Key facts
Iowa service, stated plainly
- Goldmax serves Iowa from Elmhurst, Illinois with same-day service to the Quad Cities and next-day service to Des Moines, Cedar Rapids and Council Bluffs.
- Chicago to Des Moines is a scheduled 334-mile lane, Monday through Friday, often run as a loop with Kansas City or Minneapolis.
What we run here
Goldmax in Iowa
- Markets served
- Des Moines and Ankeny; Cedar Rapids–Iowa City; the Quad Cities; Waterloo; Council Bluffs–Omaha
- Freight corridors
- I-80 Chicago–Quad Cities–Des Moines–Omaha, I-380 Cedar Rapids
- Transit
- Same day to the Quad Cities; next day to Des Moines, Cedar Rapids and Council Bluffs
- Typical service
- Regional next-day truckload, full truckload, direct LTL
- Equipment
- 53ft dry vans, regional tractors; drop trailers at Chicago origin
- Industries
- Agricultural equipment and parts, food and beverage (dry), packaging, consumer goods distribution
- Nearest facility
- Elmhurst, IL
Scheduled lanes touching Iowa
Services available
Iowa shipping questions
How fast can Goldmax deliver in Iowa?
Same day to the Quad Cities; next day to Des Moines, Cedar Rapids and Council Bluffs. ETAs are recalculated live in GMAT.ONE and shared on a tracking link with no login.
Do you have trucks based in Iowa?
Iowa is served from our Elmhurst, IL yard on scheduled lanes. Drivers on these lanes run them weekly and know the docks.
Is Iowa freight brokered out?
No. Goldmax is asset-based. Every load moves on a Goldmax tractor and trailer with a Goldmax driver.
What equipment do you run in Iowa?
53ft dry vans, regional tractors; drop trailers at Chicago origin. We do not run reefer or flatbed.
Elsewhere in our service area
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