#57 Crushed Stone Delivery in New Bedford, MA

New Bedford grew up as a whaling port on Buzzards Bay and the Acushnet River, and that working waterfront history still shapes the housing stock: dense lots near downtown, mill buildings converted to other uses, and neighborhoods spreading out toward the city line. Contractors and homeowners across the city order #57 crushed stone delivery New Bedford MA by the ton, with pricing tied to your ZIP code rather than a flat citywide rate.

Where #57 stone earns its keep around New Bedford

The angular shape of #57 stone makes it the go-to choice under driveways, parking areas and paver patios, since the pieces lock together once compacted instead of rolling loose the way pea gravel does. It also fills French drains and foundation drain lines efficiently, moving groundwater away from basements in the city's older housing near the waterfront. Backfill around retaining walls, culverts and utility trenches is another common use, since the stone packs solid and resists the settling that plain soil develops over time. On lots close to the harbor where drainage matters more than usual, a stone base under a shed or storage building keeps the structure off wet ground. Walkways connecting a driveway to a side door also hold up well over a compacted stone bed, since the surface stays firm through a rainy stretch instead of turning soft the way bare soil paths can.

A quick picture of New Bedford

New Bedford is home to just over 100,000 people and sits in the Providence, Rhode Island metro area rather than Boston's, closer in character and geography to the South Coast than to the cities north of it. Brockton is roughly 25 miles away, Providence itself sits about 27 miles off, and Quincy is close to 40 miles up the coast, all within range for this same delivery service. Winters bring the same freeze-thaw cycle as the rest of coastal Massachusetts, which is part of why a compacted stone base holds up better under a driveway than loose fill does.

Working out the tonnage

Start by measuring the area: length in feet, width in feet. Multiply those together, then multiply by the depth in inches you are planning, and divide the whole thing by 324 to land on cubic yards. #57 stone weighs in around 2,700 pounds per cubic yard, so tons come out to about 1.35 times the cubic yard number. A patio base 12 feet by 12 feet at 3 inches deep works out to roughly 1.3 cubic yards, or a bit under 2 tons. The stone calculator will do that same conversion automatically if you would rather enter the numbers once and read off the tons.

What it costs, ton for ton

Pricing runs strictly by the ton for this material, with three tiers based on order size. Between 3 and 7 tons, the rate is $197 per ton. From 8 tons up, it drops to $110 per ton. Once an order reaches 15 tons, the rate bottoms out at $85 per ton, and the delivery fee that applied to smaller orders is removed at that same 15 ton mark. Below that threshold, a delivery charge is added on top of the per ton price, shrinking in steps as the order gets bigger.

Delivery and lead times

Smaller orders under 8 tons typically arrive within 1 to 2 business days. Orders of 8 tons or more usually go out same day or the following business day. The truck drops the material where you indicate at the curb, driveway or job site entrance; it will not be spread or relocated by the driver, so have the drop zone chosen in advance. Everything about scheduling and service hours specific to this city is on the delivery in New Bedford page.

Placing an order

Checkout asks for your New Bedford ZIP code and the tonnage you need, then shows the per ton rate and any delivery charge before payment. Topsoil and river rock. Mulch stands alone in this lineup: it is priced by the cubic yard instead of the ton, so treat any mulch quote as a different unit entirely. For product specs and coverage across the rest of the state, the #57 Crushed Stone in Massachusetts page is the place to compare.

About #57 Crushed Stone

#57 crushed stone is a gray, sharp-edged aggregate produced by crushing and screening larger stone down to a consistent size range of about three quarters of an inch to one inch. That angularity is the key difference from pea gravel or river rock: instead of shifting and rolling underfoot, the pieces wedge against each other once spread and tamped, building a base that holds shape under driveways, patios and parking areas. Water passes through the gaps between pieces quickly, so the same material doubles as drainage fill for French drains, foundation drain lines and dry wells wherever moving water away is the goal. A cubic yard of this stone weighs close to 2,700 pounds, heavier than the same volume of topsoil or mulch, and that weight is why trucks load it and price it by the ton rather than by the cubic yard. Typical jobs include a compacted base layer beneath sheds and small outbuildings, backfill around retaining walls and culverts, and drainage swales cut into sloped yards to carry runoff away from a foundation. The stone keeps a consistent gray tone with the rough texture natural to crushed rock, and it stays stable underfoot through rain and freeze-thaw cycles alike.

What #57 Crushed Stone costs in New Bedford

Local New Bedford yards quote #57 crushed stone by the ton; the delivered number includes fuel, the truck, and the haul. Send your ZIP and load size and we will send back a same-hour quote with the truck rate and the per-ton figure spelled out. A ton of this material spreads across about 80 sq ft when laid 3 inches deep, useful when you are sizing a patio base or a walkway run.

How crews use #57 Crushed Stone in New Bedford

In and around New Bedford, #57 crushed stone shows up most often on two project types. The most common deployment is driveway gravel, often on rural drives and acreage projects in two to three inch lifts. Second on the list is drainage gravel, which we see across longer driveways and outbuilding work on partial-truck deliveries. Most New Bedford loads land in the 4 to 8 ton range, with full trucks on the books for larger pads and drives.

Delivery day in New Bedford

A typical New Bedford drop is dispatched from the closest yard with a two hour window and a heads-up call once the truck is loaded. Tandem trucks want a 12 ft lane in and out; tri-axles need 14 ft, and both want firm ground at the tipping spot so the load releases cleanly. Standard lead time on this lane is 24-48h, with same-day windows held open for orders that hit the desk before 11 AM and clear payment.

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