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title: "How to create a group conversation in Dumpster Controls"
url: "https://dumpstercontrols.io/help/messages/create-a-group"
description: "Groups let you talk to a shift or a crew without messaging everyone in the company. Step-by-step guide from the official Dumpster Controls manual."
date_modified: "2026-09-30"
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Messages · updated 2026-09-30

# How to create a group conversation in Dumpster Controls

Groups let you talk to a shift or a crew without messaging everyone in the company.

1. ## Open "Messages"
  Click the group icon at the top of the list ("New group").
2. ## Name the group
  Type a name, for example "Morning shift".
3. ## Pick the members
  Search and click colleagues and drivers. The counter shows how many you selected.
4. ## Click "Create group"
  The group opens and appears in the "Team" section for every member.

## What happens next

- Only members read and write in a group. Every member gets a push for new messages, with the group name in the title.

## Troubleshooting

### I cannot create a group from the driver app.

Groups are created by the office. Drivers take part in the groups they were added to.

## Related guides

- [How to send an announcement and see who got it in Dumpster Controls](https://dumpstercontrols.io/help/messages/use-the-company-channel-with-got-it)
- [How to start a chat with a colleague or a driver in Dumpster Controls](https://dumpstercontrols.io/help/messages/start-a-chat-with-a-colleague)

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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.

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Source: https://dumpstercontrols.io/help/messages/create-a-group (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.
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