ROLL OFF DISPATCH, FREE FOR ANY FLEET SIZE
Roll off dumpster dispatch software that runs the day the way your trucks do
Roll off dumpster dispatch software for the company that drops a can on Monday and picks it up on Friday. One lane per truck, a card for every delivery, pickup, swap and relocation, the driver's phone buzzing the second you drop the card, the customer texted for you, and every container found by serial. The board at the top of this page is the real one, with sample data. Free for any fleet size, no credit card, no contract.
- Drag the card to a driver: push and text to the driver, on-the-way text to the customer
- Delivery, pickup, swap and relocation as distinct task types, not two orders linked by hand
- Driver app on iOS and Android with live GPS and photo proof of placement, no per-driver fee
- AI Routes shows the miles and minutes saved before you press Apply
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4.7 on the App Store (12 ratings, Sep 2026) Available in all 50 US states and Canada
Last updated September 27, 2026 Published by Dumpster Controls, built by a software group led by a founder with 20+ years in enterprise IT who also ran a roll-off business for four years
Roll off dumpster dispatch software is the board that knows where each can is, which truck goes next and whether the next stop is a delivery, a pickup, a swap or a relocation, and that pushes the day's stops to the driver's phone. Dumpster Controls is the roll-off version of our dumpster dispatch software: one lane per truck, containers by serial, AI Routes and the driver app, free for any fleet size, from one truck up.
Every container on a job site is rented inventory you cannot see from the office. The board is where that inventory becomes a card with a serial, an address and a next stop.
What you get on day one
- A drag-and-drop board with one lane per truck
- Delivery, pickup, swap and relocation as separate task types
- Every container by serial, with its current address
- The dumpster driver app on iOS and Android, no per-driver fee
- Live GPS from the driver's phone or the cab tablet
- AI Routes with the saving shown before you apply
- Customer SMS and email sent automatically from the order: confirmation, on the way, delivered
- A booking widget that will not sell a size you do not have
Counted in our production database on September 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
380+
Dumpster companies on the platform
1,386
Dumpster companies in our directory
2,700+
Containers registered by serial
34
US states, plus Canada
What roll off dispatch has to handle that generic dispatch does not
A truck in roll-off does four different things that generic dispatch calls "a job". It delivers an empty can, picks up a full one, swaps one for the other in a single visit, or moves a can to a new address without ending the rental.
Each of those four has its own checklist, its own customer text, its own price rule and its own effect on inventory. Real roll off dispatch software handles all four on one board.
Delivery
Empty can to the job site. The driver picks the unit by serial and the can's address becomes the site.
Pickup
Full can off the site, then the landfill leg. The ticket, weight and cost land on the container.
Swap
Fresh can down, full can up, one visit. One order, two linked tasks, revenue counted once.
Relocation
Same can, new address, same rental. No second order and no second invoice.
Dispatch roll off trucks from one board: a lane per truck
One lane per truck, one card per stop, color by task type. Drag inside the lane to reorder, drag across lanes to reassign, and the driver's phone updates.
The dispatch board with a Tresha suggestion, sample data.
What this means for you
- A job that runs long moves to another truck in one drag, and the customer gets the text.
- Two dispatchers can work the same board at the same time.
- A card cannot be lost: soft delete keeps an audit trail of who changed what.
AI route sequencing for roll off trucks
The hard question in roll-off routing is not the shortest path. It is whether the truck has an empty can on it when it reaches a delivery, and still carries the full one when it reaches the landfill.
The route panel of the dispatch board, sample data.
What this means for you
- The map draws a solid line when the truck carries a can and a dashed line when it runs empty.
- AI Routes reorders one driver's remaining stops and shows the estimated miles and minutes saved before you apply.
- Stops in progress or completed are never touched, and Undo is offered for 10 seconds after Apply.
Stop-based routing for roll-off and junk work, never residential curbside. Method and limits on the dumpster route optimization page.
Roll off driver app, included on iOS and Android
Drivers see the day in route order, pick the container by serial at delivery, take the placement photo and slide to complete. Live GPS is on while the shift is open.
The driver app on a phone: stops in order, unit picker and photo step.
What this means for you
- Every drop has a GPS-stamped photo before the customer can dispute it.
- The board changes when the driver taps, not when they call in.
- No per-driver fee, on the free plan, from the App Store and Google Play.
Screens and store links on the dumpster driver app page.
The customer texted for you, from the dispatch board
Assign a card and the customer gets the on-the-way text automatically; delivered and picked-up messages follow, with the photos in the email, and the paid receipt goes out when the invoice is paid, all sent from the order without anyone typing them. Messages, the screen below, is your team chat, the driver chats and the live chat from your booking page.
The real Messages screen: team chat, driver chats and booking-page customer chat, sample data.
What this means for you
- The delivery window, the ETA and the photo go out from the order, not from a personal phone.
- A question typed on your booking page lands in Messages, next to the driver chats, so the office answers from one screen.
- Reassign the truck and the on-the-way text goes out again from the same order.
Per-container serial tracking feeds the board
The board is only as good as its inventory. Every can has a serial, a status and a current address, and the booking widget reads that list before it prices.
