Mckinnley Excavating

Mckinnley Excavating is a bulk fill and excavation services and landscape materials supplier serving Chattanooga, Tennessee and the surrounding region. Google lists the business under 9 categories — Excavating contractor, Demolition contractor, Dirt supplier, Landscaper — which points to a broader inventory than a single-product yard carries.

The business holds a 4.2-star Google rating from 46 reviews. For comparison, the Tennessee average across 356 listed suppliers is 4.5.

What Mckinnley Excavating supplies

Excavating outfits frequently sell and haul fill dirt, topsoil and aggregate alongside their site work. For larger volumes they are often cheaper than a retail yard because they are already running trucks.

Clean fill, structural fill and screened topsoil are distinct products at very different prices. Be explicit about which you need, and whether the material must be certified clean for your jurisdiction.

Full-line landscape supply yards stock soil, mulch, decorative stone, boulders, pavers, edging and often sod under one roof. That matters when a project needs several materials, because combining them into a single delivery avoids paying separate trip charges to multiple suppliers.

Because Mckinnley Excavating 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

Fill and excavation services is sold by the load. Contractors usually quote material and haulage together by the load, so per-load pricing is the number to compare.

As a rough guide: 1 tandem load covers about 10–12 yards; 1 tri-axle load covers about 14–16 yards; 1 pickup covers about 1 yard.

Measure your area and decide on depth before calling. Most yards will run the volume calculation for you and will flag when stepping up to a larger load actually lowers the price per unit.

Ordering and delivery

Confirm the delivery radius and fee early in the call. Two yards quoting similar material prices can land very differently once haulage is added.

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.

Pricing for bulk material is rarely published in full, since it moves with stock and season. The business website may list current products, but a phone call will get you a firm delivered number faster.

Ratings and reputation

Of the 46 reviews on file, 36 are five-star (78%) and 0 are four-star. 9 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 Tennessee, this rating places Mckinnley Excavating in the top 82%.

Across the 24 suppliers we list in Chattanooga, the average rating is 4.6.

Review volume matters as much as the score. A 4.2 drawn from 46 reviews is a reasonable sample for a local yard.

Hours and visiting the yard

Mckinnley Excavating is open 5 days a week, closed Saturday and Sunday. The yard opens as early as 7 AM and runs until 6 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 Tennessee

Demand for fill and excavation services peaks from spring through early summer across Tennessee, when yards run their longest queues and hold firmest on price. Late summer and autumn typically bring shorter waits and more negotiating room, particularly on larger loads. If your project timing is flexible, buying outside the spring rush is the single easiest way to reduce the delivered cost.

Other suppliers nearby

There are 6 other suppliers we list within a short drive, the closest being Mckinnley Landscape and Supply in Chattanooga, roughly 0 miles away. 38 suppliers sit within a 25-mile radius of this yard.

Because haulage is such a large share of delivered cost, the nearest yard carrying your material frequently wins on total price even at a higher per-unit rate.

Buying fill and excavation services in Chattanooga

We list 24 bulk suppliers in Chattanooga and 356 across Tennessee, spread over 113 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.