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 $2.40 per loaded mile for exclusive use of the whole trailer.

NEW HOLLAND

We transport market stock to New Holland, Pennsylvania for producers. We pick up full loads at your location. We arrive at New Holland Sale Stables early Sunday afternoon. Your animals are off loaded, penned, fed, and watered upon arrival. I check their water and hay in the early evening and again in the late evening before I sleep. By the following morning your animals will show little evidence of being hauled. Goats sell Monday at 9:00 eastern time and sheep sell one hour after the goat sale ends which is usually in the mid to late afternoon. The transportation charge can be deducted from your sales check.

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 fee is $650 for the first animal for 1000 miles. Please add $100 for each additional 500 loaded miles. Each additional animal is $65.00.

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 eighteen mature unsheared Llamas per load.

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 to confirm space on a trip. The remaining one half is due in cash at delivery.

TO KNOW

I carry fresh high quality water on the trailer. The trailer is bedded with shavings. 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.

Special BVD Note ALPACAS need:

• Completed Edgar Ranch Transportation Contract
• A copy of your vet certificate indicating animal being shipped has tested negative to any of the vet recommended tests available, Tests include the PCR, SN or VI test.
• Health records dated showing testing and negative results for the above tests.
• Health Papers for destination State.

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

I have a trip from Ohio to the west coast of Oregon for September 15. The trip start is Mount Vernon, Ohio with stops in Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Michigan, Colorado, California, and Nebraska. Room is available going west and east at this time.

I have a client looking for a Border Cheviot breeding ram to be delivered on this trip. If you have something that might work, please email me privately and I will forward the information to them.

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.

Russ Edgar
13745 North Liberty Road
Mount Vernon Ohio 43050
740-485-0195 (Russ)

Russ Edgar russ@edgarsheepandgoats.com

This page last updated by Russ Edgar July 1, 2009

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