Dumpster Controls in Canada · updated 2026-08-10
How to charge a card by phone in CAD
For customers who call in, you can type their card at the counter and charge it in Canadian dollars while creating the order, the same card-by-phone flow US companies use.
Before you start
- Stripe connected and enabled for charges.
- ## Create the order or junk job
Open New Order (or New Junk Job), fill the customer and service details, and choose card by phone as the payment method. - ## Enter the card and confirm
Type the card number the customer reads to you. The charge runs in CAD on your Stripe account, and the card is saved for future off-session charges like overweight fees. - ## Everything is recorded
The invoice is marked paid, the order shows as paid, and the transaction appears in your Finances (CAD) page with the fee breakdown.
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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.