If you need a bunch of crushed stone around your residential property, you have the option to handle its transportation yourself. There are added steps you'll have to account for, but you should be able to manage this delivery task if you remember a couple of things. 

Rent a Trailer

In order to safely transport a large amount of crushed stone, you'll need to use a trailer. Then you can put all of your crushed stone materials on this moving structure and be able to transport them in one haul. An open trailer is usually recommended for this material.

You'll just need to make sure the trailer does have an enclosed body so that while you drive this trailer to the drop-off point, you won't have to deal with crushed stone materials falling out and causing damage to vehicles that are behind the trailer. 

Be Extra Cautious When Driving

Driving with a trailer holding crushed stone is a unique transportation experience. You thus want to give it your undivided attention so that you don't have any major issues, such as stones coming out of the trailer or you running into something.

Once you find the appropriate rental trailer and the crushed stones have been properly loaded, go the speed limit and watch your surroundings as closely as you can. It also helps to practice driving with the trailer well before any crushed stone is loaded onto it. Then you'll get accustomed to its size and actions like turning and braking. 

Hire a Crew for Unloading

If you ordered a lot of crushed stone, then it would be very difficult to unload it from a trailer if it was just yourself. So that you don't have to waste time or exhaust yourself, find a crew that can help you with crushed stone unloading once the trailer reaches the end destination.

You can find friends and family, or you can hire a professional crew that is experienced with crushed stone. You can also complement this crew with special material handling equipment to ensure every trip to unload crushed stone is purposeful and efficient. 

There are a lot of great crushed stone materials just waiting to be ordered and transported to residential properties. If you're transporting this material to your own residence, planning out the equipment you're going to use and the protocols you'll have in place for unloading can save you trouble. Crushed stone delivery will be successful with these steps.