The bin fits. The garage door opens. Dave waves the car forward and discovers the missing measurement: there is nowhere for it to turn. Plan the truck approach, parked bin and route around it as three spaces. The empty driveway rectangle does not describe the week you are about to have.
Ask the contractor to coordinate with the bin company. You should not have to direct a heavy truck into an unfamiliar position while the driver waits for an answer.
Account for the Truck Too
The hauler needs room to approach, place and later collect the bin. Overhead wires, branches, narrow gates, parked cars and tight turning space can affect that operation. Have the hauler assess these constraints rather than estimating clearance yourself.
Move vehicles before delivery, including those inside a garage that the bin may block. If access is shared, agree arrangements with the neighbour in advance. Keep required emergency and household routes available throughout the project.
Ask About the Driveway Surface
Before the truck arrives, the owner points out the decorative concrete and an old depression near the garage. Good information for the hauler: add fresh asphalt, pavers, cracks or a steep grade where relevant. Ask what protection is supplied and its limits. Boards distribute contact; they are not a promise that every surface can take every load.
Take dated photographs of the proposed location and access route. Record any existing depressions or damage. Confirm who should receive a report if new damage is found after pickup.
Keep drainage paths clear. A bin should not turn a working driveway drain into an inaccessible corner during several days of rain.
Draw the Morning Before Delivery
A quick driveway sketch should show the bin, material stack, garage, doors and the route people must keep using. Add the delivery truck's required working area after the hauler has assessed it.
Run the morning in order: both cars here, supplier unloading, bin waiting, unused bundles still beside it. Can each vehicle leave when it needs to? Mike would rather move the plan now than recruit the household for an unplanned driveway shuffle at seven.
Resolve those questions with the contractor rather than appointing yourself traffic controller on delivery morning. The best arrangement may look less convenient for one load but work much better across the whole job.
Check More Than the Bin's Length
Delivery and removal need usable space around the final parked bin.
Choose a location
Keep exits, drainage and required access clear.
Check delivery access
Allow for the truck's approach and lifting operation.
Protect the surface
Have the hauler specify suitable bearing protection and limitations.
Plan collection
Set a pickup expectation and inspect the cleared area afterward.
Public Space Has Separate Rules
Do not assume the boulevard, sidewalk or street is available because it sits in front of your house. Toronto has a street occupation permit process for temporary use of public right-of-way. Other GTA and Durham municipalities have their own requirements.
Confirm the current rule with the relevant municipality and establish who obtains any permission. A roofing permit question and a bin-placement permission question are not necessarily the same thing.
Agree What Goes In and When It Leaves
The broken garden chair is already leaning toward the bin. Check first whether the container is reserved for roofing waste; household rubbish can create weight, sorting and disposal problems. Keep children and pets clear, and never climb in to retrieve something. The chair can wait for its own exit arrangement.
Get an expected pickup date and a contact for delays. The roofing may finish before the hauler's next available collection, so plan around the actual access restriction rather than the last day of shingling.
After pickup, the newly exposed driveway area needs cleanup and inspection. Our nail-cleanup guide includes this easily missed final pass. A tidy yard beside a full bin is not yet a fully cleared site.
The handover is not finished while the bin covers the last patch of driveway. Confirm pickup and the final sweep together. Dave can return the car keys to their usual hook only once the route, surface and cleanup underneath are actually available again.