Food-Grade Bulk Trucking Serving Keokuk, Iowa

Jensen Transport loads and hauls out of the Keokuk, Iowa area. Our trucks run there from our Independence headquarters, load, and deliver to customers across the Midwest and beyond.

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Where Keokuk is

Keokuk sits in Lee County, in Iowa’s far southeast corner, where the Mississippi River meets the Missouri and Illinois borders. It is about 157 road miles from our Independence headquarters (around three hours) and about 115 road miles from Cedar Rapids (a little over two hours). Drivers reach it on US-61, US-136 and US-218.

Local facts: Keokuk

• Keokuk is Iowa’s southernmost city, where the Des Moines River meets the Mississippi at the foot of the river’s lower rapids. That spot earned it the nickname “Gate City.”
• Lock and Dam No. 19 was finished in 1913. Its present 1,200-foot lock, run by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, opened in 1957.
• US-61, US-136 and US-218 meet at Keokuk, and US-136 crosses the Mississippi into Hamilton, Illinois on the four-lane Keokuk-Hamilton Bridge, opened in 1985.
• The Keokuk Junction Railway, a short line of about 126 miles, links Keokuk to central and western Illinois and connects with BNSF, Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern and Canadian National.

Liquid trucking to and from Keokuk

Food-grade, kosher-approved, insulated, smooth-bore stainless steel tankers with stainless pumps. We load liquid product in the Keokuk area. 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 Keokuk

Heil aluminum pneumatic food-grade trailers with no interior ledges. Dry products we haul include flours, starches, corn grits and meal, sugars and oat products. Ask us about dry bulk loads in the Keokuk area. Details: Dry bulk trucking.

Transloading to and from Keokuk

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

Recovery to and from Keokuk

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. That matters for plants near a major river. Details: Bulk recovery.

Contact us about Keokuk lanes

Our headquarters is in Independence. Call 1-800-772-1734 or request a quote and tell us your Keokuk-area lanes.

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Other areas: Independence headquarters – Cedar Rapids service area – Eddyville service area – Decatur service area – All areas