--- title: "How to set your status and see who is available in Dumpster Controls" url: "https://dumpstercontrols.io/help/messages/set-your-status-and-see-who-is-available" description: "Tell the team when you are unavailable or on vacation, and see the same about everyone else before you write." date_modified: "2026-09-30" type: help tokens: 995 token_budget: 2000 format: markdown for AI agents, generated at build from the same content as the HTML page --- Messages · updated 2026-09-30 # How to set your status and see who is available in Dumpster Controls Tell the team when you are unavailable or on vacation, and see the same about everyone else before you write. 1. ## Click "My status" The chip sits at the top of the Messages list. 2. ## Choose a status "Available": messages notify as usual. "Unavailable": messages are delivered and the sender is warned. "On vacation": the sender is told when you are back. 3. ## Set "Back on" For "Unavailable" and "On vacation", pick the date you return. The status goes back to "Available" by itself after that date. 4. ## Click "Save" Your status shows next to your name for the whole company. 5. ## Set the status of a driver Open your conversation with the driver and click the status chip in the header. Use it for a driver who is on vacation and did not mark it in the app. ## What happens next - When you write to someone on vacation, the message box is locked and shows "is on vacation until" with the date. Click "Send anyway" to write: the message is delivered without a notification. ## Troubleshooting ### I cannot change the status of a colleague. Office members can set the status of anyone in the company. Drivers can only set their own. ## Related guides - [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) © 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/messages/set-your-status-and-see-who-is-available (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 .