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Dumpster Rental Business Plan

Fill-in template with unit-economics worksheet

1. Summary

Business name / entity
Service area (drive-time radius)
Launch date
Funding needed$
Owner(s) and experience

2. Market

Target customers (homeowners, roofers, remodelers, contractors)
Competitors (name / price for a 20-yard / published online?)
Disposal options (landfill / transfer station, $/ton, distance)
Seasonality notes

3. Offer and pricing

SizeFlat priceRental daysIncluded tonsOverage $/tonExtra day $
10 yd     
15 yd     
20 yd     
30 yd     
40 yd     

4. Operations

Truck or trailer (make, year, price, financing)
Containers by size
Yard / storage
Booking and dispatch method
Driver(s) and CDL status

5. Unit economics (per 20-yard rental)

LineYour numberHow to get it
Price per rental$Your price sheet
Disposal (included tons x tip fee)$Your scale-house rate
Truck + driver time (hours x hourly cost)$Fuel, wage, maintenance per hour
Contribution per rental$Price - disposal - truck time
Fixed costs + loan payments per month$Insurance, yard, phone, software, loans
Break-even rentals per month Fixed / contribution, round up
Containers needed (at ____ turns per month) Break-even rentals / turns + spares

6. Startup budget and financing

ItemCostCash / financed
Truck or trailer  
Containers  
Insurance (first payment)  
Registration, permits, licenses  
Website, phone, software  
Signage / marketing launch  
Working capital (3 months fixed costs)  
Total  

7. Risks and responses

8. 12-month targets

Rentals per month by month 3 / 6 / 12
Containers by month 12
Monthly revenue by month 12$

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