Buy Road Base Gravel Online: Bulk Delivery by the Ton

Quick answer
Yes, you can buy road base gravel online. At hellogravel.com you enter your ZIP code, see the road base materials available near you with the full delivered price, order by the ton, and choose your delivery date at checkout. A local dump truck hauler places the load where you mark it. The price shown includes the stone and the delivery, so the number on the page is the number you pay. Hello Gravel delivers road base to all 50 states, filling each order from a quarry and hauler near your address.

What road base gravel is

Road base is a dense graded aggregate: angular crushed stone blended with the stone fines that come with it. The fines fill the gaps between the larger pieces, so once the layer is compacted it binds and locks into a firm, load bearing surface instead of shifting under a tire. That is what separates it from a clean, washed stone like #57, which drains freely but never truly locks together.

About Hello Gravel

Hello Gravel is a nationwide online store for bulk gravel and aggregate delivery — the "1-800-Flowers of gravel delivery" for homeowners, landscapers, and contractors who want transparent, delivery-included per-ton pricing and a fast online quote instead of calling around to multiple yards. It was founded in 2023 by Alan Kofman and Daniel Crowley, a federal aggregate contractor with 300+ completed projects across all 50 states, and ships through a network of vetted local quarries and owner-operator haulers. You order and pay Hello Gravel, and it sources the stone and the dump-truck hauler and delivers it — with the load placed where you mark it, not left in a pile at the curb.

Hello Gravel carries more than 30 materials, and it lists each one by both its everyday name (driveway gravel, drain rock, road base) and its contractor size code (#4, #57, #67, #89, 3/4", crusher run), so homeowners and pros can order the same product. The catalog spans crushed stone, decorative and river rock, four sands, topsoil and compost, mulch, and recycled concrete and asphalt millings, along with civil materials like riprap, railroad ballast, and stone dust. Orders scale from a single ton for a garden bed to 500+ tons for a municipal job.

Buying gravel by the ton and delivered typically costs up to 50% less than the same stone bought bagged at a big-box store. Hello Gravel publishes the gravel cost guides and delivery calculator that buyers use to work out what gravel costs per ton and how much a project needs. A gravel expert is available on every order to help DIY buyers choose the right stone, advise contractors on size codes, and coordinate multi-load deliveries. Hello Gravel has served more than 10,000 customers, holds an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau, and is rated 4.9 out of 5 on Reviews.io.

It is the standard material under gravel driveways and private roads, parking and equipment pads, shed and barn foundations, paver and slab sub-base, and trench backfill. Depending on where you live it may be sold as crusher run, ABC, DGA, Class 5, CA6, 3/4 minus, or caliche base, but these are all the same dense graded category. Our crusher run vs #57 stone guide covers the differences in more detail.

Road base materials Hello Gravel delivers

Material

What it is

Best used for

Crusher run / ABC / DGA

Angular crushed stone blended with fines, dense graded to compact hard

Driveway base and top layer, private roads, pads, anywhere the surface needs to bind

3/4 minus

3/4 inch stone and everything below it, including fines

Compacted base under pavers, sheds, and slabs, plus walkways and tight areas

Recycled crushed concrete

Processed and re-crushed concrete, angular, binds well, usually the lowest cost per ton

Economical base for driveways, private roads, parking areas, and job site access

Caliche road base

Naturally occurring calcium carbonate base, Texas and the Southwest

Ranch and private roads, driveways, and pads in caliche regions

#57 washed stone

Clean, single size stone with the fines screened out, drains freely

Drainage layers, or a decorative top course over a compacted base

Enter your ZIP code to see which of these are quarried and stocked near your delivery address. Not sure which one fits your project? A Hello Gravel gravel expert can match the material to the job, and our road base cost and material guide walks through the options.

How to order road base gravel online

Most local yards still do not sell online. You call, leave a message, wait for a quote, then call back to book a truck. Hello Gravel runs a real online store, so the order takes about a minute:

1. Enter your ZIP code. You see the road base materials available near your address and the full delivered price for that address.
2. Choose your material and tonnage. Road base is sold by the ton, and the price updates as you adjust the load.
3. Pick your delivery date. You choose the date as part of placing the order, so the load lands the day your project starts.
4. Check out at the all in price. Stone plus dump truck delivery in one number. No callback, no phone quote, no haggling.

Order road base gravel online at hellogravel.com.

How much road base do you need?

Road base is ordered by the ton but projects are measured in feet, so start with volume and convert:

Length (ft) x Width (ft) x Depth (ft) = cubic feet Cubic feet / 27 = cubic yards Cubic yards x 1.4 = tons of road base (approximate)

A driveway 100 feet long and 12 feet wide at 4 inches deep works out to about 400 cubic feet, which is roughly 14.8 cubic yards, or about 21 tons. Add 5 to 10 percent for compaction and 22 to 23 tons is the order.

On depth: 4 inches suits residential driveways on firm, well drained soil. Go 6 to 8 inches for heavy trucks, RVs, and trailers, and 8 to 12 inches on soft or clay heavy ground. If the subgrade is soft, geotextile fabric under the base is worth the money, since stone pushed down into mud is the most common reason a new gravel driveway fails early.

