Food-Grade Bulk Trucking Serving Decatur, Illinois

Jensen Transport serves shippers in Decatur, Illinois, a major corn and soybean processing center in central Illinois. We run to Decatur from our Independence, Iowa headquarters.

Serving Decatur

Decatur is about 303 road miles from our Independence headquarters, around six hours of driving. Main phone: 1-800-772-1734.

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Where Decatur sits

Decatur is the seat of Macon County in central Illinois, on the Sangamon River and Lake Decatur, and is long known as a soybean and corn processing city. Interstate 72 and US-36 and US-51 meet there, which makes it a natural hub for bulk food-grade freight across the Midwest. It is our southernmost service area, so we plan these lanes with the shipper in advance.

Local facts: Decatur

• For much of the 20th century Decatur was known as “The Soybean Capital of the World.” At one time more than a third of the world’s soybeans were processed there.
• Lake Decatur, about 2,800 acres, was created in the early 1920s by damming the Sangamon River, largely to supply water to the city’s corn-refining industry.
• Two Class I railroads, the Canadian National and the Norfolk Southern, serve Decatur, along with three short lines, including the Decatur Junction Railway, which mainly hauls grain, fertilizer and plastics.
• Decatur is the Macon County seat, with 70,522 residents in 2020, and is reached by I-72, US-51, US-36 and Illinois Routes 48, 105 and 121.

Liquid trucking to and from Decatur

Food-grade, kosher-approved, insulated, smooth-bore stainless steel tankers with stainless pumps, for the sweeteners and edible oils that come out of corn and soy processing. 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 to and from Decatur

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

Transloading to and from Decatur

Rail-to-truck transfer with dust-collector trailers, from ground level. Ask us about your rail site in the Decatur area. Details: Transloading.

Recovery to and from Decatur

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. Details: Bulk recovery.

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

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