Truckload planner

Count pallets or big rolls, split them into truckloads, and phase deliveries to what the crew can lay in a day. It runs in this browser. The grower confirms the count, the truck size, and the delivery schedule.

Why lay it the day it arrives

Sod is perishable. AgriLife says it should not stay on the pallet or stack longer than 36 hours, less in hot weather, and performs best installed within 36 hours of harvest. Yellow or mildewed leaves when you pull pieces off the pallet mean the sod has heated; AgriLife says not to plant it. In hot weather, The Lawn Institute says to keep unlaid pallets in the shade until planting. Harvest time comes before delivery, so a load that waits a day on site has already used part of that window. Order what the crew can lay that day.

From the sod calculator or the cost estimator.

5% is a starting point for a simple shape, as on the calculator. AgriLife says to allow a small percentage and does not set the number.

Coverage defaults are our partner grower's sizes; sizes vary by grower.

Assumption. 20 is a placeholder, not any grower's number. Truck size, weight limits, and site access change it. The grower confirms how many fit on a load.

Your own production rate. The cost estimator's “Plan deliveries” button fills this from its laying rate, crew size, and hours.

Plan

Square feet with overage
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Pallets (rounded up)
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Truckloads if delivered at once
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Install days at your daily rate
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Suggested delivery schedule

Enter how much the crew can lay in a day to phase the deliveries.

Days are install days, not calendar days. Skip rain days and confirm each day's delivery with the grower; a phased plan can need more trips than one big delivery.

Send this to Start a jobJob site checklist

Start a job gets the square yards with overage and the sod format. Mention the phased schedule in the site access notes.

Sources

The truckload size and the daily laying rate are your inputs, not sourced figures. Soddesk does not publish any grower's truck capacity, inventory, or prices.