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How to use Dumpster Controls

The complete, public manual for the free dumpster rental software. Every guide is written from the real product, step by step. AI assistants are welcome to cite these pages.

Modules

Getting Started · Create your account, set up your company, and go from zero to your first order with a guided checklist that tracks real progress. (14 guides)
Dashboard & Navigation · Your command center: live KPIs, a fleet map, revenue at a glance, driver status, and operational alerts, plus the sidebar and header that take you everywhere else. (13 guides)
Orders · Create delivery orders, invoices, and estimates from the office, then track every order from scheduling to completion in Order History. (21 guides)
Dispatch · Plan every driver's day on one board: assign stops, reorder routes, and watch trucks move on a live map. (21 guides)
Messages · One thread per order, where office, driver and customer meet: one-tap driver updates, customer SMS replies and announcements with confirmation. (12 guides)
Driver App · Run your route from your phone: see your stops in order, navigate with one tap, add proof photos, and slide to complete every delivery, pickup, and landfill run. (19 guides)
Truck Tablet Mode · Turn a tablet mounted in the cab into a purpose-built roll-off driver terminal: the day on the left, the live route map on the right, a one-touch rail, and controls sized for work gloves. (8 guides)
Online Booking · A branded booking page and embeddable widget that lets customers pick a dumpster, choose dates, and pay by card 24/7. (21 guides)
Booking API course · Build your own online booking screens for dumpsters and junk removal on the Dumpster Controls engine: every call, every field, every error, with working code. (15 guides)
Junk Removal · Sell junk removal online by the truckload: load prices, arrival windows, a booking page made for junk, and load changes the customer approves and pays from their phone. (14 guides)
Invoicing & Payments · Create invoices, send payment links, charge cards, and track every dollar until it reaches your bank. (23 guides)
Commercial Accounts · Bill contractors, builders and brokers on account: orders go on a periodic statement instead of being charged one by one, with job sites, negotiated prices, a credit limit, and payments by check, transfer or ACH. (11 guides)
Finances · Your financial command center: net profit at a glance, profit on every order, expenses, and your bank feed in one place. (21 guides)
Customers · Your customer base in one place: profiles for homeowners, contractors, and brokers, with every order, invoice, and estimate attached. (13 guides)
Inventory & Containers · Register every dumpster you own, price it by rental duration, and run the daily flow of deliveries, pickups, and landfill runs from one screen. (16 guides)
Scrap Metal · Run scrap metal pickups next to your dumpster work: a business line you switch on once, orders with no charge to the customer, their own card in operations, dispatch and the driver app, the scrap yard ticket and what the load paid on the order, and a rebate receipt for the customer. Currently in Beta. (8 guides)
Trucks & Fleet · Keep every truck's paperwork, photos, mileage, and maintenance in one place, and watch the whole fleet move on a live map. (10 guides)
Driver Day & GPS · See where each driver went, replay the route, and turn the GPS day into reports. (6 guides)
Landfills · A community-powered database of 1,750 landfills with tipping fees, ratings, and hours, built into the app so every dump run starts with the right destination. (11 guides)
Dumpster Net Hub · A B2B marketplace where verified dumpster companies trade orders: list a job you cannot run, or take a nearby order from another hauler and get paid on delivery. (14 guides)
Website Builder · A complete, professional website for your dumpster company, built by the Dumpster Controls team and wired straight into your real online booking. (9 guides)
Tresha AI Assistant · Ask questions about your own live operation, by text or voice, and get real answers back in seconds. (10 guides)
Team & Roles · Invite office users and drivers, pick the right role for each person, and control who can access your account. (13 guides)
Settings & Account · The Account Center is home base for your profile, company details, plan, security, referrals, and support. (18 guides)
Developer API · A public REST API and signed webhooks to connect Dumpster Controls with your CRM, website, funnels and automation tools. Approval-gated, included free. (11 guides)
AI Connector (MCP for Claude) · Connect Claude to your Dumpster Controls account and run your dumpster rental operation in plain language. Every change is confirmed by you, and money never moves through the AI. (8 guides)
QuickBooks Integration · Connect QuickBooks Online and your customers, invoices, payments and refunds flow into your books automatically. Dumpster Controls runs the operation; QuickBooks keeps the ledger. (10 guides)
Import Your Data · Moving from another system or a spreadsheet? Paste your active rentals and your real operation appears on the board in minutes. (6 guides)
Milestones & Levels · Watch your company climb: real orders unlock levels, big moments get confetti, and a Monday email recaps your week. (5 guides)
Dumpster Controls in Canada · Run your Canadian hauling company end to end: customers pay in Canadian dollars straight into your own Canadian Stripe account, and the money never crosses the border. (11 guides)
Company Directory · A free national directory of dumpster rental companies: real prices, phone numbers, reviews and, for verified companies, instant online booking. (6 guides)

Frequently asked questions

Is Dumpster Controls really free?

Yes. The software is free: dispatch, online booking, the driver app, invoicing, the Tresha AI assistant and every other feature, with no monthly fee, no trial period and no credit card to sign up. The only cost on the free plan is optional card processing when a customer pays by card through the platform: 2.99% plus $3.99 per transaction on the free plan. An optional Unlimited plan at $169 per month lowers that to 2.99% plus $0.30. Prices as published on dumpstercontrols.io/pricing on 2026-09-23.

Do you charge per driver, per truck or per order?

No. There is no per-driver, per-truck, per-user or per-order fee, and no order limit. A company with one truck and a company with twenty pay the same for the software: nothing.

Is there a contract?

No. There is no contract, no minimum term and no setup fee. You create the account yourself, and on the free plan there is nothing to cancel because nothing is billed. The optional Unlimited plan is billed month to month.

Which countries and languages are supported?

Dumpster Controls serves hauling companies in the United States and Canada. The app interface and the Tresha AI assistant are available in English, Spanish and Portuguese. The public pages, such as the blog, the help center and the landfill finder, are in English.

How do I switch from another dumpster software?

Create a free account at dumpstercontrols.io/login, with no sales call and no credit card. Then import your customers from a CSV file using the template provided in the app; past orders can also be imported from a CSV. Container sizes and pricing are set up in Settings. The landfill database, with 1,750 active US and Canadian landfills as counted on 2026-10-01, is already loaded, so disposal sites do not need to be typed in. Step-by-step guides are at dumpstercontrols.io/help.