C.H. Robinson Taps Freight Management System for Europe

3PL to use solution from Four Soft to build its European freight-forwarding service business

3PL to use solution from Four Soft to build its European freight-forwarding service business

Mumbai, India  February 17, 2005  Third-party logistics (3PL) company C.H. Robinson Worldwide is set to use a solutions suite from Four Soft Limited (4S) as the platform to build its European freight-forwarding service business.

With 2004 gross revenues of over $5 billion, C.H. Robinson is one of the largest 3PLs in North America. The company is headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minn.

C.H. Robinson will use Four Soft's e-trans solution as a foundation to co-develop and implement a world-class freight solution, which will be implemented in all C.H. Robinson offices in Europe and will also be integrated with other C.H. Robinson systems.

"We were looking for an integrated multi modal transportation Operating system to handle our international freight operations for all offices in Europe, and Four Soft provided not only a cost effective solution, but the best portfolio of products supported by technological advancement,'' said Justin Anthony, director of information technology for C.H. Robinson Europe.

''We are excited to be working with C.H. Robinson, which is one of the World's premier transportation and logistics service provide,'' said Mr. Gé Pijnappel, a vice president of Four Soft for Europe.

For more information on the latest trends in the logistics space, see the article "The Analyst Corner: Fulfillment & Logistics" in the October/November 2004 issue of Supply & Demand Chain Executive.

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