Clark Michigan Equipment Shipping
Now part of Volvo Construction Equipment (brand retired)Source
Also known as Michigan, VME, Volvo Construction Equipment
Small Clark Michigan loaders fit a 20 ft container, and large ones such as the 275B ship in two 40 ft high cubes plus a 20 ft after the cab, bucket and arms come off. Michigan became part of Volvo in 1995.
Clark Michigan machines we have loaded in containers
2 Clark Michigan 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.
Wheel loaders · 2 models
| Model | Boxes | Dismantling |
|---|---|---|
| Clark Michigan 55 | 1 × 20 ft container | Standard preparation |
| Clark Michigan 275B | 2 × 40 ft high cube + 1 × 20 ft container | Standard preparation |
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 Clark Michigan machines for export
- Large loaders come apart at the cab, bucket and arms; every pin is tagged and crated.
- Michigan parts history runs through Volvo; we record the serial plate.
- Small Michigan loaders such as the 55 fit a 20 ft container.
- Large loaders such as the 275B take two 40 ft high cubes and a 20 ft once the cab, bucket and arms come off.
- Older machines get a hydraulic and brake check before loading.
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 Clark Michigan machines go from the U.S.
The destinations we see most for Clark Michigan equipment, with the import rule that most often catches buyers out.
NigeriaTransit 21-30 daysLoaders for quarries; Form M must be opened before the machine ships.
Quote to Nigeria
ChileTransit 21-28 daysLarge loaders for mining, through San Antonio.
Quote to Chile
PhilippinesTransit 18-28 daysLoaders for ports and quarries, to Manila.
Quote to Philippines
Equipment Types We Ship
Clark built Michigan wheel loaders in Benton Harbor, Michigan, from 1954. The line merged with Volvo BM in 1985 and became part of Volvo Construction Equipment in 1995, and Michigan loaders still work in quarries and ports.
- Wheel loaders
- Wheel dozers
- Scrapers
Why Ship Clark Michigan with Us
- Michigan loaders in our own loading records
- Dismantling of large loaders into container loads
- Parts notes for buyers who source through Volvo
Clark Michigan shipping questions
How do you ship a Michigan 275B loader?
In our loading records the 275B ships in two 40 ft high cubes and one 20 ft container once the cab, bucket and arms come off.
Clark Michigan 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 Clark Michigan.
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