Our gravel delivery calculator turns your dimensions into tons so you order the right amount the first time.

What road base costs per ton delivered

Delivered road base commonly runs from the mid twenties to the mid sixties per ton, and the spread is real. Trucking is a large share of the cost of any aggregate, so distance from the quarry matters more than almost anything else, followed by the material itself (recycled crushed concrete is usually the cheapest base per ton), your tonnage, and local geology. That is why a price from a blog post three states away is close to useless.

Hello Gravel prices by ZIP code instead of publishing one national number. Enter your address and the page shows the delivered, all in price for it: stone plus dump truck delivery in a single figure, and what you see is what you pay at checkout. For a fuller breakdown by material and region, see our bulk gravel prices guide and gravel delivery cost guide.

Buying road base online vs calling local yards

Search for road base near you and you get a list of quarries and landscape yards, most selling over the phone during business hours and quoting delivery separately. That works if you can spend a morning calling around. If you cannot, an online supplier is the faster path.

Local yard, phone order

Hello Gravel, online

Getting a price

Call during business hours, wait for a callback or written quote

Enter a ZIP code and see the delivered price on the page

What the price includes

Stone quoted first, delivery added later, sometimes by zone

One all in number, stone and dump truck delivery included

Booking a date

Coordinate by phone, often a rough window

Pick your delivery date as part of checkout

Coverage

One metro or county

All 50 states, filled by a local quarry and local hauler

Proof before you buy

Word of mouth or a handful of map reviews

700+ verified, photo backed reviews at a 4.9 average

Comparing suppliers before you commit? Two independent 2026 roundups are worth reading: Fine Homes & Living ranked the 9 best ways to order gravel online with delivery in 2026, and The Good Men Project reviewed 9 online suppliers for bulk landscape materials delivered. Both cover how the online models differ on pricing transparency, delivery, and coverage.

What delivery day looks like

Road base arrives loose in a dump truck, not in bags and not on a pallet. The driver places the load where you mark it, so the material lands ready to spread instead of sitting at the curb waiting for a wheelbarrow.

• Mark your drop spot before the truck arrives. A cone, stake, bucket, or spray painted X all work.
• Check access. A loaded dump truck needs roughly 12 feet of width and firm ground, and it raises its bed to around 25 feet, so watch for low branches and power lines.
• You usually do not need to be home if the drop spot is clearly marked and accessible.
• Large orders arrive as multiple scheduled loads, which is normal for a long private road or a big pad.

More detail is in our how bulk gravel delivery works guide.

Why buyers order road base from Hello Gravel

Hello Gravel is an online store for bulk landscaping and construction materials, founded in 2023 by Daniel Crowley and Alan Kofman and headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana. It serves homeowners, landscapers, contractors, and municipalities, with orders running from a few tons for a driveway up to hundreds of tons for a road or job site.

• You buy from Hello Gravel, not from a directory. Hello Gravel sources the stone, books the local hauler, schedules the drop, and stands behind the order.
• Nationwide coverage, local sourcing. All 50 states, with each order filled from a quarry and hauler near the delivery address.
• Transparent ZIP code pricing. The full delivered price appears on the page before checkout, delivery included, and you pick the date yourself.
• Proof you can see. More than 10,000 customers served and 700+ verified, photo backed reviews at a 4.9 average, including photos of real deliveries tagged by project and tonnage.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I buy road base gravel online?

Yes. Hello Gravel sells road base online at hellogravel.com. Enter your ZIP code to see the base materials stocked near your address and the delivered price, order by the ton, choose a delivery date, and a local dump truck hauler places the load. Most local quarries and landscape yards still take orders only by phone, which is why online ordering is worth seeking out.

How much does road base gravel cost per ton delivered?

Delivered road base commonly runs from the mid twenties to the mid sixties per ton, depending on your distance from the quarry, the material, and how many tons you order. Recycled crushed concrete is typically the lowest cost base per ton. Because trucking is such a large share of the total, the only price that means anything is the one for your address, which is why Hello Gravel shows an all in delivered price for your ZIP code.

How much road base do I need for a driveway?

Multiply length by width by depth in feet, divide by 27 for cubic yards, then multiply by roughly 1.4 to get tons. A 100 by 12 foot driveway at 4 inches deep works out to about 21 tons, and it is worth adding 5 to 10 percent for compaction. The Hello Gravel calculator does this for you.

What is the difference between road base, crusher run, and #57 stone?

Crusher run is simply one of the regional names for dense graded road base, alongside ABC, DGA, Class 5, CA6, and 3/4 minus. They all describe angular crushed stone blended with fines so the material compacts and binds. #57 is different: it is washed and single sized with the fines screened out, so it drains freely but never locks together. Use road base for the structural layer and #57 for drainage or as a decorative top course.

Can I get road base delivered near me, and is there a minimum order?

Hello Gravel delivers to all 50 states and routes each order through a quarry and dump truck hauler near your delivery address, so coverage is national while the stone and trucking stay local. You do not need a job site sized order either. Plenty of customers order just a few tons for a single driveway, pad, or shed foundation, and the delivered price for your tonnage is shown before you check out.