Dashboard & Navigation · updated 2026-08-08

How to read the Dashboard at a glance in Dumpster Controls

The Dashboard is built so a 10-second scan tells you what needs attention today. Learn what each zone of the screen does.

Open the Dashboard
Click "Dashboard" at the top of the sidebar. It is also the screen the app lands on after login for owners and dispatchers.
Scan the KPI row
Four cards across the top: "Deliveries", "Pickups", "Landfill Runs", and "Junk Removal". The big number is the open count; the small sub-counters flag what is due "today", what is "late", and what is coming "tmrw".
Check the map
The "Active Locations" card shows every dumpster, driver, junk job, your HQ, and nearby landfills on a live Google Map. Pulsing pins are due today; pins with a red "!" are late.
Read the money
The "Monthly Revenue" chart compares the last 6 months, and the card on the right shows "Revenue for the current week" versus "Revenue for the previous week" with a trend arrow.
Check the right column
The "Drivers" panel shows who is online and whose license is close to expiring. The "Alerts" card below it lists anything that needs action: late work, overdue invoices, maintenance, missing setup.
Use the schedule shortcuts
Next to the "Dashboard" title there is a button group: "All Orders" opens Operations directly, and the arrow opens a menu with "All Orders", "Today's Schedule", "Tomorrow's Schedule", and "Late Orders" (in red).

What happens next

While your company setup is incomplete, a progress checklist card also appears at the top of the Dashboard; it fills up as you finish steps and disappears when you are done or dismiss it.
Each section loads independently, so KPIs can appear while the map or chart is still loading.

That is the empty state: "Create an order to see dumpsters on the map". Pins appear as soon as you have orders with a delivery address.