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Truck Load Calculator
How many loads to cart it away — checked by bin volume AND payload, because heavy material fills the scales before the bin.
Example inputs are editable. Use your project values. Enter 0 where no optional allowance is intended; blank fields pause the calculation.
Your inputs
Your results
- Loads by volume
- 27
- Total tonnes (loose)
- 376 t
- Loads by payload
- 29
- Governing loads (use this)
- 29
- Limiting factor
- Payload (weight)
These free results do not automatically save or sync to a Fieldlink job.
How it works
- Loads by volume = volume ÷ bin capacity (rounded up)
- Tonnes = volume × density
- Loads by payload = tonnes ÷ legal payload (rounded up)
- Governing loads = the larger of the two
Worked example
235 m³ loose @ 1.6 t/m³ = 376 t By volume: 235 ÷ 9 = 27 loads · By payload: 376 ÷ 13 = 29 loads Governing: 29 loads (weight-limited)
Assumptions and practical notes
A 9 m³ bin of wet clay usually hits payload before it's full. Density is loose measure — use your weighbridge history if you have it.
Working on the full job?
Review your vehicle records and actual cartage arrangements.