The PortaPro blog
Roll-off dumpsters
Tonnage, scale tickets, disposal pricing, swaps and overage days.
4 posts
- How to start a dumpster rental business: roll-off or dump trailer, and what to set up first
November 5, 2026 · 4 min read
The first decision is the equipment: a roll-off truck with containers, or a dump trailer behind a pickup. Then the landfill, the permits, the pricing model and the system that bills disposal from the scale ticket.
Read the post- Roll-off dumpster pricing: included tons and overage, or landfill cost plus markup
November 4, 2026 · 3 min read
Two honest ways to bill disposal on a dumpster rental, and one dishonest way that bills the same tons twice. How each model protects your margin, and which customers want which.
Read the post- Scale tickets: how dumpster companies lose money between the landfill and the invoice
November 4, 2026 · 3 min read
The ticket says 6,440 pounds. The invoice says 3 tons. The difference is a photo in a glovebox. How to get the weight from the scale to the disposal line without anyone retyping it.
Read the post- Swaps, extensions and overage days: keeping a roll-off rental honest from drop to final invoice
November 4, 2026 · 3 min read
A customer calls to keep the box another week, or to swap a full one for an empty. Each call touches the rental term, the pickup job and the invoice, and the three drift apart when only one is updated.
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Other topics
- Routing and dispatch · Planning the day, running it, and finding out what did not get done.
- Billing and pricing · Rental cycles, proration, card fees, purchase orders and the invoices that never went out.
- Running the business · Pricing, margins, growth, customers and the systems that hold it together.
- Drivers and the field · Hiring, shared truck iPads, pre-trip inspections and proof that the stop was done.
- Septic and grease · Pump-out intervals, reminder programs, licensing by state and grease trap schedules.
- Event and tent rentals · Kits, pull sheets, counted items, site plans and layouts before the truck rolls.
- Choosing software · How to compare the tools built for this industry, and what to ask on a demo.
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