The Cost of Bulk Sand calculator computes the price of bulk sand including delivery based on mileage. Truck Delivering Sand
INSTRUCTIONS: Choose units and enter the following:
(uP) This is the unit price of sand per ton.
(T) Tonnage is the amount to be delivered (e.g. 4.2 tons)
(M) This is the distance to be traveled to deliver concrete (e.g. 24.2 miles)
(MR) Mileage rate is the 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)