Dallas, Texas
In Dallas, the franchise and the alleys matter more than the street permit, which the city barely documents. This page covers the City of Dallas. Fort Worth and the suburbs set their own rules, so check each one.
City rules are from October 2026, from Dallas Sanitation: Alley service criteria and 5 other sources. Rules and fees change, so confirm with the city before you place a can in the street.
Many Dallas neighborhoods get trash pickup from the alley, and the code bars containers there without sanitation's okay. A driveway drop needs to be clear before the truck shows up. Mark the footprint and door side on the satellite map, check Street View for the alley line, and put any gate or alley note in the access notes.
McCommas Bluff adds $40 for an uncovered load. That fee is easy to avoid and easy to forget at 6 a.m. The driver can snap the dump ticket into the project with net tons and destination, so the office sees what each load cost.
DumpTracker does not optimize routes. The dispatcher sets the stop order by hand, one lane per driver, and moves stops when a job slips. On Pro you can run 3 yards, and on Elite 10, which helps when you stage boxes on both sides of the metro.
The rules don't change because you have software. Keeping track of them does.
Log the permit number, who issued it, and the start and end dates on the project. If the permit ends before the scheduled pickup, the project tells you before the city does.
Place the can on the satellite map at its real size, mark the door side, and add access notes. The driver sees the same thing on their next stop.
The city has no current page that says. Its 2019 tornado-recovery pages stated that dumpsters were not allowed in the City of Dallas right-of-way, but that guidance was storm-specific. Call Dallas Public Works before you put a can in the street. Vendors say a private driveway needs no permit, but we found no city text on it.
Not without permission. City Code 18-4(b) makes it unlawful to place any container in an alley unless the director of sanitation authorizes it.
Yes. The city requires a franchise for solid waste collection or hauling, and Chapter 18 counts a roll-off box as a collection bin. The base franchise fee is now 6% of gross receipts.
No. It gives the office a day plan with a lane per driver and a hand-set stop order. Drivers use a mobile web app with Open in maps, access notes, and a drop photo. Customers get a project link and texts from your number.
Last checked October 2026. See a rule that changed? Tell us at support@dumptracker.com.
Bring a real week: the addresses, the cans, the drivers. We'll set it up on a call and you'll see your day plan before we hang up.
