Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
WIEHOFF JOHN
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
C H ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INC [CHRW] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
14701 CHARLSON ROAD		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/02/2009
(Street)

EDEN PRAIRIE, MN 55347		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock               3,508 I By child
Common Stock               56,000 I By spouse
Common Stock 01/02/2009   A   1,586 (1) A $ 55.85 672,176 (1) I By Trust
Common Stock               227,518 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Option (Right to Buy) $ 10.172             01/31/2005 01/31/2010 Common Stock 9,828   9,828 D  
Option (Right to Buy) $ 14             02/01/2006 02/01/2011 Common Stock 7,142   7,142 D  
Option (Right to Buy) $ 14               (2) 02/15/2012 Common Stock 72,858   72,858 D  
Option (Right to Buy) $ 14.625             02/15/2007 02/15/2012 Common Stock 6,836   6,836 D  
Option (Right to Buy) $ 14.625               (2) 02/15/2012 Common Stock 53,164   53,164 D  
Option (Right to Buy) $ 14.82             02/07/2008 02/07/2013 Common Stock 6,746   6,746 D  
Option (Right to Buy) $ 14.82               (2) 02/07/2013 Common Stock 73,254   73,254 D  
Option (Right to Buy) $ 47.92             08/18/2006 01/31/2010 Common Stock 54,683   54,683 D  
Option (Right to Buy) $ 55.75             05/07/2007 01/31/2010 Common Stock 47,930   47,930 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
WIEHOFF JOHN
14701 CHARLSON ROAD
EDEN PRAIRIE, MN 55347		   X     CEO  

Signatures

 /s/ Troy Renner, Attorney in fact for John P. Wiehoff   01/06/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Deferred shares held in a non-qualified grantor trust for reporting person's benefit. Dividends paid on these shares are automatically used to purchase additional shares of the issuer. Of the shares reflected, 120,000 are available to vest over five years beginning in 2006 and 101,510 shares are available to vest over five years, based on the financial performance of the Company.
(2) Currently 100% vested.

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