CordwiseHow much firewood is in a truckload?
A truckload is not a standard unit. Stacked, it holds bed length × width × height of the wood, in feet, divided by 128 cords. For example, a bed 6.5 feet long and 5 feet wide, stacked 2 feet high, holds 65 cubic feet: about half a cord.
AQuote A
Delivery or stacking fee
BQuote B
Delivery or stacking fee
The numbers above are an example. Replace them with your own.
Quote A above is a $150 truckload stacked 6.5 × 5 × 2 feet: 65 cubic feet, 0.51 of a cord, so about $295 a cord. Next to a $330 cord it is the better price for the amount of wood.
Wood thrown loose into a truck takes more room than the same wood stacked, so a loose load holds less wood than its size suggests. Stack it to measure it.
Questions
Is a pickup truckload a cord?
Not when stacked level with the sides of most pickup beds: a cord is 128 cubic feet. Multiply your bed's size to see its share.
How do I compare a truckload price with a cord price?
Choose “My own size (feet)” in the tool and enter the stacked length, height and depth.
What about a trailer or dump truck?
The same math: stacked length times width times height, divided by 128.