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Haul Truck Load Estimator

Turn a cut volume into truck loads, hauling hours, and round trips, so you can sanity-check a haul-off line before you bid it.

Volume to haul off(bank cubic yards)

Bank volume, as it sits in the ground, from your takeoff.

Swell factor(%)

How much the material expands once it's dug. Varies by soil — confirm against your geotech report.

Truck capacity(loose cubic yards)

A tandem runs roughly 10-14 LCY; a belly dump 18-24. Use your actual fleet.

Round-trip cycle time(minutes)

Load, haul, dump, return, queue. Measure it on site if you can.

Trucks running(trucks)

What this assumes

· Bank volume in, loose volume out — swell is applied once, at the percentage you enter.
· Every truck runs the same cycle time with no breakdowns, breaks, or queueing beyond what your cycle time already includes.
· An eight-hour working day. Adjust the reading if your crew runs longer.
· Loads are rounded up: a partial load still takes a truck.

An estimate, not a bid. For a number you can put in front of an owner, send us the plans.