Junk removal and dump runs by the truckload

BoxHauls · Reviewed by John Marcus IV

Junk removal with BoxHauls is priced by the truckload. That’s $17.00 plus $3.10 a mile plus the dump fee at cost, in Fresno and Clovis. A driver with a pickup loads it and takes it to the landfill or transfer station. Book it as Dump Run.

Per-load pricing

Every dump run uses the same formula. The disposal site’s gate fee is passed through at cost, with no markup. For the numbers and what changes them, see what a dump run costs.

Load	Roughly
Quarter bed	A few bags and one piece of furniture
Half bed	A room’s worth: shelving, boxes, a broken grill
Full bed	Level with the bed sides: a garage or a full room

[PHOTO: quarter, half and full pickup-bed loads of junk]

What’s accepted

Furniture, mattresses, appliances (with the $29 heavy-item fee), yard waste, boxes, household clutter and construction scraps from small projects.

What isn’t

Paint, solvents, chemicals, motor oil, fuel, propane tanks and car batteries. [TODO: confirm the full not-accepted list against the disposal sites’ rules]

Donation first

[TODO: whether drivers drop usable items at donation centers on the same trip]

Local disposal sites

Site	Where	Fees
American Avenue Disposal Site	Fresno County landfill, near Kerman	[TODO: gate fees]
Cedar Avenue Recycling and Transfer Station (CARTS)	Fresno	[TODO: gate fees]

For current fees and hours, see dump fees in Fresno.

Junk services

Questions

How much does junk removal cost in Fresno?

With BoxHauls, junk removal is $17.00 plus $3.10 a mile, plus the dump or transfer-station fee at cost. A 10-mile run is $48.00 before the dump fee.

Is junk removal priced by load size?

The trip price is the same for any load. The dump fee changes with the load, because disposal sites charge by weight or volume, and BoxHauls passes that fee through at cost.

What junk can't you take?

Hazardous materials like paint, chemicals, motor oil, fuel and propane tanks. [TODO: confirm the full not-accepted list against the disposal sites' rules]

Do you donate usable items?