# Roll-off dumpsters: operator guides | PortaPro

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> Roll-off dumpster guides: pricing by the ton or landfill cost plus markup, scale tickets, disposal billing, swaps and overage days.

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Roll-off dumpsters

Tonnage, scale tickets, disposal pricing, swaps and overage days.

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4 posts

[How to start a dumpster rental business: roll-off or dump trailer, and what to set up first](https://www.portaprosoftware.com/blog/how-to-start-a-dumpster-rental-business)

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.

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[Roll-off dumpster pricing: included tons and overage, or landfill cost plus markup](https://www.portaprosoftware.com/blog/roll-off-dumpster-pricing-tonnage-vs-flat)

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.

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[Scale tickets: how dumpster companies lose money between the landfill and the invoice](https://www.portaprosoftware.com/blog/scale-tickets-and-disposal-billing)

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.

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[Swaps, extensions and overage days: keeping a roll-off rental honest from drop to final invoice](https://www.portaprosoftware.com/blog/dumpster-rental-swaps-and-overage-days)

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](https://www.portaprosoftware.com/blog/topic/routing-and-dispatch) · Planning the day, running it, and finding out what did not get done.
* [Billing and pricing](https://www.portaprosoftware.com/blog/topic/billing-and-pricing) · Rental cycles, proration, card fees, purchase orders and the invoices that never went out.
* [Running the business](https://www.portaprosoftware.com/blog/topic/running-the-business) · Pricing, margins, growth, customers and the systems that hold it together.
* [Drivers and the field](https://www.portaprosoftware.com/blog/topic/drivers-and-the-field) · Hiring, shared truck iPads, pre-trip inspections and proof that the stop was done.
* [Septic and grease](https://www.portaprosoftware.com/blog/topic/septic-and-grease) · Pump-out intervals, reminder programs, licensing by state and grease trap schedules.
* [Event and tent rentals](https://www.portaprosoftware.com/blog/topic/event-rentals) · Kits, pull sheets, counted items, site plans and layouts before the truck rolls.
* [Choosing software](https://www.portaprosoftware.com/blog/topic/choosing-software) · How to compare the tools built for this industry, and what to ask on a demo.

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