Quote hauls the way pros do: pick the truck load size, set your full-truck rate, add per-item disposal fees and labor, and get an instant customer estimate.
Charged as a fraction of your full-truck rate.
Your price for a packed full truck in your market.
Mattress / box spring +$25.00 ea
Many landfills charge a per-unit disposal fee.
Fridge / AC (refrigerant) +$40.00 ea
EPA-certified refrigerant recovery.
TV / e-waste +$30.00 ea
CRT and electronics recycling fee.
Tire +$8.00 ea
Per-tire recycling surcharge.
Piano / hot tub / safe +$120.00 ea
Extra-heavy item handling.
Flat add for long carries, multiple flights of stairs, or distance.
Customer estimate
$250.00
Estimate = truck-load fraction × full-truck price, plus per-item disposal surcharges and any extra labor. Always confirm on-site before final pricing.
Almost every junk removal company prices by volume — how much of the truck the load fills — because it is fast to quote on-site and easy for customers to grasp. You set one number, your full-truck rate, and everything else falls out of it:
Your full-truck rate has to cover the whole cost of the haul: crew time to load, drive, and unload; fuel; and the dump or transfer-station tipping fee, which is often the single largest line item. Add your overhead and target profit on top. Full-truck rates commonly land between $500 and $800 in US markets, but dump fees vary a lot by region, so price from your own costs. New to the trade? Read how to start a junk removal business.
The estimate is step one. Winning the job means turning that number into a clean quote, putting the pickup on the calendar, and collecting payment when the truck pulls away. Junk removal business software ties those steps together, and a free invoice app handles the paperwork if you just need to send a bill. For the wider pricing picture across trades, see the job pricing calculator or browse all free tools.
Most junk removal jobs are priced by how much of the truck the load fills. A single-item pickup often runs $75–$150, a quarter truck $150–$250, a half truck $300–$400, and a full truck $500–$800 in many US markets. Start from your full-truck rate, charge the fraction the load fills, then add disposal surcharges and labor.
You set one price for a packed full truck, then bill each job as a fraction of it — 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, or full. A half-truck load at a $500 full-truck rate is $250 before add-ons. It is simple to quote on-site and easy for customers to understand.
Landfills and recyclers charge extra for certain items, so haulers pass those through: mattresses, refrigerators and AC units with refrigerant, TVs and e-waste, tires, and extra-heavy items like pianos or hot tubs. Long carries and multiple flights of stairs usually add a labor fee too.
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