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Price a haul-off two ways — by how much of the truck it fills, or item by item — then check your profit against dump fees, fuel, and labor. Every rate is an editable starting point you can tune to your market.
Price by volume or item — then confirm the job actually makes money
A standard dump truck/trailer holds roughly 15 cubic yards. Price = full-load price × how full, or your job minimum — whichever is higher.
Prices are editable starting points. Single items usually price at or near your job minimum because the truck, dump run, and drive time cost the same for one item as for several.
Recommended price = break-even ÷ (1 − your target margin). The quote check shows the profit and margin on any price you type.
Get a ballpark for a single-item pickup or a full truckload so you can compare quotes and spot a bid that's way high or suspiciously low.
Price by volume or by item in seconds, then run the job cost against dump fees, fuel, and labor so you never take a job that loses money. In ServicePros Hub it drops straight into a proposal.
Most junk removal is priced by how much of the truck it fills — but the job only makes money if the price clears your dump fee, fuel, and labor.
The dominant model is volume: a standard dump truck or trailer holds about 15 cubic yards, and jobs are priced as a fraction of a full load — a minimum pickup, a quarter, a half, three-quarters, or full. A full load commonly runs $600–$800+. The second model is by item — set prices for a mattress, a fridge, a sofa, a hot tub — which is handy for single-item calls; a fridge and a couch together typically land around $300.
Both should clear your costs. Every load carries a landfill/dump fee (often $70–$150 per trip), plus fuel/mileage, labor, and overhead. The pro formula is price = break-even ÷ (1 − your target margin) — set a 30–35% margin and the calculator tells you the number to quote, or checks whether a price you have in mind actually profits.
| Load | Typical price |
|---|---|
| Minimum / single item | $70–$150 |
| 1/4 truck | $100–$250 |
| 1/2 truck | $300–$500 |
| 3/4 truck | $350–$600 |
| Full truck / trailer | $600–$800+ |
Most junk removal is priced by volume: a minimum/single-item pickup runs about $70–$150, a half truckload $300–$500, and a full truck/trailer $600–$800+. A national average single job is roughly $200–$350. Use the calculator to price your specific load.
They price by how much of the truck the junk fills, then make sure that price covers costs: the landfill/dump fee (often $70–$150 per trip), fuel and mileage, crew labor, and overhead. A common rule is price = break-even ÷ (1 − target margin), using a 30–35% margin.
Single items usually price at or just above the job minimum. Typical figures: mattress $70–$100, refrigerator/appliance $60–$90, sofa $150, sectional $200–$375, hot tub $100–$350. A fridge and a couch together commonly run around $300.
Landfill/transfer-station fees commonly run about $70–$150 per trip (many city landfills charge in the $80–$85 range), and it's a real per-job cost you must build into every price. The calculator's profit tab lets you enter your dump fee and number of trips.
Yes. The truck, the dump run, and the drive time cost the same whether you haul one item or several, so a minimum (often $100–$150) keeps small jobs from losing money. Enter yours and the calculator applies it automatically.
This calculator is one of the trade tools inside ServicePros Hub — proposals, scheduling, invoicing, and card payments for home-service pros. One flat price. No tiers, no add-ons.
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