EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) _ C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. (CHRW) on Wednesday reported second-quarter profit of $348.2 million.

On a per-share basis, the Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based company said it had profit of $2.67.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.93 per share.

The trucking company posted revenue of $6.8 billion in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $6.72 billion.

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