--- title: "How to manage estimates in Dumpster Controls" url: "https://dumpstercontrols.io/help/orders/manage-estimates" description: "Sent quotes live in the \"Estimates\" panel on the Customers page: track, edit, resend, cancel, and acknowledge acceptances there." date_modified: "2026-08-08" type: help tokens: 1140 token_budget: 2000 format: markdown for AI agents, generated at build from the same content as the HTML page --- Orders · updated 2026-08-08 # How to manage estimates in Dumpster Controls Sent quotes live in the "Estimates" panel on the Customers page: track, edit, resend, cancel, and acknowledge acceptances there. 1. ## Open the panel In the sidebar, click "Customers". Near the top, click the "Estimates" button; it shows a count badge that pulses when there are new acceptances (tooltip like "2 new estimates to review"). 2. ## Filter by status Tabs split the list into "All", "Accepted", "Pending", and "Canceled". Each row shows the estimate number, customer, a status chip ("Accepted", "Sent", "Declined", or "Expired"), "Amount", and "Date". The header totals "Accepted value" and "Pending value". 3. ## Act on a pending estimate Rows with status "Sent" offer "View" (opens the public estimate page), "Edit", "Resend", and "Cancel". 4. ## Edit before resending "Edit" opens a dialog with "Customer email", "Size", "Quantity (units)", "Unit price ($)", "FSC ($/unit)", "Tax rate (%)", "Weight (TON)", "Delivery date", "Pickup date", "Delivery address", and "Notes". Saving with resend confirms "Estimate updated and resent". 5. ## Acknowledge acceptances When a customer accepts, the row shows an "Accepted" chip with a pulsing dot and an "Acknowledge" button. Click it once you have seen the acceptance; the row then shows "Done". ## What happens next - Accepting happens on the customer's side through the public estimate link; your panel updates the status automatically. - Estimates never turn into orders by themselves: create the delivery order from the accepted terms yourself on the "Create New Order" page. ## Troubleshooting ### I cannot edit an estimate. Only estimates with status "Sent" can be edited, resent, or canceled. Accepted, declined, and expired estimates are read-only. ## Related guides - [How to send an estimate in Dumpster Controls](https://dumpstercontrols.io/help/orders/send-an-estimate) - [How to create a delivery order in Dumpster Controls](https://dumpstercontrols.io/help/orders/create-a-delivery-order) © 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/orders/manage-estimates (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 .