Shipping Asphalt Plants and Hot Mix Equipment
Asphalt plants turn aggregate and bitumen into the hot mix that paves roads, runways, and yards. A plant is really a train of connected equipment, from cold feed bins and a rotating dryer through the mixer, baghouse, and storage silos, and each unit is an oversize or heavy piece. Texas International Freight ships asphalt plants worldwide from the US Gulf as breakbulk and project cargo. Are you exporting a complete plant, or moving a used batch plant to a new site?
Asphalt Plant Equipment We Ship
We handle batch and drum-mix plants and the components that make up a hot mix installation.
- Batch plants and continuous drum-mix plants
- Rotating dryers and drum mixers
- Cold feed bins, screens, and conveyors
- Baghouse dust collectors and exhaust ducting
- Hot aggregate bins, pug mills, and mixing towers
- Bitumen tanks, burners, control cabins, and skid-mounted modules
A plant ships as separate modules, with the dryer drum, mixing tower, silos, and baghouse each moving as its own unit and reassembling into the production line on site.
How Asphalt Plants Ship
The rotating dryer, mixing tower sections, silos, and baghouse are long or tall units that move as breakbulk, on flat rack and open-top equipment, or on a chartered vessel for a full plant. Cold feed bins, conveyors, burners, and control cabins ship on flat rack or in containers with full blocking and bracing. We plan the mode for each module by length, diameter, and weight.
Our team handles export packing, protection for burners, drives, and control cabins, and cradle support for the dryer drum to hold it round. We block, brace, and lash every module for ocean transit. Because a plant ships as a set of modules, we run the project logistics from factory or dismantled site through port handling to delivery. Plants that pair with aggregate processing often ship alongside crushers in the same program. New plant modules ship clean and empty as general cargo, so dangerous goods handling is not normally required.
Documentation and Customs
Each shipment travels with a commercial invoice, packing list, and ocean bill of lading. We prepare a certificate of origin where the destination requires one and assign the correct Harmonized System code to the dryer, mixer, silos, and controls so duties are assessed accurately. Acting as your customs broker, we manage clearance at origin and destination and keep documents matched to each module.
Texas International Freight ships asphalt plants worldwide from our Houston base at 11511 Katy Fwy #320, Houston, TX 77079. Call +1 877-489-9184, email ship@txintlfreight.com, or use our contact page for a quote.
How is an asphalt plant shipped overseas?
A plant ships as separate modules. The dryer, mixing tower, silos, and baghouse move as breakbulk or on flat rack and open-top equipment, while bins, conveyors, and cabins ship on flat rack or in containers, then reassemble on site.
Can you ship a complete asphalt plant?
Yes. We consolidate the dryer, mixer, bins, baghouse, silos, and controls into one project shipment and coordinate collection, port handling, and site delivery.
Can you move a used batch plant to a new site?
Yes. We plan the dismantling sequence and mode for each module, then handle export packing, ocean transport, and delivery to the new location.
What documents are needed to ship an asphalt plant?
A commercial invoice, packing list, and bill of lading, plus a certificate of origin where required and the correct Harmonized System code for each module.
Where does Texas International Freight ship asphalt plants from?
From the US Gulf, handled through our Houston base, to road, paving, and construction projects worldwide.
