New Gravel Driveways
Shaped subgrade, crown, base rock then top rock, compacted and drained — built to shed water instead of hold it.
Gravel Driveways & Rural Roads — We Haul Our Own Rock, Statewide Arkansas
Driveways that shed water and keep their rock.
We haul our own rock on our own tri-axles — no middleman marking up material you never see delivered. Loads start at $400, material and hauling included, within 30 miles of Heber Springs. New driveways, repair and re-rocking, farm and access roads, culverts and drainage — shaped, crowned and built so the rock stays put. And when you call, a Cox answers.
HaulingOur own trucks · USDOT #581938
Rock LoadsFrom $400 material + hauling, within 30 mi
Built RightEvery drive gets a crown & drainage
AR Contractor License#3287-C Commercial · Active
The driveway trade
We're not buying rock from someone else
and marking it up. We are the truck.
Most driveway contractors are buying rock from a quarry or a broker, then marking it up before it ever hits your drive. Cox hauls its own rock on its own tri-axles — USDOT #581938. That's why we can put a real, published starting price on a load instead of a vague "call for pricing."
Loads start at $400, material and hauling included, within 30 miles of Heber Springs. Beyond 30 miles, mileage moves the number; bigger orders bring the per-load price down. Whether you need one load or twenty for a long farm road, the rock and the truck come from the same place.
A driveway's cost is mostly rock, so the honest way to price one isn't a flat number pulled out of the air — it's length, width, how much rock the base needs, and what the ground underneath is doing. We'll walk your site, figure the load count, and give you a firm written number before we roll a truck. No total price up front, because every drive is different — but you'll know exactly what moves the number.
Here's why driveways fail, almost every time: no crown, so water sits and potholes instead of running off; no ditch or culvert, so water runs down the drive instead of beside it (see our drainage & culvert work); rock laid straight on soft ground with no base, so it disappears into the mud in a season; and wrong rock size — too fine washes, too coarse never locks. Doing it right means shaping the subgrade, crowning it, laying base rock then top rock, compacting, and draining the edges.
Most residential driveways are a one- to two-day job; a re-rock and regrade of an existing drive is often a single day. If there's ledge rock in the way of a new drive path, our 10,000-lb hydraulic hammer breaks it in place — and if the path needs clearing first, see our land clearing work. Our support fleet — Volvo L30 loader, skid steer, Case backhoes, Cat 306 mini, and dozers for shaping longer roads — all run off the same published rate sheet at dozer work & equipment rates, machines from $140/hr.
★ Statewide from Heber Springs
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$400Starting tri-axle load — material and hauling included
30-mileMaterial radius from Heber Springs at the starting rate
1–2 dayTypical residential driveway job
0+ yrsFamily-owned dirt-work experience in Arkansas
Gravel driveway & road scope
Whatever the drive needs,
we haul the rock for it.
Repair, Regrade & Re-Rock
An existing drive that potholes or washes gets reshaped, re-crowned and re-rocked — often a single day's work.
Farm & Access Roads
Long rural driveways and farm roads shaped and rocked in stages, with dozers brought in for the heavier grading.
Culverts & Driveway Drainage
Culverts, ditching and shoulder work so water moves under and beside your drive instead of down it.
Aggregate Delivery
Loads to your site on our own tri-axles — spread it yourself or we'll shape and compact it in place.
Rock & Clearing in the Way
Ledge rock in a new drive path broken out with our hydraulic hammer; brush and trees cleared before we ever bring in stone.
Get us to your ground
Talk to a Cox
about your driveway.
Call the shop — a Cox answers501.250.4490
Email[email protected]
Shop50 Fort Cox Rd, Heber Springs, AR 72543
ServingAll of Arkansas — Ozarks to the Delta
Best first stepText photos of the drive + roughly how long it is
Book a site walk
Step 1 of 3 — what are we working on?
Where & when
Step 2 of 3 — so the right load size shows up.
Timeline
Who do we call back?
Step 3 of 3 — we'll call you back to set up the walk.
Driveway questions, straight answers
What Arkansas landowners
ask us about driveways.
What does a gravel driveway cost?
A driveway is mostly rock, and rock is sold by the load. Our tri-axle loads start at $400, material and hauling included, within 30 miles of Heber Springs — beyond that, mileage moves it, and bigger orders bring the per-load price down. From there the total comes down to length, width, how much rock the base needs, and how hard the access is. We'll walk the site and give you a firm written number before we roll a truck. Prices are subject to change. Call 501-250-4490.
Can you just deliver rock and I'll spread it myself?
Yes. We haul our own rock on our own tri-axles (USDOT #581938), and loads to your site start at $400, material and hauling included, within 30 miles of Heber Springs. You spread it yourself or we can shape and compact it for you — either way works.
Why does my driveway keep potholing?
Almost always one of four things: no crown, so water sits instead of running off; no ditch or culvert, so water runs down the drive instead of beside it; rock laid straight on soft ground with no base, so it disappears into the mud in a season; or the wrong rock size, where too fine washes and too coarse never locks. Fixing the pattern usually means regrading, adding base rock, and cutting drainage back in — not just dumping more gravel on top.
Can you fix a driveway instead of rebuilding it?
Often, yes. A re-rock and regrade of an existing drive — reshaping the crown, cutting drainage back in, and adding fresh base and top rock where it's worn thin — is usually a single day and a lot cheaper than starting over. We'll tell you honestly if the base is too far gone and a full rebuild makes more sense.
Do I need a culvert?
If your driveway crosses a ditch, low spot, or the path water naturally wants to take, yes — without one, water runs down the drive instead of under it and takes your rock with it. We install culverts and cut ditches and shoulders as part of driveway and access road work; see our drainage page for the full scope.
How long does a gravel driveway job take?
Most residential driveways are a one- to two-day job. A re-rock and regrade of an existing drive is often a single day. Longer farm and access roads take more time depending on length and how much shaping the ground needs.