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title: "How to delete a message and load older messages in Dumpster Controls"
url: "https://dumpstercontrols.io/help/messages/delete-a-message-and-load-history"
description: "Conversations open on the latest messages, and you can remove something you sent by mistake. 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 delete a message and load older messages in Dumpster Controls

Conversations open on the latest messages, and you can remove something you sent by mistake.

1. ## Load older messages
  A conversation opens with the latest 50 messages. Click "Load earlier messages" at the top to read 50 more.
2. ## Delete your own message
  Click the trash icon next to the time of a message you sent. It disappears for everyone.
3. ## Clear a whole channel
  "Clear History" is available to company admins in the "Company Channel". The confirmation tells you how many messages will be deleted. This cannot be undone.

## What happens next

- You can only delete messages you wrote. Messages inside an order thread cannot be deleted by anyone.

## Related guides

- [How to find your way around Messages in Dumpster Controls](https://dumpstercontrols.io/help/messages/find-your-way-around-messages)

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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/delete-a-message-and-load-history (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 .