Roll off truck questions

A 10 yard dumpster is Anywhere from 320-375. So if you rent a 10 yard container and allow 1 ton. For say $350. So 350-150 is 200. So you made $200. Not sure where the $30 came from

 

Sure it may be ridiculous, but that’s what dumpsters are offering tonnage wise around here.
now obviously just because you rent one and are aloud 2 tons doesent mean people aren’t going to go over the 2 tons.
I’ve talked to a few people in the business and they confirmed those numbers. Some will offer 4 tons in a 30 but obvious the price goes way up.
The transfer stations say it can be mixed. And I really do appreciate all of your help, I am more than glad to answer anything you ask.
Could you tell me what answers don’t make sense to you?

thanks

 

I called around to about 10 different compaines in my area to get some prices and info on rentals to get an idea
Every single on gives an allowed tonnage. Over that you get charged and it’s usually rounded up to the nearest half ton.
If you think about it, kinda unfair for the people renting it since they don’t know how much everything weights, dumpster gets picked up and that 1 ton dumpster weighs 3 tons. Then they get charged for it.
I plan on having a lawyer drafting up a contact that has to be signed before/ when the dumpster is being dropped or no dumpster.
The transfer station gives weight tickets and the software I think I’m going to use let’s you upload the ticket so the customer can see it.
I’m just looking to get into it in the side and hope in a few years I can expand and it’ll be my full time job. It’s a big investment to get into. But I think I want to take the risk.

 

Before I jump into it I want to make sure I have a plan. Don’t want to lease the land, buy containers and then go out of business. So I’m slowly getting my plan together and then I think I’ll pull the trigger. Finding the land now to perk the truck and containers is somewhat of a challenge

 

Yeah I’ve already checked. Most want nothing to do with it due to liability reasons, which I understand. I found a lot I can rent, but it’s going to be around $500 a month. And it’s about 25 min from all 3 transfer stations. Going to look at the lot today and get a better idea of if it can work.

 

So I went and looked at a couple trucks that were local to me today. Dealers were closed but I did get in touch with the sales guy, and I’m just confused. All the trucks that I looked at are supposedly outside rail hoists, but they again look like the picture I’ve previously posted and make me believe they are not outside rail hoists. Sales person wasn’t very helpful and didn’t really know either. I cannot understand what those prices of steel sticking up 90 off the rail is. Is it possible they are guides of some sort? Before I go back to the 2 dealers, which are about 3.5 hours away, I need to confirm that they are indeed outside rail hoists.