Morrissey's Horse Pullmans
Weekly trips to Kentucky
Morrissey’s services the entire East Coast, we provide both local and long distance transport. Our primary runs are from the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states into and out of Kentucky. We have frequent runs from the Lexington/Louisville area into and out of the Carolinas. We can also transport your horses to or from Florida to any of these locations. In addition to our long haul tractor trailers we also have 6 horse vans and a pickup truck with a gooseneck trailer for local vanning in the tri-state area.
The majority of our trips utilize two drivers. These drivers are screened for drug or alcohol use prior to employment and randomly tested thereafter by an outside source. They are required to meet rigorous standards put forth both by our company, the USDOT and our insurance company. Every driver is required to have at least three years experience driving a tractor trailer and most of our drivers have 20+ years behind the wheel. They are required to keep log books and not allowed to drive more than 14 hours in one day or more than 70 hours in an eight day period.
We can accommodate your horse in a box stall or a stall and a half (cross tied in a stall – usually standing next to another horse) These stalls are half the width of the trailer and approximately 7 feet long. A box stall is generally 8’ x 8’.
Long distance trips now have cameras installed in the trailers to watch your horses, additionally attendants are available upon request. The trucks generally stop every four to five hours to water the horses. This gives the horses an opportunity to rest without vibration of the vehicle on their legs and body. Water buckets can also be hung in box stalls. Hay nets are hung for your horse or can be ground fed if the horse is in a box stall. Hay can be supplied by us or you can provide your own. Stalls are bedded with clean wheat straw. Every trailer is steam cleaned and disinfected after each trip.
We have agents and local transportation available in Lexington, Kentucky and in the Middleburg, Virginia area.