Champion Equipment Shipping
Now part of Volvo Construction Equipment (brand retired)Source
Also known as Champion Road Machinery, Dominion Road Machinery, Volvo Road Machinery
Champion motor graders ship in one 40 ft high cube once the moldboard, ROPS and any ripper or front blade come off. Volvo bought Champion in 1997, so serial plates may show either name.
Champion machines we have loaded in containers
6 Champion models are in our dismantling and loading records, each with the boxes it went in and the parts that came off. Containers reach more ports and usually cost less than RoRo or flat racks.
Motor graders · 6 models
| Model | Boxes | Dismantling |
|---|---|---|
| Champion 500B | 1 × 40 ft high cube | Drive shaft disconnected |
| Champion 600B | 1 × 40 ft high cube | Standard preparation |
| Champion 710 | 1 × 40 ft high cube | Standard preparation |
| Champion 715 | 1 × 40 ft high cube | Standard preparation |
| Champion 730 | 1 × 40 ft high cube | Standard preparation |
| Champion 780A | 1 × 40 ft high cube | Drive shaft disconnected |
Container, flat rack, RoRo or breakbulk?
We quote in this order because it is usually cheapest first. Most machines that look too big for a box fit once our crew takes off the bucket, boom, cab or wheels; larger ones are taken further apart across several containers, and pieces too big or heavy for a flat rack or roll trailer go breakbulk.
01Container
Best fit- Work needed
- We partially disassemble when needed (bucket, boom, cab, wheels), or take larger machines further apart across several high-cubes and open-tops, then crate, block and lash every part.
- Destinations
- Widest: almost every port worldwide, plus inland delivery by rail.
- Typical cost
- Usually the lowest, with no out-of-gauge surcharges.
- Protection
- Sealed steel box; loose parts and attachments travel locked inside.
- Best for
- Most machines: compact ones as they are, others after partial disassembly, and large ones split across several containers.
02Flat rack
- Work needed
- Ships assembled, blocked and lashed. Surcharges apply when wider than 2.4 m or taller than about 1.95 m.
- Destinations
- Most container ports, on the same vessels as containers.
- Typical cost
- Moderate; rises with every centimetre out of gauge.
- Protection
- Open to the weather; we protect cabs, electronics and hydraulics.
- Best for
- Excavators, dozers and loaders too wide for a container door.
03RoRo
- Work needed
- Drives on assembled; non-runners go on a roll trailer.
- Destinations
- Fewer destinations: regular lanes to Europe, West Africa, the Middle East, Oceania and parts of Latin America.
- Typical cost
- Often competitive for large self-propelled machines where a lane exists.
- Protection
- Below deck, but loose items and attachments cannot ride inside the cab.
- Best for
- Running machines going to a port with regular RoRo sailings.
04Breakbulk
- Work needed
- Lifted aboard piece by piece by ship’s or shore cranes, on its own skids or cradle, then stowed and lashed in the hold or on deck.
- Destinations
- Ports with breakbulk berths and heavy-lift cranes; sailings are booked voyage by voyage.
- Typical cost
- Usually the highest for a single small machine; often the only option for the largest pieces.
- Protection
- In the hold or lashed on deck; we crate, wrap and protect exposed parts.
- Best for
- Pieces too large or heavy for a flat rack or roll trailer: transformers, process modules, mining trucks, crane sections.
Preparing Champion machines for export
- The moldboard, circle and ROPS are removed, tagged and loaded in the same container as the grader.
- Tandem drives and the articulation are locked before lashing.
- Champion graders in our records go in one 40 ft high cube with the moldboard and circle removed or swung in, and the ROPS off.
- Rippers and front blades come off and travel in the same box.
- Long graders are measured at the yard to confirm they fit the 39 ft 4 in (12 m) box length.
Containerizing a machine means taking off the parts that stop it fitting, then crating, labelling and lashing them in the same box. See how we containerize heavy equipment
Where Champion machines go from the U.S.
The destinations we see most for Champion equipment, with the import rule that most often catches buyers out.
NigeriaTransit 21-30 daysGraders for road projects; Form M must be opened before the machine ships.
Quote to Nigeria
BoliviaTransit 30-45 daysLandlocked: containers via Arica, Chile, then by truck.
Quote to Bolivia
GuatemalaTransit 10-16 daysGraders for rural roads through Puerto Quetzal.
Quote to Guatemala
Equipment Types We Ship
Champion Road Machinery built motor graders in Goderich, Ontario, and exported them to more than 95 countries. Volvo bought Champion in 1997, and early Volvo graders are re-badged Champion designs.
- Motor graders
- Articulated graders
Why Ship Champion with Us
- Champion graders in our own loading records, from the 500B to the 780A
- Moldboard and circle removal by crews who do it every week
- One grader per container plans that avoid flat rack costs
Champion shipping questions
Does a Champion 730 grader fit in a container?
Champion graders in our loading records go in one 40 ft high cube with the moldboard and ROPS off. We measure your grader at the yard to confirm.
Champion and its logo are trademarks of their respective owner, shown only to identify the equipment we ship. Seaway Project Cargo is an independent shipper and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Champion.
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