Guides
Plain answers for roll-off owners.
Pricing, tons, days, cans, drivers, booking and the books: how a roll-off company can handle each one.
- How do I price a roll-off dumpster rental?How roll-off companies work out a dumpster rental price: what one haul really costs you, what to include in the base price, and what to charge on top.Read the answer
- Is there roll-off software without per-truck fees?Why some roll-off software charges per truck, what a per-truck price does to a growing hauler, and what to ask for instead when you pick dispatch software.Read the answer
- How do I keep track of my dumpsters in the field?How roll-off companies keep track of every dumpster in the field: a can number on every job, a record of every move, a yard count and a forecast of free cans.Read the answer
- How do I switch my roll-off dispatch software without losing a day?How a roll-off company can move to new dispatch software without losing a day: what to bring over, a practice run, running both side by side, then switching.Read the answer
- How do I bill weight overages on a roll-off dumpster?How roll-off companies bill tons over the included weight: set the included tons per size, get the landfill ticket from the driver, and bill the difference.Read the answer
- How should I handle extra rental days on a dumpster?How roll-off companies handle dumpsters kept past the included days: say the rule up front, count the days the same way every time, call before the bill.Read the answer
- How do I add online booking to my dumpster rental website?How a roll-off company can take dumpster bookings on its own website: sizes and prices, a service area, a signed rental agreement and a card payment.Read the answer
- Is there a roll-off driver app that works with no signal?What roll-off drivers need from a phone app when the signal drops at a job site or the landfill: the day saved on the phone, and every stop sent up later.Read the answer
- What should a roll-off company do at month end, and how does sales tax work?General month-end steps for a roll-off company: every job billed, payments matched, sales tax and local fees set aside, the month closed. Ask your accountant.Read the answer
- How do I stop dumpsters sitting out too long or going missing?How roll-off companies stop dumpsters sitting at job sites for weeks, or going missing: a list of cans out too long, a call routine, and a can record kept.Read the answer