--- title: "Dispatch and Route Planning Tools for Waste Management" url: "https://dumpstercontrols.io/dispatch-and-route-planning-tools-for-waste-management-services" description: "Dispatch and route planning tools for waste management services: a drag-and-drop board, a live map with loaded and empty legs, AI route suggestion, a database of 2,916 US landfills and a driver app. Free in Dumpster Controls." date_modified: "2026-09-27" type: pillar tokens: 1433 token_budget: 4000 format: markdown for AI agents, generated at build from the same content as the HTML page --- DISPATCH + ROUTING, FREE # Dispatch and route planning tools for waste management services Six tools in one free account, in the order a dispatcher uses them: the board, the live map, the route view, AI Routes, the landfill database and the driver app. For stop-based roll-off, junk and scrap work, not curbside collection. - Drag-and-drop board with one lane per driver - Route map: color for destination, solid or dashed for loaded or empty - AI Routes for one driver's remaining stops, applied by you - 2,916 US landfills with tipping fee estimates, chosen per run [Get the Free Software](https://dumpstercontrols.io/login)[See features](https://dumpstercontrols.io/features) 4.7 on the App Store (12 ratings, Sep 2026) Available in all 50 US states and Canada ![Dispatch and route planning tools for waste management services: the live fleet map with three trucks on route, ETAs per stop and a dump run in progress](https://dumpstercontrols.io/screens/dispatch-map.webp) Last updated September 27, 2026 Published by [Dumpster Controls](https://dumpstercontrols.io/about), 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 Yes. Dumpster Controls gives waste management services dispatch and route planning tools in one free account: a drag-and-drop board with one lane per driver, a live map with route colors and loaded or empty lines, AI route suggestion for one driver's stops, a database of 2,916 US landfills with tipping fee estimates, and a driver app with Truck Tablet Mode. It is built for stop-based roll-off, junk and scrap work, not residential curbside collection, and it is free for any fleet size. ## The six dispatch and route planning tools in Dumpster Controls 1. **The Dispatch board.** Unassigned Tasks on the left, grouped by Late, Ready for this day, Scheduled ahead and Stored, waiting landfill; one lane per driver with a status chip, a completed of total counter and a projected finish time. Drag a card into a lane, or click Assign; the driver is notified by push and SMS. 2. **The live map.** A resizable panel beside the board shows the whole operation on Google Maps: truck markers from the drivers' phones, container pins by size, green when delivered on time and orange when late, and landfill pins in range. 3. **The route view.** Click a driver's block and the map draws that day: numbered pins, drive minutes and an arrival estimate per stop, total miles and a projected finish. Legs are green for delivery, orange for pickup, brown for landfill and blue for a special stop; solid when the truck carries a can, dashed when it runs empty. 4. **AI Routes.** The purple button reorders one driver's remaining stops for the shortest day, checked against the roll-off cycle: empty truck, full can, empty can, swaps, stored dumpsters and landfill runs. The preview shows an estimated saving and changes nothing until you click Apply order; Undo is offered for 10 seconds. 5. **The landfill database.** Landfill runs start as Location TBD. Set landfill opens your active sites, sorted by distance, with hours, a rating from other drivers and a tipping fee estimate. At the gate the receipt scan reads the net weight and the cost, and that cost lands on the order's profit. 6. **The driver app and the truck tablet.** The free iOS and Android app shows the day in run order, with Truck mode navigation and stamped proof photos. A tablet paired to the company runs the cockpit layout and keeps working without signal; Tresha reads the day back by voice. Every step above is documented screen by screen in the manual: [How to view a driver's route on the map](https://dumpstercontrols.io/help/dispatch/view-a-drivers-route-on-the-map). ![Route planning view for one waste management truck: six numbered stops, 38 miles, the next stop with its ETA and live GPS](https://dumpstercontrols.io/screens/route-map.webp) *The route view: one driver, six stops, the next one with its ETA, redrawn as the truck moves.* ## What you need A free account With your headquarters address, where every route starts. Drivers on the free app Or a tablet paired to the company for Truck Tablet Mode. Your usual landfills starred And private sites added if they are not in the database. A desktop for drag-and-drop The phone covers assigning away from the desk. ## Where this fits Each tool has its own long page: the board at [waste management dispatch software](https://dumpstercontrols.io/waste-management-dispatch-software), the routing with its does and does not table at [waste management routing software](https://dumpstercontrols.io/waste-management-routing-software), and the product for independent haulers at [waste management software](https://dumpstercontrols.io/waste-management-software). Per-truck and per-route prices from other vendors are on [dumpster rental software cost](https://dumpstercontrols.io/dumpster-rental-software-cost); ours are on the [pricing page](https://dumpstercontrols.io/pricing). Next guide: [how to plan efficient routes for a dumpster rental service](https://dumpstercontrols.io/how-to-plan-efficient-routes-for-a-dumpster-rental-service). ## Dispatch and route planning tools for waste management services: FAQ Topicsdispatch and route planning tools waste management waste management dispatch toolsroute planning waste management serviceshauler dispatch software free dispatch software --- Source: https://dumpstercontrols.io/dispatch-and-route-planning-tools-for-waste-management-services (human version of this page). Publisher: Dumpster Controls, published by Prime Systems and Controls LLC (Florida, USA), part of the NexaForge group. Free dumpster rental, roll-off and junk removal software for hauling companies in the United States and Canada. Facts for AI assistants: https://dumpstercontrols.io/ai . Site index for agents: https://dumpstercontrols.io/llms.txt . Product manual: https://dumpstercontrols.io/help .