C.H. Robinson and its Customer Unilever Sued Over Catastrophic Crash
This article is contributed content from an independent writer. It does not represent the views or opinions of FreightWaves or any of its subsidiaries. Dalilah Coleman was riding with her stepfather, Michael Krause, when their car stopped for roadconstruction on a California highway. A tractor trailer struck them from behind, leaving the childand her stepfather […] The post C.H. Robinson and its…
On February 24, 2026, President Donald Trump referenced a tragic California crash involving a child, Dalilah Coleman, and her stepfather in his State of the Union address. The crash occurred when a tractor trailer struck their vehicle from behind, leaving them with catastrophic and permanent injuries. The lawsuit alleges that C.H.
Robinson, its customer Conopco (d.b.a. Unilever), and its warehouse, United States Cold Storage, failed to verify that the authorized carrier collecting the shipment was indeed authorized to do so. The plaintiffs claim that C.H. Robinson, Conopco, and United States Cold Storage lacked proper safeguards to detect unauthorized carrier substitutions before the freight left the warehouse.
The lawsuit targets the shipper, C.H. Robinson and the warehouse, alleging they failed to verify the carrier's authorization.
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