Finances · updated 2026-08-08

How to see profit per order with Orders P&L in Dumpster Controls

Orders P&L shows "What each order really made after fees and costs": one row per order or junk job with Revenue, Fees, Costs, Profit, and Margin, topped by realized-profit KPIs.

Before you start

Open "Finances" and click the "Orders P&L" pill.

## Pick the range
Choose "Last 7 days", "Last 30 days", "Last 90 days", or "All time" in the selector at the top right.
## Read the hero
"Profit, collected orders" is your realized profit: only orders with a completed payment or a paid invoice count. The line below breaks it into Collected, Card fees, and Direct costs, and a pill shows the average margin. If some orders need attention, a "to review" pill appears; clicking it filters the table.
## Scan the tiles
"Collected" (paid orders, gross), "Card fees" (Stripe and platform), "Direct costs" (landfill, fuel, labor), and "Uncollected" (invoiced with no payment; tap it to see the unpaid orders). Below them: "Profit / haul", "Orders analyzed", and the share of "Verified" orders.
## Filter and search
Use the status chips "All", "Verified", "Partial", "Estimated", and "Review" (each shows its count), and the "Search by order # or customer" box.
## Sort the table
Columns are Order, Date, Customer, Size, Revenue, Fees, Costs, Profit, Margin, and Status. Click Date, Revenue, Fees, Profit, or Margin headers to sort. Junk removal jobs carry a "Junk" badge in the Size column. Margins are color-coded and unpaid orders show "projected" under their profit.
## Open any row
Click a row to open the drill-down drawer with the full revenue and cost breakdown and quick actions.

What happens next

Very large ranges are capped: "Showing the latest 500 orders for this range. Narrow the date range to see everything."

Troubleshooting

The table says "No orders found".

As the empty state suggests, adjust your filters or date range to see per-order profitability.

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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.