trashflow.com

What It Is

Trash Flow is vertical business software developed by Ivy Computer, Inc. for the waste hauling industry. It serves residential, commercial, and industrial hauling companies, as well as operations teams involved in roll-off containers, containers, landfills, transfer stations, and scale management. The product emphasizes an “all-in-one” approach and states that it has served the industry since the 1980s, with its primary markets described as the United States and Canada.

Core Capabilities

Its core modules cover billing, customer accounts, invoices/statements, financial and customer reports, multiple billing cycles, discounts and promotions, variable rates, work orders, and driver/vehicle dispatching. On the routing side, it supports route setup, suggested route insertion by customer address, multiple routes and intermittent services, route sheet printing, service suspension reminders, route profitability reports, and Route Optimization. Container management can handle roll-offs, compactors, dumpsters, carts, and more, tracking location, placement, purchases, and history, with support for billing by placement slot. Extensions also include Access Control, multi-user support, event tracking, the TeleRoute mobile app, scale interfaces, TipTicket, cloud backup, and cloud database.

Pricing and Trial

Public pricing is relatively clear: the Billing package starts with Lite at a one-time price of $900, Trash Flow at $2,350, and Plus at $3,050; the Container Tracking module is $550; a bundle including Basic, Billing, Advanced Billing, and Container Tracking is $3,600; and adding the Routing module brings it to $4,150. The page also mentions that SaaS pricing is available, but does not list subscription pricing. A free 90-day Demo/License is offered. After purchase, 24/7 technical support is free for the first 90 days, with annual support contracts available afterward.

Pros and Cons

Its strengths are its deep coverage of industry workflows, making it especially suitable for hauling companies upgrading from general accounting tools such as QuickBooks to a dedicated system. One-time licensing and modular purchasing help control costs, while online payments, automatic payments, and email billing can help reduce AR collection pressure. The drawbacks are that the product leans toward a traditional Windows software model, with limited disclosure around modern SaaS APIs, open integrations, compliance certifications, and cloud-native capabilities. There are many modules, so actual configuration will still require sales assistance.

Best Fit and Access from China

It is better suited to small, mid-sized, and larger waste hauling companies in North America, roll-off container operators, and landfill/transfer station operations teams. The text does not specify access or localization for China, so its access status is rated as unknown. In addition, its business rules, payment systems, and mailing workflows are clearly oriented toward the U.S. market, so Chinese companies should carefully verify network access, tax handling, payments, and local operational fit before adoption.