Southeast Asia · 2026

Mini Excavator Fleet for a Rental Company in the Philippines

Ten Japanese-brand mini excavators selected, tested and containerised for an equipment rental company expanding into residential construction.

Destination: Philippines
Machines: 10 units
Shipping: 3 × 40HQ containers, Shanghai → Manila
Transit: 24 days port to port

1 The challenge

The customer needed a mixed fleet of 3.5 and 5.5 ton zero-tail-swing machines with matching rubber tracks and quick couplers, delivered before the dry season, without travelling to China.

2 Our solution

We shortlisted 16 machines, sent individual walk-around and running-test videos for each, and the customer approved 10 by WhatsApp video call. All units were fitted with new rubber tracks where tread depth was below 50%, serviced with new filters and loaded with booms folded into 40HQ containers.

3 The result

All ten machines were cleared in Manila and on rent within two weeks of arrival. The customer reordered two Kubota KX057-4 units the following quarter.