Six Trucking Companies Sue C.H. Robinson and TQL
The lawsuit was filed Sept. 23 in federal court in the Eastern District of Texas. The plaintiffs cite RICO and schemes involving "chameleon" carriers.
Key facts
On Sept. 23, 2026, the lawsuit Stevens Trucking et al v. C.H. Robinson (case 2:26-cv-00869) was filed in federal court in the Eastern District of Texas.
There are six plaintiffs. According to CDLLife, they are family-owned trucking companies. The suit targets the brokers C.H. Robinson and TQL.
The plaintiffs cite the RICO Act and schemes involving "chameleon" carriers. That is the term for companies that change their name and USDOT number to hide their past.
C.H. Robinson responded: "We reject the allegations… No freight broker sets rates. The marketplace does… All the carriers we work with are authorized by the federal government".
TQL did not respond to a request for comment.
Source: CDLLife, FreightWaves, Land Line, Trucking Dive