Food-Grade Liquid Bulk Trucking from Iowa

Jensen Transport has hauled liquid bulk ingredients since 1930, when Elmer Jensen started out hauling corn syrup across the country and into Canada. Today our liquid fleet moves food ingredients for plant logistics teams that cannot afford a late or contaminated load.

What our liquid service is

Food-grade liquid bulk tanker service, loaded at your plant and delivered to the customer’s receiving point. We take care of the sweetener needs of some of the largest suppliers of bulk sweetener in the world.

Equipment

• Every liquid trailer is food-grade and kosher approved.
• Smooth-bore stainless steel tanks, so the inside can be inspected visually without guessing.
• Trouble-free stainless steel pumps.
• Insulated trailers.
• Liquid sweetener loads of up to 52,000 lbs.

Products we haul

Liquid products we haul include:

• Liquid sweeteners: corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, glucose syrup, dextrose syrup, fructose syrups, liquid sugar and invert sugar, liquid maltodextrin, and sweetener blends.
• Polyols: sorbitol, maltitol and similar hydrogenated glucose syrups.
• Edible oils: refined food-grade vegetable oils, including soybean oil.
• Lecithin.
• Other food-grade liquid ingredients: such as glycerin and liquid citric acid.

Not sure, or don’t see your product? If your liquid or dry product isn’t on our list, or you’re not sure it’s a fit, contact us. Call 1-800-772-1734 or send us a message and we’ll tell you whether we can haul it.

Food-safety standards

Food-grade, kosher-approved equipment is the baseline, not an upgrade. Our food hauling follows the FSMA Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food rule.

Wash and inspection between loads

Before a trailer is loaded with food-grade product, it is washed to the shipper’s requirements for the load it just carried, and the wash is documented on a wash ticket. The trailer is inspected before loading. We check the prior-load history against the shipper’s approved priors list, so a trailer loads only if what it hauled last is on that list. If a prior load calls for a more thorough wash, that is done before the trailer is cleared to load. The exact steps depend on each shipper’s requirements, and we follow them.

Dedicated trailers available. For shippers who want added food safety and product security, we can dedicate trailers to your product only, so they never carry anything else. Ask us when you request a quote.

Who it is for

Corn wet millers, sweetener and syrup producers, food and beverage manufacturers and ingredient distributors who ship liquid in bulk, and the plant logistics and purchasing managers who answer for those loads. People all over the country enjoy the care we take delivering ingredients made right here in the USA. We support Midwest farmers by hauling the food ingredients made from the corn and soybeans they grow, and we help put food on the table for millions.

Areas served

We run from our headquarters in Independence, Iowa and serve shippers in Cedar Rapids, Keokuk and Eddyville, Iowa, and Decatur, Illinois. We are a regional carrier: most of our freight runs across the Midwest, and we also haul into Canada. See all areas we serve.

Liquid trucking FAQ

Are your liquid trailers kosher approved? Yes. Every liquid trailer in our fleet is food-grade and kosher approved. Our kosher certification is from the Orthodox Union (OU): download our current kosher certificate.

What are the tanks made of? Smooth-bore stainless steel, with stainless steel pumps.

Are the trailers heated? No. Our liquid trailers are insulated.

How much can a liquid load weigh? Up to 52,000 lbs for liquid sweetener loads.

Do you haul into Canada? Yes. We have hauled into Canada since the early days of the company.

What products do you haul? Liquid sweeteners are our core, along with edible oils, lecithin and other food-grade liquid ingredients. See the list above.

How reliable is delivery? We report 99% on-time pickup and delivery, year after year.

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

Also see: Dry Bulk – Transloading – Recovery