--- title: "How to set driver pay rates | Dumpster Controls" url: "https://dumpstercontrols.io/help/finances/set-driver-pay-rates" description: "Crew Pay calculates what each driver earned from the work the app already tracks. Rates tell it how you pay: per service, per hour, a commission, a flat." date_modified: "2026-09-30" type: help tokens: 1063 token_budget: 2000 format: markdown for AI agents, generated at build from the same content as the HTML page --- Finances · updated 2026-09-30 # How to set driver pay rates Crew Pay calculates what each driver earned from the work the app already tracks. Rates tell it how you pay: per service, per hour, a commission, a flat amount, or any mix. ## Before you start - Open Finances, click the "Expenses" pill, then the "Crew Pay" tab. - Admin or dispatcher role. 1. ## Open the rates dialog Click the gear button on a driver's row. The dialog shows the current values and a "Rate history" of past changes. 2. ## Fill only what applies Set any mix of "Per delivery", "Per pickup", "Per swap" (a swap pair counts once), "Per landfill run", "Per junk job", "Per hour", "Commission (% of net)" calculated on the money you actually keep after card fees, and a "Flat amount" with its period (weekly or monthly, pro-rated by day in the settlement). Leave a field empty to skip that pay mode. 3. ## Save with a start date "Effective from" controls when the new values start. Saving creates a new rate from that date; work before it keeps the old values, so past settlements never change. ## What happens next - The driver's row updates immediately with the amount due for the selected period. ## Troubleshooting ### A driver shows "No rates set". That driver has no rate effective in the period, so per-service and hourly amounts are zero. Open the gear and set the values. ## Related guides - [How to settle Crew Pay with Mark as paid](https://dumpstercontrols.io/help/finances/settle-crew-pay-with-mark-as-paid) - [How to record general company expenses in Dumpster Controls](https://dumpstercontrols.io/help/finances/record-general-company-expenses) © 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/finances/set-driver-pay-rates (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 .