Rice Trucking-Soil Farm, Inc.

Based in Half Moon Bay, California, Rice Trucking-Soil Farm, Inc. supplies topsoil, sand and gravel and landscape materials to homeowners, landscapers and contractors across the area. Google lists the business under 4 categories — Topsoil supplier, Garden building supplier, Sand & gravel supplier, Landscaping supply store — which points to a broader inventory than a single-product yard carries.

The business holds a 4.6-star Google rating from 41 reviews. That tracks close to the California average of 4.6 across the 1,411 suppliers we list statewide.

What Rice Trucking-Soil Farm, Inc. supplies

Screened topsoil is the workhorse material for new lawns, raised beds and regrading work. Yards typically screen to ½" or ⅜" to pull out rocks, roots and clods, and many sell blended mixes that cut native soil with compost or sand to improve structure and drainage.

Ask which blend you are buying. Straight screened topsoil suits filling and levelling; a 50/50 or 70/30 soil-compost blend performs far better as a planting medium. Pure fill dirt is a different product entirely — unscreened, often clay-heavy, and meant for structural filling rather than growing.

Aggregate yards carry crushed stone, pea gravel, road base, mason sand, concrete sand and structural fill. Material is graded by particle size, and the correct grade depends entirely on whether you are building a compacted base, a drainage layer or a walking surface.

Because Rice Trucking-Soil Farm, Inc. carries several material lines, it is often possible to combine an order across products — soil, mulch and stone on one truck — rather than paying separate delivery charges to two or three different yards.

How much material you need

Topsoil is sold by the cubic yard. A cubic yard of topsoil weighs roughly 2,000–2,400 lbs depending on moisture, so a half-ton pickup safely carries about one yard.

As a rough guide: 1 yard covers about 100 sq ft at 3 in; 3 yards covers about 325 sq ft at 3 in; 10 yards covers about 1,080 sq ft at 3 in.

Have length, width and target depth ready when you phone. Yard staff convert those into cubic yards far more reliably than a generic online calculator, and they know how their own material settles.

Ordering and delivery

Ask about delivery minimums and trip charges up front — for smaller orders these often matter more to the final bill than the headline per-cubic yard price.

Check where the truck can actually dump. Tandem trucks need overhead clearance and firm ground, and most drivers will not reverse across a soft lawn or a new driveway. If access is tight, ask whether they run a smaller truck or can leave the load at the kerb.

Ratings and reputation

Of the 41 reviews on file, 33 are five-star (80%) and 3 are four-star. 3 reviews sit at one or two stars, and those are worth reading directly — complaints at material yards usually concern delivery timing or short loads rather than the product itself.

Among the suppliers we list across California, this rating places Rice Trucking-Soil Farm, Inc. in the top 62%.

Across the 2 suppliers we list in Half Moon Bay, the average rating is 4.5.

Review volume matters as much as the score. A 4.6 drawn from 41 reviews is a reasonable sample for a local yard.

Hours and visiting the yard

Rice Trucking-Soil Farm, Inc. is open 5 days a week, closed Saturday and Sunday. The yard opens as early as 7 AM and runs until 5 PM, early enough to load before a normal work day begins.

The yard is closed on Saturdays, so weekend work needs material ordered and delivered before Friday close.

Loading is weather-dependent whatever the posted hours say. Heavy rain turns yards to mud and makes wet material heavier and harder to spread, so call the same morning if conditions look poor.

Best time to buy in California

California's longer growing season spreads demand across more of the year, which generally means better availability than northern markets. Even so, spring remains the peak for topsoil, and summer heat makes midday loading and installation punishing — early-morning pickups are worth the alarm clock. Autumn and winter are frequently the best value windows, with shorter queues and more flexible delivery scheduling.

Other suppliers nearby

There are 6 other suppliers we list within a short drive, the closest being Soil Farm in Half Moon Bay, roughly 0.1 miles away. 34 suppliers sit within a 25-mile radius of this yard.

If this yard is short on what you need, the suppliers listed below carry overlapping inventory and will often deliver into the same area.

Buying topsoil in Half Moon Bay

We list 2 bulk suppliers in Half Moon Bay and 1,411 across California, spread over 365 cities and towns.

Bulk material pricing is intensely local. Trucking is a large share of the delivered cost, which is why a nearby yard usually beats a cheaper one further out once the full quote lands.