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Truck Tablet Mode · updated 2026-09-01

How to open the driver app as an owner, supervisor or dispatcher

See exactly what your drivers see, from your own account, with no second device and no second login. Useful for training, for testing a change, and for covering a route yourself.

Before you start

  • An owner, admin, supervisor or dispatcher account.
  • A driver record for yourself in the company.
  1. ## Open the account menu
    In the office app, open the menu under your name in the top right. The first item switches to the driver app.
  2. ## Confirm the switch
    A short confirmation explains three things: it is the same account and the same permissions, your shift only starts when you tap Play, and the way back lives in the driver menu. You can tick the box to make this device open in driver mode from now on, which is what you want on a tablet that lives in a truck.
  3. ## Use the driver app
    You see the whole company day, because office roles see all orders inside the driver app by design. On a tablet you get the cockpit layout; on a phone you get the phone layout.
  4. ## Switch back
    Open the driver menu and use "Back to the office". If a route or a shift is open the app warns you first, because going back closes them.

What happens next

  • You know exactly what the driver is looking at when they call you.
  • The device remembers driver mode only if you asked it to.

Troubleshooting

I do not see the switch in the menu

You need a driver record in the company, because the driver app is built around a driver's day. Create one for yourself under Drivers. The switch is also hidden while viewing another company as a platform admin.

The driver app is empty

It shows your own assigned work plus the company day. If nothing is assigned to you and the company has no work today, it is correctly empty. Use the All tab to see the whole company board.

Drivers do not see the whole company day and I do

That is deliberate. Office roles see everything; a driver needs the "sees all company tasks" option enabled on their driver record.

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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.