Shipping from Deanco Auctioneers Headland, Alabama

Deanco Headland at a glance

Deanco Auctioneers sells at 15594 Highway 431 North in Headland, Alabama, just north of Dothan, and holds its 30th annual Headland sale in January 2027. Mobile, about 210 road miles away, is the closest port for containers and flat racks; Brunswick, about 250 miles, handles RoRo.

Site type

Permanent auction yard

Auction company

Deanco Auctioneers

Closest container and flat rack port

Port of Mobile: 211 road miles, about 4 hours by truck

Closest RoRo port

Port of Brunswick (Colonel's Island): 249 road miles, about 5 hours by truck

Equipment sold here

Construction EquipmentTrucks & TrailersAgricultural Equipment

Best export ports from Deanco Headland

Ranked by road distance from the yard gate. We list the closest container port, the closest main gateways with the most direct sailings, Savannah when it is within reach, any rail ramp that is much closer than the coast, and the closest RoRo ports, plus Brunswick, the busiest U.S. RoRo gateway, when it is within reach.

Road miles from OSRM (OpenStreetMap), calculated October 2026. Truck hours assume a 50 mph average for a loaded lowboy, including stops.

Methods from this location

Container is usually the cheapest option, and we do the partial disassembly needed to make the machine fit. How we containerize heavy equipment

What sells at Deanco Headland and how it ships

The cheapest way to ship a typical unit of each machine type sold here, whole and without disassembly, and the port it leaves from.

Smaller units often fit a container, and partial disassembly can move a machine down a rung. Your quote uses the lot's actual dimensions.

After you win at Deanco Auctioneers

1. 1Read the payment and removal dates in the terms of the sale you bought at; they are set per sale.
2. 2Send us the invoice, the sale site and the platform you bid on, so the internet fee is checked against the right cap.
3. 3We collect the machine, load it with our own carrier and take it to the port, or first to our facility if it needs partial disassembly to fit a container.
4. 4We file the export declaration (EEI) in the Automated Export System. It is required when any Schedule B line is worth more than $2,500 or needs an export license, and its ITN confirmation goes to the carrier at least 24 hours before the vessel loads.
5. 5For titled machines and vehicles, the original title and the EEI go to U.S. Customs at the port at least 72 hours before export. Without them the unit cannot sail.
6. 6We send you the bill of lading and the documents your customs broker needs to clear the machine at destination.

How we work with Deanco Headland

• We call the Headland site (334-693-2540) before dispatch to confirm the release and the loading hours for that sale, because Deanco prints them per sale.
• Deanco takes online bids on three platforms with different internet fees, so we check the fee on the invoice against the platform you bid on.

At every yard we book the pickup, load with our own insured carriers, block and brace the machine, file the export declaration, and take it apart for a container when that is cheaper than shipping it whole.

Common destinations from Deanco Headland

Container and flat rack services reach all of these. RoRo depends on the lane from the East and Gulf Coast, so it is shown separately.

Destination	Ocean transit	RoRo from this coast
Nigeria	21-30 days	Regular sailings
Ghana	20-28 days	Regular sailings
Egypt	18-25 days	Regular sailings
Saudi Arabia	18-25 days	Regular sailings
Guatemala	10-16 days	Regular sailings
Honduras	10-16 days	Regular sailings
Colombia	12-18 days	Regular sailings
Germany	14-21 days	Regular sailings

Transit times are typical port-to-port ranges. Every quote confirms the current schedule.

Common mistakes to avoid

• Bidding on Proxibid or Equipment Facts without allowing for the 3% internet fee, capped at $1,200, instead of 2.5% on Deanco Live.
• Sending the truck to the Dothan home office instead of the Headland sale site on Highway 431.

Frequently Asked Questions