By The Loadstar team 5 October 2026 Blockbuster tie-up on the cards here: CH Robinson has agreed to buy RXO in a deal with an “implied value” of $5.8bn, with shareholders pocketing a healthy 29% premium in the process. Combining CH Robinson’s global forwarding and multimodal network with RXO’s North American truck brokerage operation and expedited and last-mile businesses, the buyer is hoping the merger will deliver $300m in annual savings – and that it will happen within two years of the deal closing. Subject to regulatory and shareholder approval – which will see CH Robinson taking on additional debt and putting share buybacks on hold as it pays down the deal cost – it is all expected to be wrapped up before H2 next year.
