This page compares the flat-rate pricing model from Double D's Dumpsters against the variable, surcharge-heavy pricing common with national waste haulers in the Jacksonville market. The headline difference is simple: with us, the quote is the invoice. With a national broker, the quote is the starting point.
What our flat rate includes
Every Double D's Dumpsters quote includes delivery, 14 days of rental, included tonnage for the container size, pickup, and disposal at a licensed Florida facility. County franchise fees, where they apply (Clay County 16.5%, St. Johns County 10%), are disclosed and baked into the quoted price up front. Overage tonnage is the only line that can move and only if the load exceeds the included weight allowance ($65 per ton). There are no fuel surcharges, no environmental recovery fees, no administrative fees, and no per-day rental charges before the rental period ends.
What national haulers typically add to the quote
Quotes from national haulers in Jacksonville commonly start at a competitive base rate then layer on a fuel and environmental surcharge (often 18 to 28 percent of the base), an administrative or paperwork fee, a delivery and pickup charge calculated separately, and a per-day rental rate that begins accruing the moment the box hits the ground. Disposal is sometimes quoted as included tonnage and sometimes billed straight per-ton from the scale ticket. The result is a final invoice that can run 25 to 50 percent higher than the original phone quote, which is the single most common complaint contractors raise when they switch to us.
Sample comparison: 20 yard, 7-day rental, 3 tons of mixed C&D in Duval County
Double D's Dumpsters: $550 flat rate, all-in. Final invoice: $550. National hauler typical structure: $395 base + $89 fuel and environmental surcharge + $35 admin fee + $0 day-rate (within 7-day window) + tonnage billed at $85 per ton over 1 ton allowance ($170 overage). Final invoice: roughly $689. The headline number was $395; the invoice landed $294 higher. This is not an unusual variance; it is the typical structure.
How county franchise fees work in our model
Several Northeast Florida counties charge a franchise fee on every haul originating in their jurisdiction. Clay County is 16.5 percent, St. Johns County is 10 percent, and other counties vary. National haulers typically pass these through as a separately itemized line on the invoice, which is legitimate but creates the appearance of a surcharge. We bake the applicable county fee into the quoted flat rate and tell you up front that we did. The quote is still all-in.
What this means for contractor accounts
For a general contractor running multiple active jobsites, the difference between flat-rate and variable pricing compounds across the project ledger. Quote-to-invoice variance disappears, the office stops reconciling discrepancies between what was quoted and what was billed, and project managers can hand a single accurate per-pull number to the estimator on the next job. Open a contractor account with us through the contractor page or run a multi-site portfolio through multi-site service. Read more on the local-vs-national tradeoff at local vs national. For per-vendor invoice breakdowns see Waste Management vs local, Republic Services vs local, and GFL vs local.