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"Producing Premium Quality Production Dorset Sheep"

LIVESTOCK TRANSPORT



Edgar Ranch custom transports sheep, goats, alpacas, llamas, horses, and other animals long distances. We have a 31 foot aluminum double deck trailer. The trailer has six compartments with the deck in. When the deck is removed the trailer has three box stalls ten foot by six foot eight inches. The trailer is closable, as we travel, allowing transport in changing or unstable weather. We carry a loading ramp for loading to and unloading from the top deck and the bottom deck. We will transport an entire load for you or individual animals. We take great pride in delivering your animals on time and in excellent condition. Please use the phone number or e-mail below to communicate with us.

RATES

Edgar Ranch currently charges $3.75 per loaded mile for exclusive use of the whole trailer or $1.88 per round trip mile.

KEN SMOKER GRADED GOAT AUCTION

We transport market stock to Parkesburg, Pennsylvania for producers. We pick up at your location. We arrive at Ken Smoker Graded Goat Auction late Thursday night. Your sheep and/or goats are unloaded and placed in roomy pens. The pens have large square hay feeders and automatic waterers. Your animals are graded Friday morning and sell about 3:00 Friday afternoon. The transportation charge can be deducted from your sales check.

FARM MOVES

Over the last several years, moving small farm families has become a large part of our business. We transport the families' animals and in many cases, their farm and household goods, to their new farm. Often times the family accompanies the trailer making a caravan. Our longest farm relocation trip has been from southern California to Alabama. Our largest trip has been three full loads for one family.



Stock trailer open


Stock trailer closed


DELIVERY SERVICE

Edgar Ranch provides a delivery service. This service involves picking the animal/animals up at an agreed location and transporting them to their new location.

SMALL ANIMAL FEES
(Sheep, Goats, Livestock Guarding Dogs)

  • The compartment fee is $1000.00 for the first 1000 miles. Please add $225.00 for each additional 500 loaded miles. There are six ten foot by six foot eight inch compartments in the trailer.

LARGE ANIMAL FEES
(Alpacas, Horses, Cattle, Minicows, Llamas)

  • Note on trailer space: I recently hauled three loads of Llamas from Wisconsin to North Carolina. The trailer will comfortably haul twenty mature unsheared Llamas per load long distance.

EDGAR RANCH TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION

Complete contact information is needed to confirm a ride on a route. I need the cell phone numbers and/or landline numbers of the pickup and delivery persons. I need complete physical addresses of the pickup and delivery points. One half of the projected fee is due in advance to confirm space on a trip. The remaining one half is due in cash at delivery.

The full projected fee is due before a trip which involves a farm move. The fee must be cash, wire transfer, or a check if received enough in advance of the trip to clear the bank.

TO KNOW

I carry fresh high quality water on the trailer. The trailer is bedded with shavings and/or straw. Each customer must provide hay to feed their animals.

I stop at least 10 hours every travel day providing quiet/no movement for the animals and rest for me.

The trailer has triple rubber axles. The ride is extremely smooth. Water does not slosh out of the buckets as we travel. This means much less fatigue for your animals.

I have the ability to provide cooling fans for heat sensitive animals. This is usually not necessary since the trailer is very open in the summer.

I have the ability to transport animals with no physical contact with any other animal. I have done this for clients with high value livestock. I charge a small extra fee for this service if the client wants a new water bucket. The destination customer keeps the bucket at delivery.

I will milk lactating animals. I have a Caprine System milking machine on board. On one of my recent trips I milked twenty-five does two times per day.

The charge for milking lactating animals is $5 per milking per animal. Milking is on twelve hour intervals.

I am accessible nearly all the time via cell phone.

I check emails each day via on board computer.

The truck and trailer occupy about the same space as a semi. If you have a difficult entrance or location, you will need to meet me at an accessible location.

The trailer is cleaned after each trip. The deck is completely removed. The trailer and deck are cleaned of all solids. Then the trailer and both sides of the deck are power washed.

HEALTH REQUIREMENTS

Delivery Service animals need health papers which may include state entrance numbers, and in some cases blood tests and/or vaccinations for interstate delivery. Please plan ahead for these vet services. They always take longer than you think.

HAULING CREDENTIALS

  • Class A CDL-Ohio
  • DOT Medical Exam-Current
  • First load hauled 1974 (Finn x Rambouillet Ewe Lambs Minnesota to Ohio)
  • Mid 1970s Principal Driver for Ryan Farms - Standard Bred Race Horses
  • Tens of thousands of miles driven for Edgar Ranch and customers
  • Safety is our goal
  • Never lost an animal on a load

MILAGE CALCULATIONS

Mileage for the delivery service is calculated using MAPQUEST. MAPQUEST.COM provides point to point driving directions and mileage.

TENATIVE ROUTES

If you need transportation, please contact me as soon as possible. I can put riders together to make your delivery possible. I would like the opportunity to provide for your professional transportation needs.

If you would like to receive my email list of Tenative Routes, please send me an email requesting that.

PRIVACY POLICY

Edgar Ranch does not disclose the names of our clients or their addresses.




Russ Edgar
16850 North Liberty Road
Fredericktown, Ohio 43019
740-485-0195 (Russ)


Russ Edgar russ@edgarsheepandgoats.com


edgarsheepandgoats.com


This page last updated by Russ Edgar May 12, 2011

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