Food-Grade Bulk Trucking in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Jensen Transport serves shippers in Cedar Rapids, the corn-processing and food-manufacturing hub of eastern Iowa. Corn, soy and other food-grade products load in Cedar Rapids, both liquid and dry, and our drivers load and deliver there every week.

Serving Cedar Rapids

We serve Cedar Rapids from our Independence headquarters, about 44 road miles north. Main phone: 1-800-772-1734.

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Where Cedar Rapids sits

Cedar Rapids is the second-largest city in Iowa, on the Cedar River in Linn County, with Interstate 380 running through it. From our Independence headquarters it is about 44 road miles, roughly 57 minutes. Floods on the Cedar River have shaped the city’s industrial history, which is one reason our recovery service matters here. Keokuk is about 115 road miles south (around two and a quarter hours).

Cedar Rapids is known for corn processing and large food and cereal manufacturing. Corn, soy and other food-grade products load here, liquid and dry.

Local facts: Cedar Rapids

• Cedar Rapids is Iowa’s second-largest city, with 137,710 residents in 2020, and has been the Linn County seat since 1919.
• On June 13, 2008, the Cedar River crested at 31.12 feet, more than 11 feet above any earlier recorded crest. Damaged bins and silos after a flood are exactly where bulk recovery trailers earn their keep.
• The city is an interchange point for four railroads: the Union Pacific, the Canadian National, the Iowa Northern and the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway (CRANDIC).
• The CRANDIC began in 1904 as an electric passenger line to Iowa City and today is a short-line freight railroad with about 60 miles of main line, which is why rail-to-truck transloading is common here.

Liquid bulk trucking to and from Cedar Rapids

Food-grade, kosher-approved, insulated, smooth-bore stainless steel tankers with stainless pumps. Bulk sweeteners and other liquid ingredients are a natural fit for the Cedar Rapids corn-processing corridor. Liquid products we haul include liquid sweeteners such as corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup and glucose and dextrose syrups, edible oils such as soybean oil, and lecithin. Details: Liquid bulk trucking.

Dry bulk trucking to and from Cedar Rapids

Heil aluminum pneumatic trailers for food-grade powders and similar ingredients, with exterior ribs so there are no interior ledges. Dry products we haul include flours, starches, corn grits and meal, sugars and oat products. Details: Dry bulk trucking.

Rail-to-truck transloading in the Cedar Rapids area

Rail-to-truck transfer using trailers with factory-installed dust collectors, done from ground level. We transload in Cedar Rapids, and we are open to other sites: ask us about your rail site. Details: Transloading.

Bulk recovery in the Cedar Rapids area

Vacuum trailers for damaged bins, silos and railcars, railcar cleanout and rebalancing, and plant recovery after floods or natural disasters. We send a driver, truck and trailer, typically within 24 to 48 hours, and we prefer your account be set up ahead of time. Cedar Rapids has seen what the Cedar River can do. Details: Bulk recovery.

Drive for Jensen out of Cedar Rapids

Our current CDL openings load in Cedar Rapids: full time, a 6-day drop-and-hook lane that is home daily, and part-time options. See current openings.

Ready to talk lanes? Request a quote or call 1-800-772-1734. For immediate needs, phone is fastest.

Other areas: Independence headquarters – Keokuk service area – Eddyville service area – Decatur service area – All areas