Livestock Truck Wash

Pig inventory is increasing in the United States and transportation of live animals is a key part of the pork production chain. Strict biosecurity practices are crucial to reduce disease spread between farms when moving these animals. Although there are several biosecurity practices in place at the farm level, it is also necessary to provide these practices for external vectors such as trailers used for animal transportation to prevent disease from entering the farms. One way to ensure proper biosecurity standards are met is to wash your trailers at a location that provides services to minimize or eliminate the risk of spreading disease.

Questions?

Find a Truck Wash

Use the interactive map showing publicly available livestock truck washes along with their services and biosecurity practices. The map identifies truck wash locations within the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, and South Dakota with pins.

View the Truck Wash Map

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Static image of the truck wash map.

These basic biosecurity steps should be taken into account while at a truck wash:

  • For the employee – wear appropriate boots and clothing while working, do not cross-contaminate (do not enter a designated clean area with dirty boots or clothing), and keep personal vehicles on the dirty side of the wash.
  • For the driver – enter wash at the designated entrance and leave the wash at the designated exit (if applicable), remain in the cab (if applicable), replace driving shoes with wash shoes if at a self-wash, and follow biosecure trailer entry protocol which is shown in this video.

Research Reports

Livestock Truck Washes were identified through a survey that collected information about the truck wash building and site as well as procedures followed at the truck wash. View the Iowa Truck Wash Survey