Rolloff dumpster.....No experince....at all!

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  1. THEEB

    THEEB Bobtail Member

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    Hello everyone,
    First I would like to thank you all, this forum and other. Only generous people share there experience and take time to help others .

    I have nothing to do with trucking or dumpsters rental. My other business was not doing well for some time now so I decided to do something else. I love trucks and equipment. I know my way around cars and fix my cars by myself as long as I have the tools.
    I started to do some research about what I can do and I liked the idea of dumpsters rental.

    Registration, accounting and financial , licenses, management, marketing.....etc. I have all these covered. I need your help in :

    1- Selecting the right truck+hooklift .
    2- Operations and dumping at the landfill.
    3- Any one willing to do training ?

    1-Truck and hooklift :

    Truck: I want to do residential. 10, 15 and 20 bins.
    I want to start with the smallest truck possible. Ford, Ram, Chevy? International are too big and expensive. Isuzu dealer say I must go with Isuzu :) . I like the f550 but I don't know.
    Do I need 4X4 one? GVWR? transmission ? other important specifications ?

    Hooklift : I went to a dealer near me . he do Palfinger and Stellar.
    He can do both but he prefers stellar. If I choose Palfinger he will need to play with the truck suspension .


    2- Operations and dumping at the landfill:
    When I receive the first call , I will drive to the address and rolloff my bin, the will call me to pick it up, then what ? Where I go ? what will happen at the land fill? What stuff goes where ? pricing ?


    3-Is there anyone here that might be interested in training me ? I can travel to you and just go out with for couple of jobs .

    Thank you in advance.
     
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  3. Daycabinit

    Daycabinit Light Load Member

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    It would probably be a good idea to work for a roll off company for a bit to learn, and answer all the questions you asked. As for trucks when I drove roll offs the company had a few frieghtliner fld I’ve never seen a pick up truck style roll off.
     
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  4. THEEB

    THEEB Bobtail Member

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    Thank you . I tried but it is not Th at easy.
    Any other suggestions?
     
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    THEEB Bobtail Member

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  6. HoneyBadger67

    HoneyBadger67 Road Train Member

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    I would do more research. Find out how much the dump charges per dumpster, by weight, by volume, etc.
    Call local roll-off companies to find what they're charging. Look at them and see what equipment they're running.
    You've done 1/3 of your homework, now do the rest of it.
     
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