Shipping from Ritchie Bros. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

RB Pittsburgh at a glance

The Ritchie Bros. Pittsburgh yard at Frankfort Springs, west of Pittsburgh, serves western Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia. Baltimore is the closest port for containers, flat racks and RoRo, with New York/New Jersey for extra container sailings.

Site type

Permanent auction yard

Auction company

Ritchie Bros. AuctioneersRB Global, Inc. (renamed from Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers in May 2023)

Closest port for container, flat rack and RoRo

Port of Baltimore: 281 road miles, about 5.5 hours by truck

Removal deadline

Set per auction (for example, 7 days after the payment date). Lots not in a Ritchie Bros. yard must be removed within 8 business days of the release notice.

Equipment sold here

Construction EquipmentAgricultural MachineryTrucks & TrailersMaterial HandlersRoad Building Equipment

Best export ports from RB Pittsburgh

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 RB Pittsburgh 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 Ritchie Bros.

1. 1Pay the invoice in full within the payment window (usually 7 days). Wire transfers clear fastest; other funds hold the release until they clear.
2. 2Download the invoice and wait for the release. The yard office issues the release ticket our driver needs at the gate.
3. 3Send us the invoice, the lot numbers and the yard. We book the pickup appointment with the yard.
4. 4We 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.
5. 5We 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.
6. 6For 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.
7. 7We send you the bill of lading and the documents your customs broker needs to clear the machine at destination.

How we work with RB Pittsburgh

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 RB Pittsburgh

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
Germany	14-21 days	Regular sailings
United Kingdom	12-18 days	Regular sailings
Morocco	14-21 days	Regular sailings
Israel	18-25 days	Regular sailings

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

Frequently Asked Questions