Hook-lift and cable trucks, 10 to 150 cans
Roll-off dumpster tracking software for small rental companies
CanBoard is roll-off dumpster tracking software for small dumpster rental companies that shows where every can is, how many days it has been out, and which swaps and pulls are waiting. Set it up in an afternoon from the can numbers you already paint on the side.
14 days free, no card. Plans from $19 a month.
- 0320 yd
- 0730 yd
- 0820 yd
- 1110 yd
- 1420 yd
- 1515 yd
- 1830 yd
- 2140 yd
- 2220 yd
- 2420 yd
- 2710 yd
- 3130 yd
A Tuesday with two trucks
“Where's can 14, and how long has it been there?”
That is the first call most mornings. Add your cans by number and size once (a fleet of 40 takes a few minutes); when a can goes out, pick the customer, the address and the drop date, and the due date fills in from your rental period. Then the day runs like this.
6:45 am
The board before the first coffee
Two cans are overdue on a roofing job and a driveway clean-out. Can 21 is flagged with a cracked door, so it stays in the yard.
9:20 am
A contractor calls for a swap
The dispatcher logs a swap on can 18, picks Dave as the driver, and goes back to the phone.
11:05 am
Dave swaps it from the truck
He marks the swap done and picks can 24 as the empty he left. Can 18 is back in the yard and the days-out clock on the job starts over.
4:30 pm
One look before closing
What went out, what came back, which cans are due tomorrow. No whiteboard to wipe, no texts to scroll back through.
Why days out matter
One forgotten 20-yard can, priced out
A can that sits nine days past its rental period isn't only an overage you forgot to bill. It is a can you couldn't rent to the next caller, and a customer who may dispute the charge because nobody wrote down the drop date.
The board flags it on day one past due, with the drop date on record.
Example figures
- Rental included
- 7 days
- Actually out
- 16 days
- Overage at $15 a day, unbilled
- $135
- Missed second rental of that can
- $425
$560 on one can, against a $19 plan
What's on the board
Dumpster tracking for the office, the trucks and the yard
The yard and the road on one screen
Where every can is, right now
Each can shows as in the yard or on site, with the customer, the address and the drop date. Look up can 14 by number from any phone.
Days out and overdue flags
Every placement counts its days out against your rental period. Cans past due rise to the top of the board, so you can call about the extra days or send the truck.
Calls become jobs, jobs get closed
Swap and pull requests
Log a swap or pull while the customer is still on the phone and assign a driver. It stays open until someone marks it done.
A dumpster tracking app for drivers
Drivers see only their own drops, swaps and pulls, and close them from the truck. A swap records which can came back and which one went out.
The can's own record
Can condition history
Log a bent door, missing pins or rust-through against the can. A can flagged for repair can't be picked for the next drop until it is logged good again.
Customers and their history
Each customer lists the cans they have had, the addresses, and how many days each one sat. Export cans and placements to CSV any time.
Plans
Priced by the size of your fleet
Every company starts with 14 days free. Pay monthly, or yearly for two months free. Retired cans don't count.
Solo
$19 a month
Up to 30 cans · 1 login, the owner · Owner · $190 paid yearly
Start soloCrew
$39 a month
Up to 100 cans · up to 6 logins · Owner, Driver · $390 paid yearly
Add your driversOffice
$69 a month
Up to 300 cans · up to 20 logins · Owner, Dispatcher, Driver · $690 paid yearly
Bring in the office
Before you sign up
Dumpster rental software questions, answered
Cost and trial
How much does dumpster rental software cost?
Full dumpster rental suites with dispatch, routing and invoicing usually start around $80 a month, and several only quote after a demo. CanBoard is $19 a month (Solo, 30 cans), $39 (Crew, 100 cans and driver logins) or $69 (Office, 300 cans, dispatchers and drivers).
Is there a free trial?
Yes. Every new company gets 14 days free, no card needed. After that your records stay readable, and you pick a plan to keep adding and changing them.
What it does and doesn't do
Does CanBoard track roll-off containers by GPS?
No. It tracks cans by where you dropped them: the customer, the address and the dates. That answers where a can is and how long it has been out, without a tracker on every container.
Does it do dispatch, routing or invoicing?
No. There is no route planner, scheduling engine, invoicing or payments. It covers which can is where, for how long, and what has to happen next.
Your crew
We run the fleet from a spreadsheet. Is it worth switching?
If one person keeps the sheet and it is always right, maybe not. CanBoard earns its keep once more than one person drops, swaps and pulls cans, because the board changes when the driver marks a job done, not when someone gets back to the office.
Can drivers see every customer?
No. A driver sees only the drops, swaps and pulls assigned to them, plus a lookup of any can by number. Customers, the full placement list and settings stay with the owner and the dispatcher.
Tomorrow's first call, already answered
Type in your can numbers and sizes, add the ones that are out today, and the board is ready before the trucks roll in the morning.
Start your 14-day trialUpdated October 9, 2026