--- title: "How to read the route map in the cab | Dumpster Controls" url: "https://dumpstercontrols.io/help/driver-tablet/read-the-route-map-in-the-cab" description: "The tablet map is built for a truck that carries one container at a time. It shows the trip you are on now, tells you whether you are loaded or empty, and puts." date_modified: "2026-09-01" type: help tokens: 1386 token_budget: 2000 format: markdown for AI agents, generated at build from the same content as the HTML page --- Truck Tablet Mode · updated 2026-09-01 # How to read the route map in the cab The tablet map is built for a truck that carries one container at a time. It shows the trip you are on now, tells you whether you are loaded or empty, and puts landfill runs where they actually happen. ## Before you start - A day with at least one assigned stop. 1. ## Find the current trip The map draws one leg: from where the trip starts to the stop you are heading to. Both ends carry a number, so the first trip of the day is 1 and 2, the second is 3 and 4, and so on. The rest of the day stays on the map, dimmed and without numbers, so you can see where the work is without losing the leg you are driving. 2. ## Read the line A solid line means you are carrying a container. A dashed line means you are running empty. Tap the small legend chip to see both in words. The app works this out from the order of your stops, so it stays correct even when the day changes. 3. ## Check where the trip starts The day starts at the yard, because that is where the truck sleeps. If a full container stayed at the yard overnight, the trip to the landfill also starts there, and the stop card says so: the container is not at the customer any more. 4. ## Look at landfill stops A landfill run is drawn at the landfill you chose, with its star rating, not at the customer address the task was created from. Tap it to see the address, the rating and the details, and to rate it after you dump. 5. ## Complete the stop When the stop is done, the line disappears and the next trip is drawn, with the next pair of numbers. There is never more than one trip on screen. ## What happens next - The map always answers one question: where am I going now, and am I loaded or empty. - The day list on the left stays the place to open a stop and complete the work. ## Troubleshooting ### A landfill stop has no pin and no line No landfill has been chosen for it yet, so there is nowhere to draw. The banner at the top of the map lists it as "No landfill chosen yet", and tapping it opens the stop. Choose the landfill and the pin and the route appear immediately. ### I reordered my day and the map did not follow It should. Dragging a stop in the list rewrites your own order, and the map uses the same order. If it does not update, pull to refresh; if the day was reordered by the office at the same moment, the most recent change wins and a banner tells you dispatch updated your route. ### The line does not start at the yard The yard is the company address. If your company has no address saved, the trip starts from the truck's current position instead. Add the address in company settings to get the yard as the starting point. ## Related guides - [How to handle a landfill run from the tablet](https://dumpstercontrols.io/help/driver-tablet/handle-a-landfill-run-from-the-tablet) - [How to navigate with Truck mode in the Dumpster Controls Driver App](https://dumpstercontrols.io/help/driver-app/navigate-with-truck-mode) © 2026 Dumpster Controls. All rights reserved. Made in the USA. ## 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. --- Source: https://dumpstercontrols.io/help/driver-tablet/read-the-route-map-in-the-cab (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 .