Calculated result
2loads
Truck loads
Formula
LND-DUMP-001loads = ceil(volume × (1 + load factor) ÷ truck capacity)
12 yd³
Haul volume
13.2 yd³
Volume including load factor
10 yd³
Stated capacity
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12 yd³ in a 10 yd³ truck with 10% load factor rounds to 2 loads. In metric, haul volume is 9.17 m³.
Formula. loads = ceil(volume × (1 + load factor) ÷ truck capacity)
Whole dump-truck loads from a stated material volume and truck capacity.
By Feroz Sheikh · Formula LND-DUMP-001 v1.0.0 · Tested formula
Formula
LND-DUMP-001v1.0.0Project inputs
Enter your measurements. Switching units converts the same project, including coverage and unit rates. Package yields keep the unit printed beside each field.
Refine measurements and rates at any time. Your current values are included in the material-list PDF.
Planning estimate, not engineering advice. Confirm site measurements and product specifications. Calculation limits.
Whole loads equal the haul volume times a load factor, divided by the stated truck capacity, rounded up.
- Use the volume from cut-and-fill, gravel or trench — do not guess a second volume here.
- Capacity is heaped capacity of YOUR truck, not a universal 10-yard box.
- Wait time and dump fees stay estimate extras.
Add your project costs
Enter supplier prices and any labour, equipment or delivery costs. Pick a currency — badges, inputs, and totals follow.
Costs use the bulk-yard, bag or truck-load rate you type. Construclytic does not fetch quarry or nursery prices. Delivery, fabric and edging stay separate lines.
How this calculator works
A transparent dump truck loads takeoff.
Feroz SheikhWritten and reviewed by Feroz Sheikh · founder
Whole loads equal the haul volume times a load factor, divided by the stated truck capacity, rounded up.
LND-DUMP-001 is whole truck loads: ceil(volume × load factor ÷ the box you hired). 10 yards is not a universal truck. Cut-and-fill, gravel and trench yards stay companion takeoffs so you do not invent a second volume on this page.
Bring a loose volume, then the body you hired
The 143 m³ loose example, and why 12 m³ is only an assumption, is in villa excavation and backfill. Leave the load-factor field at 0 when the volume you typed is already loose.
Worked example. Example: 12 yd³ in a 10 yd³ truck with 10% load factor rounds to 2 loads.
See the example inputs and calculated result
This separate example uses the calculator's starting values in imperial units. It stays unchanged when you edit the tool above. Example rates, yields and dimensions are assumptions, not recommendations for your project.
| Input | Example value |
|---|---|
| Material volume | 12 yd³ |
| Truck capacity | 10 yd³ |
| Load factor | 10 % |
Example result: Truck loads — 2 loads.
loads = ceil(volume × (1 + load factor) ÷ truck capacity)
Use the labelled units above when reproducing this example. To work in metric, switch the calculator to Metric; applicable measurements are converted, while product-specific units remain labelled.
- 1. Use the volume from cut-and-fill, gravel or trench — do not guess a second volume here.
- 2. Capacity is heaped capacity of YOUR truck, not a universal 10-yard box.
- 3. Wait time and dump fees stay estimate extras.
Field notes that change the number
- Use the volume from cut-and-fill, gravel or trench — do not guess a second volume here.
- Capacity is heaped capacity of YOUR truck, not a universal 10-yard box.
- Wait time and dump fees stay estimate extras.
Common mistakes
- Assuming every hired truck is 10 yards.
- Mixing bank yards with a loose box.
- Calling this a haul-route or dump-permit design.
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Questions
Questions about dump truck loads
Is 10 yards always right?
No. Single-axle, tandem and tri-axle boxes differ. Enter the truck you hired.
Bank or loose?
Match the volume unit to the capacity unit. Mixing bank yards with a loose box under-counts loads.
What is the formula ID?
This dump truck calculator publishes formula LND-DUMP-001, version 1.0.0. The ID stays on the result and on the estimate line.