Tony Reaves II

Founder of Toota Industries · Author, Concrete Yardage

Background

Tony Reaves II is a defense industry operator and government contractor who works directly with the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). His day job is military logistics, procurement, and large-scale project management — fields where a bad material estimate does not just cost money, it stops a project cold.

That experience is the reason this site exists. Tony has managed concrete pours for government facilities and coordinated material deliveries across multiple job sites. He has seen firsthand what a short-load fee, a mid-pour emergency batch run, or an over-ordered truck of ready-mix does to a project budget and schedule.

Why Trust the Numbers on This Site

• Every calculator formula follows industry-standard references: ACI 304R-00 for waste factors, ASTM C94/C94M for ready-mix specifications, and manufacturer-published yield data from Quikrete and Sakrete for bag counts.
• Pricing figures are benchmarked against NRMCA industry surveys and RSMeans construction cost data, and refreshed annually.
• Every article on this site is reviewed against the same sources before publication. See our editorial policy for details.

Contact

Questions, corrections, or suggestions? Reach out via the contact page. Corrections to published articles are reviewed and applied promptly.

More From Tony

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