--- title: "How to open and read the Customers page in Dumpster Controls" url: "https://dumpstercontrols.io/help/customers/open-the-customers-page" description: "The Customers page is where your whole customer base lives. Learn what each zone shows before you start managing profiles." date_modified: "2026-08-08" type: help tokens: 1217 token_budget: 2000 format: markdown for AI agents, generated at build from the same content as the HTML page --- Customers · updated 2026-08-08 # How to open and read the Customers page in Dumpster Controls The Customers page is where your whole customer base lives. Learn what each zone shows before you start managing profiles. 1. ## Open Customers In the app sidebar, click "Customers". The header reads "Customers" with the subtitle "Manage your customer base and rental activity", plus two buttons: "Import" and "New Customer". 2. ## Read the metric cards Four cards summarize the base: "Total Customers" (all active profiles), "Active Rentals" (orders still in progress), "Revenue This Month" (paid orders with a payment date in the current month), and "Contractors" (profiles with the contractor type). 3. ## Check the Estimates panel Between the header and the metrics sits a compact "Estimates" button showing your estimate count. Click it to expand the full estimates panel. 4. ## Scan the table Columns are "Name" (with email underneath), "Type", "Company", "Phone", "Lifetime Value", "Orders", and "Status". Each row starts with an arrow button; its tooltip reads "View orders & consolidate invoices". Type icons are color coded: a house for residential, a hard hat for contractor, and a building for broker. 5. ## Read the tip banner First-time visitors see a dismissible tip: "Consolidate multiple invoices into one payment". It explains that the "orders" pill or the arrow on a row expands the customer's orders, while clicking the row itself opens the customer drawer. 6. ## Use pagination The footer paginates the list (10 rows per page by default) and lets you change the page size. ## What happens next - Clicking anywhere on a row opens the customer profile drawer; clicking the arrow or the orders pill expands the row's order list instead. ## Troubleshooting ### The table says "No customers found" with "Add your first customer". Your base is empty or the current filters match nothing. Click "New Customer" to create one, use "Import" for a CSV, or reset the search and filters. ## Related guides - [How to create a customer in Dumpster Controls](https://dumpstercontrols.io/help/customers/create-a-customer) - [How to search, filter, and sort customers in Dumpster Controls](https://dumpstercontrols.io/help/customers/search-filter-and-sort-customers) - [How to open a customer profile in Dumpster Controls](https://dumpstercontrols.io/help/customers/open-a-customer-profile) © 2026 Dumpster Controls. All rights reserved. Made in the USA. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Dumpster Controls really free? Yes. The entire app is free for any company at any fleet size: 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. The entire app is free; an optional $169 per month plan lowers that to 2.99% plus $0.30 and adds a Sponsored spotlight in the public company directory. 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 $169 lower card rate 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. --- Source: https://dumpstercontrols.io/help/customers/open-the-customers-page (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 .