All truck makes and models can hold different volumes of material. Although there is no exact weight or volume a truck can carry this has been a noted industry standard.
- Full-size pick-up with 8’ box a heaping mulch load is 3 cubic yards. 2 yards fit nicely in the truck.
- Small size pick-up heaping mulch load is 1 ½ cubic yards.
- Typically, a full-size truck can take ½ – 1 cubic yard stone or soil.
- Typically, a small pickup truck can take ⅓ – ½ cubic yard stone or soil.
- Soil weighs about 2,000 – 2,200 lbs per cubic yard. – Based on dry soil
- Mulch weighs 400-750 lbs per cubic yard. The weight on mulch depends on the type of mulch and if it’s wet or not.
- Natural Stone & Aggregates 2,500 3,000 lbs per cubic yard.
- Sand weighs between 2,500 – 2,800 lbs per cubic yard.