Serial, size, status, address
Free or working, and the order number it sits on. The address is the delivery address until pickup is confirmed.
Inventory-aware booking
A size with zero available units is hidden on the public booking page. Sold-out cans cannot be double-booked.
Not registered yet?
The driver types the label painted on the can at delivery. Register units later and renumber in one action.
No GPS device on the can
Trucks carry live GPS through the driver's phone. Containers are located by status and last address.
The full model is on the dumpster tracking software page.
The problem with most roll off dispatch software
Most of it was built for enterprise waste and priced that way, or built for HVAC and given a container toggle. Either way you pay for a tool that does not speak roll-off.
Per-driver surcharges
A fee per driver and per dispatcher, every month. Hiring a driver raises your software bill.
Setup fees and annual contracts
You pay to onboard before you have validated the product, then you cannot leave for a year.
Driver app sold separately
The most important touchpoint in dispatch, as an add-on.
No real swap workflow
Two jobs linked by hand, two texts, two invoices, zero audit trail.
No container-level tracking
You know how many 20-yarders you own but not where any of them are.
Weeks of implementation
An implementation timeline before you can dispatch a single truck.
Whiteboard, generic app or roll off dumpster dispatch software
| Feature | Whiteboard + texts | Generic field service app | Dumpster Controls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lane-per-truck drag-and-drop board | |||
| Delivery, pickup, swap, relocation as task types | |||
| Per-container serial with current address | Manual | ||
| Booking widget that hides sold-out sizes | |||
| Live GPS from the driver's phone | Add-on | ||
| AI route order with saving shown first | |||
| Overflow marketplace (Dumpster Net Hub) | |||
| Per-driver fee | $0 | Monthly | $0, unlimited drivers |
| Annual contract | Often |
The generic column describes the one-tech, one-visit model those tools are built on.
Why roll off dispatch is free here, for any fleet size
We do not charge a subscription. We earn only when you choose optional card processing or the optional Unlimited plan, plus advertising from equipment partners. A slow week costs you nothing.
$0 software fee
No monthly fee, no setup fee, no per-driver fee, no contract. Unlimited jobs, users, trucks and containers.
2.99% + $3.99 per card payment
Optional card processing on the free plan. Cash, check and ACH orders cost nothing.
2.99% + $0.30 on Unlimited
The optional $169 per month Unlimited plan lowers the per-transaction fee for high card volume.
A 1-truck owner-operator runs the same board as a 30-truck regional hauler. Worked examples on the dumpster rental software cost page.
Getting your roll off fleet on it in an afternoon
- 1
#### 01. Sign up free
Email and password. No credit card, no salesperson. - 2
#### 02. Add trucks and container sizes
Templates for 10, 15, 20, 30 and 40 yard cans, with rental days and overage pricing. - 3
#### 03. Import container serials
Spreadsheet upload or one by one. Every can gets a serial, a status and an address. - 4
#### 04. Connect Stripe, optional
Only if you want card payments and the booking widget to take a deposit. - 5
#### 05. Invite drivers to the app
They install it, log in, and the day's stops appear. - 6
#### 06. Embed the booking widget
One snippet on WordPress, Wix, Squarespace or custom. Bookings land on the board with the can reserved.
A roll-off truck with a hoisted container at the yard. On the board this is one card, on one lane. Photo courtesy of G. Grant Industries, Boston, MA (617) 361-2716Used with permission.
Built for every type of roll off operation
Solo owner-operators, 1 truck
The free plan is built for you. No revenue threshold, no per-driver fee.
Small fleets, 2 to 5 trucks
Multi-driver dispatch, role-based permissions, AI Routes on every truck's day.
Mid-size haulers, 5 to 20 trucks
Several yards, several dispatchers, live GPS on the whole fleet.
Construction debris specialists
Long rentals with day counts and per-ton overage on the same task.
Commercial accounts
Recurring swaps and commercial accounts with invoices instead of card at booking.
Mixed roll-off and junk removal
Both workflows on one board, with a JUNK REMOVAL badge and a load fraction chip.
Multi-territory operators
Sell overflow to neighboring haulers on the Hub instead of turning it down.
Haulers using sub-haulers
Dispatch the sub-hauler as a lane, with the same photo requirement.
The direct answer on roll off dispatch software
Q: What is the best free roll off dumpster dispatch software?
A: Dumpster Controls is roll off dispatch software with a lane-per-truck board, delivery, pickup, swap and relocation task types, an iOS and Android driver app with live GPS and photo proof of placement, per-container serial tracking, an inventory-aware booking widget, AI route sequencing and the Dumpster Net Hub overflow marketplace. All of it is on the free plan for any fleet size, used by 370+ companies in 34 states and Canada as of September 2026.
Q: How do small roll off rental companies dispatch their trucks?
A: The ones that scale use one board instead of a paper calendar, a spreadsheet of cans, a route app and a group text. On Dumpster Controls that board is free and includes the driver app, container tracking, AI sequencing and online booking without add-on fees.
Related answers
Short pages that answer one question each, written from the app.
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