How much is a dump truck? New and used prices from 8,413 listings
Steve Woods · Truck Dispatcher, TruckSprint
Steve Woods is a truck dispatcher with 9 years of experience in trucking. He reviews every guide we publish. How we research and update guides.
Updated October 2026
Quick answer
A new dump truck had a median asking price of $233,000 on October 27, 2026, and a used one $73,900, across 6,260 priced listings. Setup moves the price most: new tri-axles had a median of $245,900, new tandems $231,900, and light Class 3-5 dump trucks $85,900.
Source: Our count of TruckPaper Dump Trucks listings, Oct 27, 2026 · checked 2026-10
Most price guides give one round range with no date, so I counted. On October 27, 2026, I read all 8,413 listings in TruckPaper's Dump Trucks category and grouped the 6,260 with a price by axles, condition and model year. I'm Steve Woods, a truck dispatcher at TruckSprint with 9 years in trucking.
These are asking prices, not sale prices. Sellers often take less, and listings rarely include tax, title or dealer fees.
Dump truck price explorer. Listings checked October 27, 2026
Tri-axle, used: middle half of 1088 priced listings asked $76,500 to $157,999, median $119,900.
- Loan payment
- $2,165/mo
- Insurance, tires, repairs
- $14,840/yr
- Form 2290 tax
- $144/yr
- Cost to own, before fuel and pay
- $40,969/yr
That is $3,414 a month, or $1.02 per mile at 40,000 miles, before fuel, the driver and the shop time a dump truck really eats. Total interest over the loan: $28,009.
Per-mile insurance ($0.106), tires ($0.050) and repairs ($0.215) are ATRI 2025 averages for all trucks, mostly tractor-trailers, not dump-specific quotes. Form 2290 tax from 26 U.S.C. 4481. General information, not financial advice.
Dump truck prices by setup
Each extra rear axle adds legal tons, and the market charges for them.
| Setup | New | Used |
|---|---|---|
| Light single axle, Class 3-52 axles in all | $85,900$78,300-$93,200(129) | $43,900$32,700-$59,500(193) |
| Single axle, Class 6-82 axles in all | $125,000$113,500-$144,100(250) | $48,500$23,000-$68,000(617) |
| Tandem3 axles in all | $231,900$215,000-$252,500(332) | $64,500$39,600-$99,300(762) |
| Tri-axle4 axles in all | $245,900$229,500-$267,900(449) | $119,900$76,500-$158,000(1088) |
| Quad axle5 axles in all | $267,900$263,400-$277,600(167) | $149,500$103,100-$179,900(326) |
| Quint axle and up6+ axles in all | $278,600$264,400-$299,500(91) | $139,800$89,500-$189,500(169) |
| All dump trucks | $233,000$129,900-$259,900(2072) | $73,900$43,400-$129,900(4188) |
Source: TruckPaper.com, Dump Trucks category, all new and used listings (our count and quartiles) · checked 2026-10
New tandems through quints sit within about $50,000 of each other, since most share a heavy chassis with a different axle and body package. Used prices spread much wider, because age matters more than axles once a truck has worked a few seasons. About 1 in 4 listings shows no usable price, mostly new trucks dealers quote on request. The types of dump trucks chart shows what each setup looks like.
Used dump truck prices by model year
A 2019-2023 tri-axle had a median ask about 2.7 times that of a 2013-or-older one.
| Model years | All setups | Tandem | Tri-axle |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-2027 | $203,000$172,900-$224,800(405) | $182,500$168,000-$205,800(35) | $218,900$196,000-$229,900(126) |
| 2019-2023 | $127,200$77,200-$159,000(1256) | $110,400$82,000-$140,000(170) | $142,500$125,200-$169,000(426) |
| 2014-2018 | $76,500$55,000-$105,000(1046) | $79,100$62,700-$94,900(184) | $105,300$83,700-$122,000(251) |
| 2013 or older | $38,500$22,000-$58,000(1481) | $39,900$25,000-$55,200(373) | $53,000$38,000-$72,800(285) |
Older trucks are cheaper to buy and often dearer to keep running: emissions parts, hoist and body can all wear out together. Price the repairs before you price the truck.
