Material Delivery
A tri-axle load of stone for the driveway, topsoil for the lawn, fill for the low spot. Tell us the material, how much and where it goes. The truck dumps it where you mark it.
If a local pit sells it, CAD can haul it.
| Ask for | What it's for |
|---|---|
| Crusher run | Driveway, parking pad and shed base. Crushed stone with fines; packs hard. |
| #1 stone | Clean crushed stone, about half an inch. Top dressing and drainage. |
| #2 stone | Clean crushed stone, about one inch. Drainage, footings, drive tops. |
| Bank run gravel | Bulk fill that drains. Under slabs, in low spots, farm lanes. |
| Screened topsoil | Lawns, beds and final grading. Screened so it spreads clean. |
| Fill | Building up grade. Ask for clean fill if it's going near a house. |
| Sand | Under pavers and pools, in horse rings, for mixing. |
| Millings | Recycled asphalt. Packs into a hard, low-dust drive or lot. |
| Asphalt | Hot mix for paving crews, hauled from the plant to your job. |
We'll go get it.
If you've paid for material at a pit or a yard, put that pit on the ticket as the pickup. CAD hauls it to your drop.
If you want CAD to line up the material too, pick CAD gets it on the ticket and say what it's for. The callback covers the material and the trucking in one number.
Say what it's going under.
"A new driveway," "under a shed," "behind a retaining wall," "a lawn over clay." That's enough. Pick Not sure on the ticket and CAD will point you to the right material on the call.
How much is a load?
Stone and gravel are sold by the ton. Topsoil and fill are usually sold by the cubic yard. On the ticket, use whichever one you know. If all you know is "one load," say that.
A tri-axle load is about 20 tons. In topsoil that's roughly 16 yards. CAD confirms the load size for your material on the callback.
A quick check: a driveway 12 feet wide and 60 feet long, 4 inches deep, is about 9 cubic yards in place. In crusher run that comes to about 17 tons: one tri-axle load.
Why the tons run high on base stone: crusher run packs down. Loose in the truck, a yard weighs about a ton and a half. Packed in your driveway, it takes close to two tons to fill that same yard. The helper figures it packed, the way the quarries do, so you don't come up short.
Typical depths: 4 to 6 inches of crusher run for a driveway base, 2 inches of clean stone to top-dress one, 4 to 6 inches of topsoil for a new lawn.
Give us the area. Here's the math.
Length and width in feet, depth in inches. You'll get cubic yards and roughly how many tons.
Five things about the drop spot
A loaded tri-axle is a big, heavy truck. Two minutes of looking now saves a rutted lawn or a turned-around load.
- 1Look up
The box rises more than 20 feet when it dumps. Wires and tree limbs over the drop spot are a no-go.
- 2Look down
Loaded, the truck weighs more than 30 tons. Soft lawns, wet ground, septic tanks, leach fields and thin blacktop can give way. Tell us what's under and around the spot.
- 3Mark the spot
A stake, a cone or a tarp works. Or write it the way you'd tell the driver: end of the drive, left of the garage.
- 4Give it room
The truck needs a straight shot to back in. Tight turns and narrow drives are fine to ask about: flag it on the ticket and we'll figure the approach on the call.
- 5Want it spread?
On a straight driveway the driver can often spread stone off the tailgate as the truck pulls ahead. Ask for it on the ticket.
- +Send a photo
The ticket takes a photo of the drop spot. One picture answers most of the questions above.
Asked on most calls
Tons or yards: which do I order?
Either. Pits sell stone and gravel by the ton and topsoil by the yard, but CAD can work from both. Use the helper on this page to turn an area into yards and approximate tons, or put your best guess on the ticket and it gets checked on the call.
What size crusher run do I need?
Crusher run is sold by its top size. A 2-inch run makes a strong base over soft ground. A 1-inch run packs smoother and is the usual pick for a driveway you'll drive on every day. Tell us what it's going under and we'll point you to the right one.
Can I get a price online?
No. Every load is quoted on the callback, because the price depends on the material, the pit it comes from and how far it has to go. Send the ticket and you'll have a time and a price back fast.
Can you haul material I already bought?
Yes. Put the pit or yard on the ticket as the pickup and tell us what's waiting there. CAD picks it up and brings it to your drop.
Two minutes on your phone.
Material, how much, where it goes and when. CAD calls or texts back with a time and a price. Nothing is booked until you say yes.
Need it on the ground?
Send the ticket tonight. CAD calls or texts back with a time and a price.