Dresser Equipment Shipping
Now part of Komatsu (brand retired)Source
Also known as International Harvester Payline, Komatsu Dresser, Dressta
Dresser motor graders ship in one 40 ft high cube once the moldboard and ROPS come off, and a TD25 pipelayer takes two high cubes after the boom, counterweight and tracks come off.
Dresser machines we have loaded in containers
6 Dresser 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 · 5 models
| Model | Boxes | Dismantling |
|---|---|---|
| Dresser 870 | 1 × 40 ft high cube | Standard preparation |
| Dresser A400E | 1 × 40 ft high cube | Standard preparation |
| Dresser A450E | 1 × 40 ft high cube | Standard preparation |
| Dresser A500E | 1 × 40 ft high cube | Drive shaft disconnected |
| Dresser A566E AWD | 1 × 40 ft high cube | Standard preparation |
Pipelayers · 1 model
| Model | Boxes | Dismantling |
|---|---|---|
| Dresser TD25B | 2 × 40 ft high cube | 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 Dresser machines for export
- TD-series parts are still made under the Dressta name in Poland; we record the serial plate.
- Pipelayer booms and counterweights are removed, tagged and loaded in the same booking.
- Dresser graders in our records go in one 40 ft high cube with the moldboard and ROPS off.
- TD25 pipelayers take two high cubes once the boom, counterweight and tracks come off.
- IH-era serial formats are recorded for parts.
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 Dresser machines go from the U.S.
The destinations we see most for Dresser equipment, with the import rule that most often catches buyers out.
NigeriaTransit 21-30 daysGraders and dozers; Form M must be opened before the machine ships.
Quote to Nigeria
KazakhstanTransit 35-50 daysPipelayers for pipeline work, via Poti or by rail.
Quote to Kazakhstan
PeruTransit 16-24 daysGraders through Callao.
Quote to Peru
Equipment Types We Ship
Dresser Industries took over International Harvester's construction equipment in 1982 and owned Galion graders. Its graders, TD dozers and pipelayers joined Komatsu Dresser in 1988, and Komatsu owned it fully from 1994.
- Motor graders
- Crawler dozers
- Pipelayers
- Wheel loaders
Why Ship Dresser with Us
- Dresser graders and pipelayers in our own loading records
- Dozer and pipelayer dismantling by our own crews
- Parts notes for TD-series machines, now supported under the Dressta name
Dresser shipping questions
Does a Dresser 870 grader fit in a container?
Yes. In our loading records the 870 goes in one 40 ft high cube with the moldboard and ROPS off.
Dresser 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 Dresser.
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