St. Clair County
Fill dirt delivery in Moody, AL
Revised October 2026
Raise a low spot, build a pad, fill a hole or bring a lot to grade. Delivered to Moody Parkway corridor, Markeeta, Acmar and the rest of Moody.
Most fill orders in Moody are about water and grade: a low spot that stays soft, a pad that needs building up, a slope that needs holding. Red clay fill is what gets delivered most around here, because it packs hard and sheds water. If the job is a pad or backfill, ask for clay. If you will be spreading it by hand around Moody Parkway corridor, screened fill is easier to work.
Fill dirt jobs in Moody
Moody sits in the Valley and Ridge country of southwestern St. Clair County, with northeast-trending ridges and a valley floor of shale and limestone under red clay and chert. Kelly Creek and its branches drain the low ground and can flood. Housing is a mix of older rural lots and fast-growing subdivisions along Moody Parkway built on cleared, graded land, where settling and erosion gullies are the usual fill jobs. Old coal mining around Acmar means spoil ground is likely in places.
What it is for
- Raising a low spot that holds water
- Building up a pad for a shed, pool or driveway
- Backfilling a trench, a stump hole or an old pool
- Filling behind a retaining wall or a new foundation
Fill dirt is not for growing anything. Grass and plants need topsoil on top of it, usually four to six inches.
Getting the truck in
Subdivision streets are standard but many lots are on county roads with long gravel drives; I-20 exits 144 and 147 give easy truck access.
Questions people ask
What is the difference between fill dirt and topsoil?
Fill dirt is subsoil: clay, sand and rock with almost no organic matter. It is for structure, raising grade and filling holes. Topsoil is the dark upper layer with organic matter that grass and plants grow in. If you are building something, you want fill. If you are growing something, you want topsoil on top of it.
How many yards of fill dirt are in a dump truck?
A single-axle dump truck carries about 8 cubic yards. A tandem, the most common delivery truck around Birmingham, carries 10 to 14 yards. A tri-axle carries 14 to 18 yards. Dirt is heavy, so a truck often carries fewer yards of wet clay than of dry fill.
Can a dump truck reach my spot in Moody?
Subdivision streets are standard but many lots are on county roads with long gravel drives; I-20 exits 144 and 147 give easy truck access. Say what the access is like on the quote form and the price will allow for the right size truck.
What does fill dirt cost delivered to Moody?
Typical fill dirt prices for Moody are in Table 1 above: $150 to $350 a truckload. The delivered price depends on how far the yard or quarry is from your address, so ask for a quote with your zip.
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