined them in 1989, will remain with the company as the manager of the new C.H. Robinson Toledo West branch office.

Founded in 1905, C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., has gross revenue of $3.6 billion and is a global provider of multimodal transportation services, logistics solutions and fresh produce sourcing, operating through a network of 159 offices in North America, South America, Europe and Asia. In North America, C.H. Robinson is one of the largest third-party logistics companies and maintains the single largest network of motor carrier capacity through contracts with more than 25,000 motor carriers. The company is one of the largest third-party providers of intermodal services in the United States. C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., headquarters is in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. For more information about C.H. Robinson Worldwide, visit www.chrobinson.com.

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.; changing economic conditions such as general economic slowdown, decreased consumer confidence, fuel shortages and the impact of war on the economy; and other risk and uncertainties detailed under "Cautionary Statement" in Exhibit 99.1 to C.H. Robinson's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 17, 2003.