TCM Equipment Shipping
Now part of Hitachi Construction Machinery (wheel loaders)Source
Also known as Toyo Umpanki, UniCarriers (forklifts), Hitachi (loaders after 2010)
Compact TCM wheel loaders fit a 20 ft container with the bucket off, and mid-size loaders take one 40 ft high cube. Hitachi has supported TCM loaders since 2010.
TCM machines we have loaded in containers
3 TCM 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 · 3 models
| Model | Boxes | Dismantling |
|---|---|---|
| TCM 806 | 1 × 20 ft container | Standard preparation |
| TCM 810A | 1 × 20 ft container | Standard preparation |
| TCM 870 | 1 × 40 ft high cube (overweight permit) | 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 TCM machines for export
- The bucket comes off and is loaded in the same box.
- Forklift masts are lowered or removed, and LPG cylinders are removed and certified empty.
- Compact TCM loaders fit a 20 ft container with the bucket off.
- Mid-size loaders such as the 870 take one 40 ft high cube.
- Forklifts ship with the mast lowered or removed.
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 TCM machines go from the U.S.
The destinations we see most for TCM equipment, with the import rule that most often catches buyers out.
PhilippinesTransit 18-28 daysCompact loaders for farms and yards, to Manila or Cebu.
Quote to Philippines
VietnamTransit 18-28 daysLoaders through Hai Phong.
Quote to Vietnam
GhanaTransit 20-28 daysLoaders in containers to Tema.
Quote to Ghana
Equipment Types We Ship
TCM built Japan's first domestic wheel loader in 1960. Its loader business moved into Hitachi Construction Machinery in 2010, while TCM forklifts went to UniCarriers and later Mitsubishi Logisnext.
- Wheel loaders
- Forklifts
- Snow-removal machines
Why Ship TCM with Us
- TCM loaders in our own loading records
- Plans that use a 20 ft box where it fits
- Parts notes for buyers who source through Hitachi
TCM shipping questions
Does a TCM 810 loader fit in a 20 ft container?
In our loading records the TCM 806 and 810A go in one 20 ft container with the bucket off. Larger loaders take a 40 ft high cube.
TCM 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 TCM.
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