KEEPING CFS MOVING The Impact of Our Transportation Team
Darren Ohl, Transportation Manager CFS
While grain origination and pricing strategies are key to our success, none of it would be possible without the logistical backbone of CFS, our transportation team. This team ensures that grain, feed, fertilizer, and other essential products move efficiently across our service area. From farm pickups to major regional deliveries, their work is essential in keeping our supply chain running smoothly.
EXPANDING ON-FARM GRAIN PICKUPS
One of the most valuable services we provide to our patrons is on-farm grain pickup, offering convenience and efficiency during both harvest and storage seasons. In 2023, CFS trucks picked up 750,000 bushels of grain from 85 different farm sites, equivalent to approximately 790 semi loads. In 2024, demand for this service grew significantly, with our fleet handling 1.3 million bushels across 84 farms, amounting to roughly 1,365 semi loads. This growth highlights the increasing role our transportation network plays in helping farmers move grain efficiently from their bins or their fields to market.
MORE THAN JUST GRAIN Beyond grain transportation, our fleet plays a critical role in supporting other aspects of CFS operations. Since May 2024, our division has transported 37 tanker loads of diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) from Sioux City and East Dubuque, helping keep equipment running cleanly and efficiently. Our side dump trailer has hauled 60 loads of gravel, while our lowboy trailer has completed approximately 35 heavy equipment moves, supporting internal needs. To further our agronomic efforts, our hoppers, and tankers transported 1,033 loads of liquid and dry fertilizer. In Feed we kept our grain hoppers loaded both ways delivering 10,220 loads of feed ingredients. Last, but certainly not least, more than 15,000 loads of grain were shipped to local end users.
REACHING ACROSS THE MIDWEST CFS trucks cover an extensive territory, making regular stops at key agricultural and industrial hubs, including: · Minnesota: St. Paul, Willmar · South Dakota: Garretson, Lennox · Iowa: Sioux City, Fort Dodge, Mason City · Illinois: East Dubuque These routes support our grain marketing efforts, feed ingredient purchases and energy products, and ensure that vital inputs like fertilizer, fuel, and feed reach their destinations on time.
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