I just bought a 16,000 pound dump trailer primarily for my own business use but I was considering hauling trash on the side. The upside is an easy buck. The downside is trailer damage or not getting paid. So just to be clear I’m not letting anyone tow my trailer. I drop it off, remove the hitch, they load and I pick it back up in the allotted time. Has anyone tried this? I was thinking like $350 to pickup/drop off for 2 days and up to 2 tons included.
Is renting a dump trailer as a dumpster a bad idea?
Mowing monkey.
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The competition are all changing weight. I don't think they'd exceed 2 tons very often but it could be done.
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Let it ride once or twice and see if the juice is worth the squeeze.
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Until he shows up and and there is 20,000 lbs of concrete rubble, and shingles and axles are bottomed out.
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I'm probably putting concrete on the banned list possible exceptions if it's hand loaded but I'm not seeing the one price fits all working at all.
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I was in construction for 26 yrs. Debris removal is a total pain in the arse.
Plus most disposal places make you separate out materials. Plastics, metals, asphalt, cardboard, yard waste.
Once it's in your trailer it's your problem now.
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I'm in construction now and do plenty of debris hauling already but all my own jobs not for hire yet. The local dump doesn't care. They charge $50 a ton but they let you dump anything no separating. Well obviously there's exceptions but I've not had a load turned away yet.
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Really.
All are loads had to be separated when I got out of construction around 9 yrs ago.
It was beyond stupid.
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Looking at this I would:
1. What is the cost of the unit and truck depreciated over 7 years, p/month divide that by 52 that is weekly cost plus 20%
2. What are the tipping fees where you dump add that plus 15%
3. What is your time worth, gas mileage to drop, haul? $65.00 p/hr truck & trailer
4. I’d get a portable scale, empty weight at drop off, collect fee for drop-off/rental, loaded weight at pick-up, collect dump fees before removing from site, or dump where it is if they don’t pay
5. Get insurance for leaving the trailer/roll-off on someone else’s site
6. Get a rental damage deposit if the unit is left on site.
1. What is the cost of the unit and truck depreciated over 7 years, p/month divide that by 52 that is weekly cost plus 20%
2. What are the tipping fees where you dump add that plus 15%
3. What is your time worth, gas mileage to drop, haul? $65.00 p/hr truck & trailer
4. I’d get a portable scale, empty weight at drop off, collect fee for drop-off/rental, loaded weight at pick-up, collect dump fees before removing from site, or dump where it is if they don’t pay
5. Get insurance for leaving the trailer/roll-off on someone else’s site
6. Get a rental damage deposit if the unit is left on site.
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I rented mine just to other companies I know or referred, ones I knew would treat it right. Between a few dents, scratches inside and outside, as well as overloading, it was not worth it.
All depends how you treat your trailer. I baby all mine and they all look brand new. Even the ones my employees use look pretty darn good still. So in the end, it was not worth renting out as it was more stress than it's worth.
That being said, it's a good way to pay it off if you don't use it every day.
All depends how you treat your trailer. I baby all mine and they all look brand new. Even the ones my employees use look pretty darn good still. So in the end, it was not worth renting out as it was more stress than it's worth.
That being said, it's a good way to pay it off if you don't use it every day.
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I see a few of these types of rentals around, dump trailers 12,14, or even 16ft. I would say the benefit is homeowners perception of having a large roll off dropped in the drive way by way of large truck signing a liability damage waiver could be appealing. Not to mention in my area more an more HOA's and local municipalities do not allow you to drop them curbside.
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I was thinking more along the lines of people cleaning up by hand. I'll load my own trailer with an excavator but I wouldn't want other people doing it. If there's 60 yards of stuff to be hauled a 10 yard trailer isn't the right tool anyway.
This operation is very common around here. They charge flat rates based on hopper size and what goes in them. For example I demoed a foundation into a 30cy hopper allowed to fill half full. (Sorry forget what I paid)
Household cleanouts etc weigh nothing so flat rate is a no brainer. And less confusing to people. Clean fill type materials you'll want a place other than landfill to dispose these. Be careful about regulated wastes tires, liquids, asbestos, batteries etc. I'd definitely run it all through the business and insurance not on the side as you propose.
One dude here has a yard where he transfers dumpster into a larger trailer for fewer trips to landfill. That way he's not stuck paying thr minimum each load.
Good luck, it can work out well but you gotta commit to it.
Household cleanouts etc weigh nothing so flat rate is a no brainer. And less confusing to people. Clean fill type materials you'll want a place other than landfill to dispose these. Be careful about regulated wastes tires, liquids, asbestos, batteries etc. I'd definitely run it all through the business and insurance not on the side as you propose.
One dude here has a yard where he transfers dumpster into a larger trailer for fewer trips to landfill. That way he's not stuck paying thr minimum each load.
Good luck, it can work out well but you gotta commit to it.
years ago and I do mean years.. I tore off and roofed my first house. Lots of fun ( it had three layers of shingles)... anyway the city rented out a single axle dump for the weekend parked it anywhere and charged $35.00 ...now back to you.. my concern would be overloading I wonder what the scales like the dot use cost to buy? I’m guessing a lot?
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Locally the city won't rent out equipment at all. For that matter they won't offer 5 minutes assistance with a backhoe when they're working across the road from your house. It's a firing offense. I'm not seeing the portable scales working at all. You'd need 5 of them to get an accurate measurement and that's too expensive. Just driving across one isn't going to work good. Rolling a floating tandem axel across a scale and reading both axels at 1000 pound doesn't guarantee 2000 pounds. I'm thinking a fixed rate based on material might be the better thing. You'd never exceed 2 tons of garbage. Loading shingles or masonry products would.
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I took a pretty full load of demolition derbies including some drywall scrap and it only weighed 1500 pounds. I’d say a fixed rate with stipulations about shingles and concrete would be fine.
One more thought about those roll offs whether you rent them out or just use in house.
Make sure they're decked out with quality reflective tape. Parked on the curb they're almost impossible to see at night many times. You could be liable for a crash.
Speaking from experience I left a dump trailer parked in a residential pointed the wrong direction overnight. Fortunately it was not hit. But a resident pulled up and gave me a thourough (and deserved) tongue lashing. He very nearly hit it, there were skid marks. I got lucky, him and his kids could have been injured due to my negligence.
I've seen lots of those dumpsters put in similar locations with inadequate markings.
Make sure they're decked out with quality reflective tape. Parked on the curb they're almost impossible to see at night many times. You could be liable for a crash.
Speaking from experience I left a dump trailer parked in a residential pointed the wrong direction overnight. Fortunately it was not hit. But a resident pulled up and gave me a thourough (and deserved) tongue lashing. He very nearly hit it, there were skid marks. I got lucky, him and his kids could have been injured due to my negligence.
I've seen lots of those dumpsters put in similar locations with inadequate markings.
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That’s good advice. Mine has a continuous band on the sides and back but none on the front.
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