What moves the price of one truck
- Body. Material, length and side height. A lighter body leaves more of the legal gross for payload.
- Engine and transmission. Horsepower, automatic or manual, and any overhaul history.
- Engine hours. Dump trucks idle and run the PTO a lot, so hours tell you more than miles.
- Lift axles and tarp. Working ones add money; broken ones subtract it.
- Paperwork. Maintenance records, a clean title and a recent annual inspection.
Dump truck cost to own each year
Here's the explorer's default case, by hand.
| EXAMPLE: used tri-axle at the October 2026 median | |
|---|---|
| Price | $119,900 |
| Down payment, 15% | $17,985 |
| Loan, 60 months at 10% APR | $2,165/month, $25,985/year |
| Insurance at ATRI's $0.106/mi x 40,000 mi | $4,240 |
| Tires at $0.050/mi | $2,000 |
| Repairs at $0.215/mi | $8,600 |
| Form 2290 tax at 56,500 lb | $144 |
| Cost to own, before fuel and driver pay | $40,969/year, about $1.02/mi |
Source: ATRI, An Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking (2025 data), as reported by FreightWaves 2026-07-15 · checked 2026-10
ATRI's figures average all surveyed trucks, mostly tractor-trailers; dump work is harder on tires and brakes. The heavy vehicle use tax is $100 at 55,000 lb taxable gross plus $22 per 1,000 lb over, up to $550 (26 U.S.C. 4481). Get a lender's rate, then run the semi truck payment calculator and the truck insurance cost estimator. General information, not financial advice.
How much does a dump truck weigh?
Empty weight varies with chassis and body, so weigh yours on a certified scale; that tare goes on every haul ticket. Loaded weight is set by law. Most tandem and larger dump trucks are Class 8, over 33,000 lb GVWR, per the DOE weight classes. On the Interstate, the Bridge Formula (23 CFR 658.17) holds a tandem at 20 ft to 51,000 lb gross and a tri-axle at 22 ft to 56,500 lb. See dump truck capacity for payload by material and dump truck sizes for every setup.
How much do dump truck drivers make?
BLS doesn't split out dump truck drivers. Drivers of trucks over 26,000 lb GVWR count as heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers (SOC 53-3032):
| BLS, May 2025, SOC 53-3032 | National |
|---|---|
| Mean hourly wage | $28.71 |
| Mean annual wage | $59,710 |
| Median annual wage | $58,640 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, SOC 53-3032 · checked 2026-10
On public works, a prevailing wage determination can set the hourly rate; see prevailing wage hauling rates by state.
Before you buy
A truck earns only with tickets to run, and contractors can take weeks to pay. Dump truck factoring explains advances on those tickets, and starting a dump truck business covers the filings. TruckSprint no longer dispatches dump trucks, but if you also run a 26 ft box truck, our desk can keep it loaded.
Method
All TruckPaper Dump Trucks listings (new and used) were read on October 27, 2026: 8,413 after removing duplicates. Listings without a price or under $5,000 were dropped, leaving 6,260. Setup comes from each listing's rear-axle field; 1,687 priced listings left it blank and count only in "All dump trucks". Single-axle trucks were split at Class 5 by listed GVWR class or chassis model. Ranges run from the 25th to the 75th percentile. We'll refresh it quarterly.
Sources
- TruckPaper.com Dump Trucks listings, read October 27, 2026
- ATRI operational costs of trucking, 2025 data (FreightWaves, July 15, 2026)
- BLS OEWS May 2025, SOC 53-3032
- USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, construction sand and gravel
- 23 CFR 658.17; 26 U.S.C. 4481 and IRS Form 2290; DOE AFDC vehicle weight classes