Finances · updated 2026-09-30

How to read the net profit dashboard in Dumpster Controls

The Finances dashboard is built around one hero number: your net profit for the selected period. Everything else on the page explains where that number comes from.

Before you start

Access to the Finances page (open "Finances" in the sidebar).

## Start with the hero
The big number under "Net profit" is what you actually kept in the period: Received money minus Expenses. The line below spells it out, for example "Received $12,000 · Expenses $4,500". On the right, a pill shows the percentage change versus the previous period and another shows your profit margin, such as "32.5% margin".
## Scan the four tiles
"Received" is money collected in the period. "Invoiced" is what you billed. "Unpaid" is billed but not collected, and the tile turns amber whenever it is above zero. "Expenses" is job costs plus general company expenses. Each tile shows the "Previous" period value and an up or down change badge; for Unpaid and Expenses, down is good.
## Check the gauges and the trend
The "Truck gauges" card reads the same money as analog dials (see the truck gauges article), and the "Trend" chart shows 6 months of Revenue, Profit, or Expenses.
## Finish with the right rail
The "Cash flow" card shows your Available balance and Next deposit, and clicks through to the Your Money page. The "Accounts receivable" card lists your top unpaid customers with a "Total unpaid" line and a "See all" link to Order History.

What happens next

The header also has four shortcut pills: "Bank" for the bank feed, "Your Money" for card payments and payouts, "Orders P&L" for per-order profit, and "Expenses" for the unified expenses page.

Troubleshooting

A tile shows a multiplier like "3.2x" instead of a percentage.

When the previous period was very small, a percentage change would be misleadingly huge, so the app shows how many times bigger the value is instead.

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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.