GigWatch · What this is

Removing junk, cleanouts, and bulky loads for homeowners, landlords, contractors, and property managers - a truck service where disposal math decides the margin.

Build your own business

Junk Removal and Hauling

The truck is easy; the dump bill is the test

Owner take-home

$40K-$90K solo/small crew

directional; labor and disposal fees shrink gross

Start cost

Use your truck + a cheap trailer

~$1.5K-$3K used trailer if you already own a pickup; a box truck is a later upgrade

Time to first dollar

After first booked haul

with a legal disposal route

To begin

Hauler + dump rules

local waste, DOT, and special-material limits

Owning the truck is only the visible part. Every haul has to survive labor, dump fees, fuel, repairs, insurance, wait time, and special-waste limits before it turns into owner pay. The first crew or second truck is the valley because those costs arrive before daily volume is guaranteed.

Before you lean on it

Build the legal disposal plan before selling bigger jobs. Do not accept unknown hazardous material, and do not add a crew or truck until repeat property-manager, contractor, estate, or cleanout leads are already visible.

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