A full 6-cubic-yard load of loam weighs roughly 12,600 lbs — about 2,100 lbs per cubic yard, and more after rain. That mass is why soil caps at 6 yards per truck while mulch rides at up to 10: loam hits the truck's weight limit long before it fills the bed. It's also why the truck needs firm ground to park on — a loaded rig runs 30,000–40,000 lbs all in.
Weight per cubic yard
| Mulch | ~900 lbs |
| Loam / topsoil | ~2,100 lbs |
| Sand | ~2,700 lbs |
| Crushed stone / gravel | ~2,800 lbs |
Order screened loam by the yard and let the truck do the lifting — the material calculator converts square footage to yards. Multi-yard soil orders simply run as sequenced trucks, each with its own delivery fee.
