How to Start a Junk Hauling BusinessTurn other people's junk into your own business
Start on nights and weekends with a pickup and a trailer, and grow it into full-time work if the numbers work for you. This guide gives you the real dump fees, the legal lines and a calculator that prices every job, so you know what you'll clear before you quote.
Instant download: 23-page PDF guide + Junk Hauling Job Profit Calculator (Excel) + bonus marketing guide.
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| Volume (cubic yards) | 16 |
| Estimated weight (lbs) | 4,400 |
| Dump rate ($ per ton) | $85.00 |
| Disposal cost | $187.00 |
| Labor: 2 people, 2 hours | $80.00 |
| Truck: 20 miles | $14.00 |
| Break-even (15% overhead) | $323.15 |
| Quote at a 35% margin | $497.15 |
How it works
No course to sit through. Download it, run your numbers, and follow the plan.
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The PDF, the calculator and the bonus guide, straight to your download page.
Price your first job
Enter the load, your dump rate, crew and miles. See your break-even and your quote.
Launch in 30 days
Week by week: foundation, equipment and disposal, pricing, then your first jobs.
What you'll learn
The parts of the business that decide whether the work makes money.
- Why a “full truck” is never one price — and how to estimate a load's weight from its volume with EPA factors
- The four costs behind every job, and the cost-plus formula that turns them into a quote
- The gate traps that eat new haulers' profit: resident-only drop-offs, untarped-load fees and per-item charges
- Which items are banned from landfills in the fifty states the guide covers, so nothing gets turned away at the scale
- Exactly where the CDL and USDOT lines fall for a truck and trailer, before you buy
- Where steady work comes from: agents, property managers, estate sale companies and contractors
- A week-by-week 30-day launch plan
Look inside
Real pages from the guide.
Disposal math. How a load's volume becomes weight, and weight becomes your dump bill.
A worked quote. 16 cubic yards priced line by line, from dump fee to your price.
Printable worksheets. Cost per load, market research, quote sheet and more.
Everything you get on day one
One download, no subscription.
The guide
23 pages, 13 chapters, sources named throughout.
Printable worksheets
Startup budget, cost per load, market research, job quote sheet, invoice and job-day checklist.
The calculator
Enter the load, your dump rate, crew and miles; it returns disposal cost, break-even and the quote at your margin. Includes a job log and a tab of 297 verified per-ton landfill rates.
Built on real numbers
FindLandfill verifies landfill hours, rules and posted fees from each operator's own pages. Every source is named.
The median is about $65 a ton, but rates run from $18.50 to $300 — and minimum charges from $1 to $125. Your quote has to be built on your site's number.
Posted examples run from $5 in Lufkin, Texas to a $200 surcharge in Gastonia, North Carolina. The guide lists them.
16 cubic yards of household junk at Knoxville's posted $85 a ton: $187 in disposal, a $323.15 break-even, and the price at a 35% margin — with every step shown so you can swap in your numbers.
Inside the guide
13 chapters, in the order you'll need them.
- What this business really is
- The four costs behind every job
- Disposal: the number most new haulers get wrong
- What can't go in your truck — or the landfill
- Setting up the business
- Truck, trailer and the licensing lines you can't cross
- Insurance
- Pricing a job
- Finding customers
- Running a job, start to finish
- Growing past one truck
- Your 30-day launch plan
- Worksheets and templates
Is it for you?
An honest answer before you buy.
It's for you if…
- You have (or can get) a pickup and trailer and want to start small
- You'd like to know your real cost per job before you set a price
- You already haul and want to stop guessing at the dump
It's not for you if…
- You're looking for a promise of how much you'll make — nobody honest can give you one
- You want a franchise system or a brand to buy into
Get all three for about the price of two
Junk hauling, dumpster rental and trash bin cleaning — three guides, three calculators and a side-by-side comparison, for $19.95 instead of $29.85.
Questions
Which states does it cover?
The business advice works anywhere in the US. The landfill rates, landfill bans and examples come from all fifty states the guide covers. The federal CDL, USDOT, IRS and EPA rules apply in every state.
Do I need a CDL to haul junk?
Not usually for a pickup and trailer, but it depends on the weight ratings. The guide shows exactly where the federal Class A and Class B lines fall and how to add up your truck and trailer ratings before you buy.
Does it tell me what to charge?
It shows you how to work out your break-even and your price at the margin you choose, and how to research what your market pays. It doesn't print a single “going rate,” because that depends on your city, your dump fees and your costs.
What format is it?
A PDF you can read on any device or print (the worksheets are made to be printed), plus an Excel spreadsheet that also opens in Google Sheets and Numbers.
What if it isn't what I needed?
Every guide has a 30-day money-back guarantee. Email support@findlandfill.com within 30 days and you'll get a full refund, no explanation required.
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23-page guide + Junk Hauling Job Profit Calculator + bonus marketing guide
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