--- title: "How to register a new dumpster size in Dumpster Controls" url: "https://dumpstercontrols.io/help/inventory/register-a-new-dumpster-size" description: "The registration wizard captures everything about a size in four steps: the yardage, your fleet count, the photo, and the prices customers see." date_modified: "2026-08-08" type: help tokens: 1285 token_budget: 2000 format: markdown for AI agents, generated at build from the same content as the HTML page --- Inventory & Containers · updated 2026-08-08 # How to register a new dumpster size in Dumpster Controls The registration wizard captures everything about a size in four steps: the yardage, your fleet count, the photo, and the prices customers see. 1. ## Start the wizard On the "Registered Inventory" page (sidebar: "Inventory"), click "Add Dumpster". The wizard opens titled "Register Company Dumpsters". 2. ## Step 1: choose the yardage Pick one size from the grid (2 through 16, 20, 25, 30, or 40 Yard). The note reminds you to register one dumpster size at a time; you can add and edit more later. Click "Next". 3. ## Step 2: say how many you own "How many dumpsters do you own?" sets the total physical units of this size in your fleet; this number controls your available inventory. Leaving it at 0 shows a red warning that you will not be able to accept orders for this size. 4. ## Add the illustration image Under "Dumpster Illustration Image", click "Click to upload an image". This photo appears in online booking and the inventory table. 5. ## Set the rental prices Under "Set Your Rental Prices:", fill "Rent for 24 hours price:" (the starting price; switch it off if you do not offer 24 hour rentals), then the duration tiers for 3, 5, 7, 10, 14 and 30 days, each with its own on/off toggle if you do not offer that tier, plus "Additional daily charges:" for days beyond the rental period. An active size needs at least one price on, the 24 hour rental or a tier. 6. ## Finish steps 3 and 4 and save Step 3 covers weight, step 4 covers fees (see the weights and fees guide). Click "Save". A toast confirms "Dumpster size created". ## What happens next - Units are created automatically with sequential serial numbers in the pattern {yards}YD-{number}, for example 20YD-01 through 20YD-05. - The size appears in online booking, in the new-order form, and as a row on the Registered Inventory table. ## Troubleshooting ### I registered a size I had deleted before and it came back with old settings. Re-registering the same yardage reactivates the previously deactivated size and applies your new prices to it. ## Related guides - [How to set weight limits and extra fees for a size in Dumpster Controls](https://dumpstercontrols.io/help/inventory/set-weight-limits-and-extra-fees) - [How to manage individual units and serial numbers in Dumpster Controls](https://dumpstercontrols.io/help/inventory/manage-units-and-serial-numbers) © 2026 Dumpster Controls. All rights reserved. Made in the USA. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Dumpster Controls really free? Yes. The entire app is free for any company at any fleet size: 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. The entire app is free; an optional $169 per month plan lowers that to 2.99% plus $0.30 and adds a Sponsored spotlight in the public company directory. 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 $169 lower card rate 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/inventory/register-a-new-dumpster-size (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 .