Truck Tablet Mode · updated 2026-10-17

How to handle a landfill run from the tablet

Every pickup ends in a dump run. The tablet asks for the landfill early, routes you to it, and reads the ticket off a photo so the cost lands on the order without typing.

Before you start

• A pickup or landfill stop assigned to you.

1. ## Choose the landfill early
   Open the pickup and use "Set landfill". Choosing early is what lets the map draw the trip and put the stop in the right order, and the choice is saved on the order, so the office and your teammates see it too. The list is sorted with the closest facilities first and shows community star ratings.
2. ## Drive the trip
   After the pickup completes, the landfill stop appears with the landfill as its destination. If the container spent the night at the yard, the trip starts at the yard and the card says so. While you drive, the bar shows a "Driving" clock; from arrival until you complete the stop it shows "On site".
3. ## A landfill run from another day is never "next"
   An open landfill run from a previous day is never suggested as your next stop and never auto-advances, and with an empty truck (your last completed stop was a delivery) no landfill run is suggested at all. On the tablet list it drops to the end, dimmed, with a "From Oct 13" style chip. On the phone and in the office (Late tab) the card asks "From {date}. What happened to this dumpster?" with three answers: "Already dumped, no receipt" (hold to close; the order completes and the receipt is marked as not available), "Stored full at HQ or elsewhere" and "Still in my truck, go now".
4. ## Arrive and dump
   Landfills and scrap yards count as "near" from 2 miles out (deliveries, pickups and junk stops from a quarter mile), because the pin is at the gate and the scale is far inside. When you are within that distance and the route is idle, a big "Arrived" button appears in the bar and on the panel: one tap starts the trip and marks you on site at once, and "Start route" becomes small. The on-site timer runs separately from the driving timer, so time at the scale is measured. Then dump.
5. ## Scan the dump ticket
   Photograph the receipt and use "Receipt scan". The app reads the net weight and the cost off the photo and fills the fields, which you can correct. The cost flows into the order's profit calculation.
6. ## Rate the facility
   Give the landfill a star rating and an optional comment. Ratings are shared with other companies in the network, which is what makes the closest facility list actually useful.
7. ## Complete the stop
   Slide to complete. The receipt information is the one hard requirement on a landfill run, because it is what turns a dump into a cost on the order.

What happens next

• The landfill cost appears on the order's profit breakdown.
• The truck is empty again and the next trip is drawn on the map.

Troubleshooting

The app will not let me start the landfill stop

A landfill run needs a destination. Choose the landfill in the stop, or ask the office to set it. If the container was stored instead of dumped, use the store option and the stop routes to the storage address.

The receipt scan read the wrong number

Correct the fields by hand before completing. The scan is a shortcut, not an authority, and the numbers you leave are the ones that count.

My landfill is not in the list

Search by name, and if it is genuinely missing use the option to add it. The database is shared, so a facility you add helps every company nearby.

Related guides

• How to read the route map in the cab
• How to rate and review a landfill in Dumpster Controls

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