Container Man LLC is a locally owned and operated dumpster rental and dirt work company based in Elizabethton, TN 37643, serving customers throughout Northeast Tennessee, Southwest Virginia, and Western North Carolina. We provide roll-off dumpster rental, excavation and grading, demolition, fill dirt delivery, and shale and gravel delivery to homeowners, contractors, and property owners across the Tri-Cities region. If you’re looking for a straightforward, local company to handle a cleanout, a dirt project, or a full-scale site prep job, this page will tell you how we operate and what to expect when you call.
Container Man is locally owned and operated, and we run our business the way most people in this region prefer to work: directly, honestly, and without unnecessary layers between the customer and the crew. We’re based in Elizabethton, TN, which puts us within easy reach of the entire Tri-Cities area – from Johnson City and Kingsport to Bristol and the smaller towns scattered across the surrounding counties.
We’re a local business, which means we don’t operate a retail storefront you’d visit in person. There’s no lot to drive to and no showroom – instead, we come to you. Whether you’re at a residential address in Elizabethton, a job site in Johnson City, or a rural property out toward Roan Mountain or Mountain City, our equipment and crews are dispatched directly to your property. That model keeps our overhead simple and lets us pass predictable, flat pricing on to customers rather than building in the cost of a physical location.
Container Man offers a full range of dumpster rental and dirt-work services designed to cover most cleanout, renovation, and land-prep projects without needing to call multiple contractors. Our core services include:
You can review the full breakdown of what each service includes on our services page.
A few things set the tone for how we operate:
Transparent, flat pricing. Our dumpster rental rates are flat 7-day pricing: $195 for a 10- or 15-yard container, $295 for 20-yard, $395 for 30-yard, and $495 for 40-yard, plus a $225 haul fee. No guessing games, no surprise line items. Full details are on our pricing page. Excavation, demolition, fill dirt, and gravel work are quoted per job, since every property and project is different – but we’ll give you a clear number before any work starts.
Local knowledge of the region. Because we’re based right here in Elizabethton, we understand the terrain, the roads, and the layout of towns across Carter, Sullivan, Washington, Unicoi, Hawkins, and Greene counties in Tennessee, as well as Scott County, Virginia. That local familiarity matters when it comes to scheduling deliveries and navigating rural or hillside properties that aren’t always straightforward.
One company for the whole project. Because we handle dumpsters, excavation, demolition, and material delivery under one roof, customers don’t need to coordinate between separate haulers, excavation contractors, and gravel suppliers. One call covers the cleanout and the dirt work.
Honest communication. We tell customers exactly what’s included, what isn’t, and what to expect on delivery and pickup – including how weight allowances, permits, and timing get confirmed at booking rather than guessed at up front. If you have questions before you call, our FAQs page covers the most common ones.
Container Man serves 19 towns across 10 counties in Northeast Tennessee, Southwest Virginia, and Western North Carolina. Our primary service cities include Elizabethton, Johnson City, Kingsport, Bristol, Blountville, Bluff City, Piney Flats, Gray, and Erwin, with regular delivery further out to towns like Rogersville, Greeneville, Abingdon, Gate City, and Newland, NC. You can see the complete breakdown, including every county and town we cover, on our service areas page.
If you’re not sure whether your address falls inside our delivery area, the fastest way to find out is to call – we’ll tell you plainly and get you a quote in the same conversation.
Container Man LLC is ready to help with your next dumpster rental, excavation project, or material delivery anywhere in the Tri-Cities region. Call us at (423) 431-9267, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, or visit our contact page to reach us online. You can also check what other customers have said on our reviews page before booking.
A Container Man roll-off container, ready to go out
Our own trucks – we run the containers and the dirt work ourselves
Elizabethton, Tennessee, ZIP 37643. We are locally owned, so the trucks and the crew are local rather than dispatched by a national call centre.
Call (423) 431-9267 during business hours, or fill in the quote form on this page with your ZIP code, the size you think you need and a phone number. Dumpster rentals are flat-rate so we can price those on the spot.
Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm. We are closed at weekends, and we deliver and collect within those hours.
A 10 or 15-yard is $195, a 20-yard is $295, a 30-yard is $395 and a 40-yard is $495. Each is a flat rate for a full seven-day rental, plus a $225 haul fee that covers delivery and pickup. There is no separate dump fee on top. A standard weight allowance is included in the flat rate and we confirm it with you when you book.
Most containers are on site within one to two business days. Call (423) 431-9267 with your dates and we will tell you honestly what we can make work. We deliver Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm.
The haul fee covers both the delivery of the container to your site in the Tri-Cities and the pickup once you are finished. It applies to every rental and is quoted up front, so the price you are told is the price you pay.
A standard weight allowance is included in the flat rate. Heavy material like concrete, brick, dirt and shingles adds up far faster than household junk, so tell us what you are loading when you book and we will confirm the allowance and the right size for the job.
Seven days, included in the flat rate. That is a full week from delivery, not a part-day or 48-hour window.
Call us before the seven days are up and we will work it out. It is far easier to arrange an extension in advance than to sort it out after the pickup is scheduled.
Electronics and TVs, tires, paint, batteries, chemicals and hazardous waste, refrigerators and air conditioners containing refrigerant, propane tanks, medical or biohazard waste, and asbestos. These need to go to a dedicated recycling centre or hazardous waste facility. Everything else – household junk, furniture, construction debris and yard waste – is fine.
Yes, but heavy material is usually best in a 10 or 15-yard container rather than a large one, because weight becomes the limit long before space does. Tell us it is a heavy load when you book so we send the right container.
No. The load has to sit level with the top of the container so it can be legally and safely tarped and hauled. If material is stacked above the rail we may not be able to take it that day, so keep it level as you load.
Allow roughly 60 feet of straight clearance in front of the drop spot and around 12 feet of width, plus clear overhead room – the truck lifts the container high to set it down. Low branches and power lines are the usual obstacles.
Roll-off containers are heavy and are set down on wheels and rails. If you are concerned about a finished or newly sealed driveway, tell the driver and lay plywood on the drop spot – it spreads the load and is the simplest protection.
Please do not. Once it is set it should stay where the driver placed it. Moving a loaded container risks injury and property damage, and it may not be positioned for the truck to collect it. If the spot is wrong, call us and we will sort it.
Yes. We work with homeowners doing a one-off clean-out and with contractors running ongoing jobs in the Tri-Cities. If you need containers swapped as a build progresses, call and we will schedule around your programme.
Yes. We also run excavation, grading, land clearing and demolition, and we deliver fill dirt, shale and driveway gravel. It is the same crew and our own trucks, so one call covers the container and the dirt work.
We deliver and collect Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm, and we are closed at the weekend. Call (423) 431-9267 during those hours and you will speak to someone who can give you a straight answer.
