The Cost of Delivered Bulk Sand calculator computes the price of bulk sand including delivery based on mileage.
INSTRUCTIONS: Choose units and enter the following:
- (uP) Sand Price per Ton
- (T) Tonnage to be Delivered (e.g. 4.2 tons)
- (M) Distance to be Traveled to Deliver Sand (e.g. 24.2 miles)
- (MR) Mileage Rate (price per mile for transportation)
Cost of Bulk Sand (CBS): The calculator returns the cost of delivered sand in U.S. dollars. However, this can be automatically converted to other currency units via the pull-down menu.
Other considerations
- You have to make sure that the truck can get to your site. If your project is in a back yard, there is not guarantee that the sand truck can get the sand to the precise spot you want.
- There is probably a minimum amount of sand that one has to buy (e.g. 12 ton minimum)
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- Weight of Sand: Estimates the mass or weight of sand based on the volume of sand and the condition of sand (wet/dry loose/packed).
- Price of Sand: Computes the total price of a volume of sand based on the cost per ton.
- Cost of Delivered Bulk Sand: Computes the price of bulk sand by volume including delivery based on mileage.
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