How many tons of dirt does a typical dump truck contain?
Dirt weighs about 2,000 # a cubic yard or a little more, and the typical dump truck without a trailer holds 10 yards. I’d say about 20,000 # of dirt. Rock would weigh more, probably about 2,400 # per yard. The empty truck probably weighs about 20,000 # too. Most 10 yard dump trucks are legal up to a gross loaded weight of 48,000 – 52,000 #.
