In this video I break down how I price junk removal jobs in 2026 without guessing and without donating my back for free. The whole pricing conversation comes down to three things: volume, time, and weight—VTW. I explain how volume-based pricing works with truckload fractions (and why newer crew members misquote if you don’t train them), how time-based pricing is the easiest to organize but can confuse customers if they don’t get an upfront estimate, and why weight-based pricing can be clean and fixed—especially when the disposal side is the real variable. Then I get into best practices and the actual step-by-step system I want you to follow: research your local competition (not national), know your costs and margins, and stop guesstimating. I walk you through collecting job intel up front (notes, pictures, videos, job request forms), estimating labor granularly (labor hours, hourly labor cost, and a reliable 20% markup for taxes/comp), adding taxes, and setting profit intentionally. I also talk about quoting professionally, texting/emailing quotes, following up to close deals, and when to adjust pricing based on the economy, wage changes, competition, and dump fee increases—because the goal is simple: stay in business and stay profitable. Stay marvelous.