Shipping from Yoder & Frey Houston (Sealy), Texas

Yoder & Frey Houston at a glance

Yoder & Frey's Houston yard is at 7044 Interstate 10 in Sealy, Texas, about 50 miles west of downtown Houston. The Port of Houston, about 80 road miles away, takes containers, flat racks and RoRo, and Freeport is about 90 miles for RoRo.

Site type

Permanent auction yard

Auction company

Yoder & Frey AuctioneersEuro Auctions Group (since 2017)

Closest port for container, flat rack and RoRo

Port of Houston: 80 road miles, about 1.5 hours by truck

Removal deadline

No later than one week after the auction, except at the Florida yard, where buyers have two weeks.

Equipment sold here

Construction EquipmentEarthmoving EquipmentCranesTrucks & Trailers

Best export ports from Yoder & Frey Houston

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 Yoder & Frey Houston 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 Yoder & Frey

1. 1Pay the invoice before the last day of the sale ends; a check without a bank letter will hold the release.
2. 2Collect the notarized export invoice and the Passout at the registration office, or ask us to collect them with the machine.
3. 3Send us the invoice, the yard and the lot numbers. We plan the pickup inside one week, or two weeks at Kissimmee.
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 Yoder & Frey Houston

• Removal at Sealy is one week after the auction, not the two weeks allowed in Florida, so we book the truck as soon as the Passout is issued.
• The yard is open Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 pm (979-987-1660), and may open on a Saturday during auction time.

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 Yoder & Frey Houston

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
Saudi Arabia	18-25 days	Regular sailings
United Arab Emirates	20-28 days	Regular sailings
Guatemala	10-16 days	Regular sailings
Colombia	12-18 days	Regular sailings
Chile	16-32 days	Regular sailings
Australia	28-35 days	Regular sailings

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

Common mistakes to avoid

• Planning on the two-week Kissimmee removal window for a Sealy lot; here it is one week.
• Leaving without the notarized export invoice from the registration office, which then has to be requested by mail.

Frequently Asked Questions