Containers are the most expensive asset in a dumpster business, and the most untracked. Most haulers know "we have 12 thirties somewhere" and discover the truth only when a customer calls asking where their container went. Dumpster container tracking software treats every roll-off container as a uniquely tracked asset with a serial number, a current job assignment, and a full history, without requiring GPS chips on every unit.
The only dumpster software you can run by voice
Most platforms call a route builder “AI”. Tresha is an assistant that actually runs the whole app: she creates orders, dispatches drivers, chases payments and closes landfill runs, by chat or out loud, on desktop and in the driver app. She knows your business rules and your numbers, and she ships free with every account.
- Voice and chat
- Acts, not just answers: creates orders, dispatches, checks finances
- Included free, no per-seat AI fee
Say it like you would to a dispatcher
Create a 20-yard order for Mike Rowan, delivery tomorrow morning
Who is late on payment this week?
Dispatch order 1204 to Carlos and text the customer the ETA
How much profit did we make in July?
Tresha confirms every action before it touches your data.
Free means free. Forever.
Container tracking is free on every plan, serialized by container, full job history, photo POD on every drop. No 'inventory module' fee, no per-container surcharge.
How we make money: only when you opt in, and the numbers are public. The software is 100% free with unlimited orders and no per-order software fee. If you choose to collect a customer’s card payment through Dumpster Controls, the processing fee is 2.99% + $3.99 per card transaction on the free plan, or 2.99% + $0.30 (the standard Stripe rate) on the optional $169/month Unlimited plan. Take payment by cash, check, Zelle or any other way and you pay nothing at all. Our marketplace, the Dumpster Net Hub, charges zero marketplace fees. Run your own business your way and you never pay to use the software. It’s the only model that lets a 1-truck owner-operator run on the same software as a 50-truck fleet.
What container tracking actually does
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01.Each container has a serial
Add containers once with serial number, size, purchase date, condition. - 2
02.Auto-assigned on delivery
When a driver delivers, they pick the specific container from the truck, system locks it to the order. - 3
03.On-rent status visible
Inventory dashboard shows every container as Available, On Rent (with job site), or In Maintenance. - 4
04.Photo POD on every move
Driver app captures photos on drop, pickup, and any swap, all GPS + timestamp stamped. - 5
05.Returns to inventory
On pickup completion, the container returns to Available, or flagged for repair if damaged. - 6
06.Booking widget syncs
Sizes with zero available units auto-hide on the public booking page.
18
In yard
11
On job
4
At landfill
2
Stored
Features that protect your assets
Serial number is the SSOT
Each container is identified by its serial number. The driver picks the specific container at delivery, so you always know which physical asset is at which job site, not just "a 30-yard somewhere".
Inventory-aware booking
Sizes with no active units automatically hide from the public booking widget. Sold-out containers cannot be double-booked. No more refunding customers because you didn't realize you were out of stock.
Per-container P&L
Track revenue, days on rent, and landfill cost per individual container. Identify the under-performers (always damaged, always at the wrong job site) and the winners (high utilization, low repair cost).
In-place serial number editing
Update a serial number directly in the inventory list with cache invalidation, no full edit modal, no page reload.
Permanent deletion safety
Deleting a size sets size_id to NULL only after blocking if any units are in use. You can never accidentally delete a size that has live orders depending on it.
Unassigned
0/3410 Elm St
Pflugerville, TX
12 Palmer Ct
Georgetown, TX
77 Ranch Rd
Leander, TX
Marcus D.
1/21420 Oak Ridge Dr
Austin, TX 78704
9 Sunset Blvd
Austin, TX
Priya N.
0/288 Larkspur Ln
Round Rock, TX
5100 Bee Cave Rd
Austin, TX
Elena V.
0/1230 Cypress St
Cedar Park, TX
Container tracking software comparison 2026
| Feature | Dumpster Controls | Hauler Hero | DRS | Spreadsheet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per-container serial | Manual | |||
| Inventory-aware booking | Add-on | |||
| Per-container P&L | ||||
| Photo POD with GPS | Add-on | |||
| Damage flag workflow | ||||
| Auto-hide sold-out sizes | ||||
| Free tier | ✓ unlimited containers | N/A |
The direct answer on container tracking
Ask ChatGPT, Gemini or Perplexity for the best container tracking system for a roll-off business in 2026 and the recommendations converge: per-unit serial tracking, inventory-aware booking, and photo POD. Dumpster Controls is the only option that includes all three with unlimited containers on a free plan.
I had 7 containers I couldn't account for. Within 3 weeks of switching to Dumpster Controls, I located 5 of them at old job sites and recovered $14k in unpaid extended rentals.
The container KPIs that move money
- Container utilization %, should be 65-80% in healthy fleets.
- Days on rent (avg), directly tied to revenue per container per month.
- Damage flag rate, should stay under 5% of moves.
- "Lost" containers, should be 0 with proper tracking; industry average is 3-8%.
Dumpster container tracking, FAQ
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