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  Two thousand miles. That’s a lot of road, but no trip is too far for the TanTara Transportation Company.   The Muscatine trucking crew sang “We got a great big convoy” as their Hawk Truck hit their highway last September, bound for the first Iowa Hawkeye away game at Rutgers. That trip marked the […]

Looking for a professional and reliable freight carrier in Iowa or in the Midwest? TanTara Transportation is a family-owned transportation company and we’ve been hauling freight for more than 35 years. If you travel down I-80, you’ve probably seen our trucks. Companies trust TanTara to carry their inventory and supplies. They value our experience, shipping […]

June 28th, 2016 marked a proud day in TanTara history. Over the past 3 years we have seen many exciting changes to our facilities as we have continued with building renovations and additions.  All of us at TanTara thought it important that as the building grew, the flagpoles should as well. For 20 years the American […]

This edition of the Top 5 is dedicated towards the continued celebration of our 35 year anniversary in 2016! TanTara had a driver struck by lightning TWICE and he survived both times! Mike Riggan was shot at, not once but twice in a three month period in 1983 during the Trucker Strike. The first time […]

Pictured above:  Mike Schwickerath with TanTara President, Mike Riggan, and Safety Director, Dave Riggan.  Our 2nd quarter TopGun meeting was held on April 8th in Muscatine.  Priority on the agenda for this meeting was the induction of Mike Schwickerath as the newest addition to the team of TopGun drivers!  Mike’s induction comes as a result […]

For Immediate Release: South Sioux City, Nebraska – TanTara Transportation Corp. was presented a Platinum award by Great West Casualty Company as part of the 2015 National Safety Awards Program. TanTara Transportation Corp. is a veteran owned trucking company based in Muscatine, Iowa and is currently celebrating its 35th year in business. The National Safety […]

Our first quarter 2016 TopGun meeting was held on March 4th in Muscatine. The meeting was brought into session with the induction of our newest TopGun, Scott Moore!  Joining the company in January of 2014, Scott recently celebrated 2 years with TanTara. Scott has played an instrumental role in our oversized division and also shows […]

If you’ve ever hired a moving company, you know it’s important to talk with several businesses, ask for price quotes, and check referrals. When you receive cost estimates, you also know you get a wide variety of prices. But when it comes to your personal household items, do you automatically take the lowest bid or […]

   35 Years of Experience and Integrity TanTara is a premier Iowa transportation company.  At TanTara, we keep our promises. When we give you our word, you can rely on us to complete the job. We have a wide range of trucks and trailers for all your company’s transportation needs. If we don’t have what […]

2016 In Review While many are creating their lists of New Year’s resolutions to cast in preparation for the clocks to turn over on January 1, we at TanTara are ready to turn the page to our 36th year in business. That’s right, 2016 was our 35th year of trucking at TanTara Transportation Corp.! To […]