Ruan Transportation

Founded in 1934, Standard Forwarding Company offers a range of transportation and trucking services. It maintains a fleet of more than 250 tractors and over 750 trailers. The company provides less-than-truckload services throughout Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Standard Forwarding Company administers a fast forwarding program, as well as offers volume shipment and delivery solutions. The company also operates a store that provides a variety of polo shirts and caps. It has received 2008 Logistics Supplier of the Year award from Deere & Company Supply Management. In addition, Standard Forwarding Company works in partnership with Midland Information Resources.

Living Lands & Waters, headquartered in East Moline, Illinois, is a 501(c)(3) environmental organization founded by Chad Pregracke in 1998. The organization is dedicated to the protection, preservation, and restoration of the nation's major rivers and their watersheds through various initiatives, including river cleanups, tree plantings, and educational workshops. With a unique floating classroom and a commitment to engaging volunteers, Living Lands & Waters has grown to become the only industrial-strength river cleanup organization of its kind in the world. Their impactful projects have resulted in the removal of millions of pounds of trash, the planting of over two million trees, and the education of thousands of students about the ecological and career opportunities associated with the Mississippi River. Generated from the website

ADM Trucking is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM). The organization is a part of ADM s network of transportation providers. ADM Trucking and other ADM subsidiaries own and operate more than 21,000 railcars, 2,310 tractor trailers, 2,100 barges, 75 tow boats and 29 tow boats. The company s multi-faceted fleet provides the capability to transport products in several modes to virtually any place in the world. ADM Trucking s parent company, ADM, is one of the largest agricultural processors in the world. Serving as a link between farmers and consumers, the company takes crops and processes them to make food ingredients, animal feed ingredients, renewable fuels and naturally derived alternatives to industrial chemicals. ADM Trucking is based in Camanche, Iowa.