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The nature of your occupation may, at times, expose you to risks of injury that are often preventable. Nobody wants to be laid up in the hospital or at home, instead of doing your job and providing for yourself. You may roll your eyes at some of these obvious safety reminders, but if it sparks […]

Kenny De Witt Joins The Veterans Apprenticeship Program Saying TanTara Transportation is a welcoming environment for veterans and U.S. Service members is an understatement. This company was founded by Vietnam war veteran Mike Riggan, whose son Dave is TanTara’s Safety Director and an Iraq war veteran. We know the difficulties that can accompany transitioning back […]

Transition To OTR Trucking Mark Devol was no stranger to the trucking industry before making his move to join the TanTara Family. As a driver for Pepsi, he spent 24 years behind the wheel, traveling his routes and mastering the art of urban driving with a truck. Since he was comfortable operating a delivery truck […]

TanTara Transportation awarded 13 drivers with our last Quality Consistency Driver jacket to drivers who have earned them in 2017. These jackets are only given to drivers who’ve never gotten one before and have received a semiannual quality consistency bonus twice in a row. To receive the bonus drivers must have had no accidents/incidents, good fuel and maintenance […]

The Muscatine trucking crew sang “We got a great big convoy” as their Hawk Truck hit the highway last September, bound for the first Iowa Hawkeye away game at Rutgers. That trip marked the first Big Ten game of the season. Since 1983, President Mike Riggan’s fleet trucking company has hauled Iowa’s football equipment to and from out-of-town games. […]

Drive Excellent Equipment At TanTara, we take pride in our trucks and the way they run and look out on the road. In fact, our trucks and trailers as well as the driver behind the wheel are a huge factor when customers choose to work with TanTara. Our well recognizable fleet of well-maintained trucks and […]

Honest. Friendly. Versatile. Safe. These are just four words that describe our business approach at TanTara Transportation Corporation. For nearly 35 years, we’ve been your “one call does it all” reliable transportation company. We know you have other options when it comes to transporting your freight. There are many names out there in the trucking […]

Ten transportation issues to watch under Trump TanTara Transportation knows the challenges and obstacles that truck drivers face, and most regular motorists just can’t understand. Severe weather conditions, oversized loads, long hours, and government trucking and transportation rules are just a few of the issues you must contend with on a regular basis.   The trucking […]

  Moving Along the Electronic Highway with E-Logs   Truck drivers do much more than simply travel along our nation’s highways and by-ways. They must be highly trained, cautious, and must follow a lot of rules, procedures, and regulations. “There’s a lot of regs . . . and every day there are more regulations,” said […]

Commitment. Dedication. Excellence. These are just three reasons TanTara Transportation was honored with the 2016 Iowa Fleet Maintenance Operation of the Year.   Selected by the Iowa Motor Truck Association (IMTA), the award recognizes a company who excels in maintenance operations. Midwest Wheel Companies sponsors the program. The award honors motor carriers that have made […]