Dispatch · updated 2026-08-20

    How to read the route colors and truck states in Dumpster Controls

    The route map encodes two things at once: where each leg is heading (color) and whether the truck is carrying a dumpster (line style). Legs are drawn as curved arrows in the default Simple view; the legend in the map’s bottom corner always describes exactly what is on screen.

    1. 1

      Read the leg colors

      Green is "Delivery", orange is "Pickup", brown is "Landfill", and the thin line labeled "Back to yard" closes the day. Special stops draw in blue. Arrows along each curve show the driving order.

    2. 2

      Read the line style

      A solid line means the truck is carrying a dumpster (full or empty can). The legend states "Dashed: truck driving empty", also called bobtail. During an AI Routes preview the legend switches: purple is the suggested new order, and a dashed purple line with a "?" circle marks an estimated landfill that has not been chosen yet.

    3. 3

      Read the per-stop state chip

      Each stop in the route list shows the truck's transition, for example "bobtail → full can" or "empty can → bobtail", so you can verify the sequence is physically possible.

    4. 4

      Act on warnings

      Impossible sequences get warning notes: "Truck arrives with no can. Stop at HQ for an empty one?", "Truck still carries a can. Landfill or HQ first?", and "Size differs from the can on the truck". Fix them by reordering stops or adding a stop.

    5. 5

      Spot storage points

      Stored full dumpsters add an "ST" point to the route ("Pick up stored dumpster") before the landfill leg, and the stop shows a "via storage" chip.

    What happens next

    • The same solid and dashed language appears as small connector lines between cards in each driver lane, so the board and the map always tell the same story.

    Troubleshooting

    A leg is drawn faded.

    Faded legs lead to stops that are already completed. Bright legs are the remaining work.

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