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Agricultural Freight Specialists

We Don't Just Move
Ag Freight. We Understand It.

Harvest doesn't wait. Neither do we. COSO Logistics is built from the ground up for agricultural and bulk commodity transportation — hopper bottoms, belts, end dumps, and the expertise to keep America's supply chain moving when it matters most.

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97,000+
Loads Moved
1,500+
Vetted Carriers
150+
Commodities Hauled
24/7
Dispatch Coverage

Agriculture Is a Different Game

Most freight brokerages treat ag loads like any other shipment. We know better. Agricultural freight has rules that don't apply anywhere else:

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Harvest Waits for Nobody

When combines are running and elevators are filling, you need trucks today — not tomorrow. We pre-position capacity in grain corridors weeks before harvest so you never scramble for coverage.

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Equipment Isn't Interchangeable

You can't put soybeans in a flatbed. We know the difference between a hopper bottom, a pneumatic, a belt trailer, and a walking floor — and which one your commodity actually needs.

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Compliance Is Non-Negotiable

Food-grade loads, organic certifications, IP commodities, FSMA regulations — we handle the documentation and carrier vetting so your product arrives compliant and your operation stays audit-ready.

What We Move

Agricultural commodities are our foundation. Every load gets a carrier who understands the product, the equipment, and the urgency.

🌽 Grain & Oilseeds

Corn, soybeans, wheat, sorghum, barley, oats. From country elevators to river terminals, processing plants to export facilities. The backbone of what we do.

🪴 Feed & Byproducts

DDGS, soybean meal, distillers grains, feed ingredients. Ethanol plants, feed mills, and livestock operations depend on reliable delivery schedules we build and maintain.

🌿 Specialty & Organic

Non-GMO, certified organic, identity-preserved commodities, specialty crops. We match these loads with carriers who meet food-grade and IP handling standards.

💦 Fertilizer & Chemicals

Dry and liquid fertilizer, agricultural chemicals, and soil amendments. Pre-season and in-season programs that keep retailers and distributors stocked.

♻️ Bulk Industrial

Aggregates, sand, gravel, construction materials, and industrial byproducts. Same equipment expertise, same reliability — extended beyond the farm gate.

🏭 Food-Grade Ingredients

Premium agricultural ingredients for food manufacturers. Clean trailers, documented wash-outs, and carriers vetted to food-safety standards.

Equipment We Know Inside and Out

We don't guess on equipment. Every load gets matched to the right trailer type, the right carrier, and the right specs for the commodity.

Hopper Bottom
Grain, oilseeds, feed
Belt Trailer
Wet or sticky materials
End Dump
Aggregates, construction
Walking Floor
Light bulk, biomass
Tanker
Liquid commodities
Pneumatic
Powder, flour, cement

Rail. Barge. Truck. We Coordinate All Three.

Agricultural supply chains don't run on one mode. Grain moves from a country elevator to a shuttle train, transloads at a river terminal, barges down the Mississippi, and trucks the last mile to an export facility. We manage the handoffs that most brokers won't touch.

Transloading Coordination

Rail-to-truck, barge-to-truck, plant-to-rail. We schedule the trucks, coordinate with terminal operators, and keep throughput moving so your facility doesn't back up.

Terminal Operations Support

Shuttle train unloads, barge loading windows, cross-dock coordination. We understand demurrage clocks and detention costs — and we move fast to avoid them.

High-Volume Programs

Seasonal harvest programs, continuous plant supply, export commitments. We build capacity plans weeks in advance so you have trucks when you need hundreds of them.

Coverage Network

The Corn Belt Runs on COSO Lanes

Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Ohio, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Wisconsin, South Dakota, North Dakota — we operate in the heart of American agriculture. Our carrier network is built for these corridors because this is where we started and where we go deep.

97,000+
Loads Moved
1,500+
Vetted Carriers
150+
Commodities

Your Freight Deserves a Broker Who Gets Agriculture

Whether it's one load from a country elevator or a 200-truck harvest program, COSO Logistics has the carriers, the equipment knowledge, and the ag industry expertise to move your product safely, on time, and at a fair rate.

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USDOT 3322728 · MC-1057599 · Mokena, IL · (815) 412-0943