A dumpster rental in Lamont comes down to two decisions: what size, and where it goes. The nearest yard to Lamont isn't always the one dispatched to you; Kern County assigns by route, and that assignment is the trade-off worth asking about upfront. Weight and volume are tracked on separate scales entirely, one measured in yards at the yard, the other in tons at the transfer station, and it is the second that decides what gets billed.
You are likely working with pre-war bungalows through 1960s-70s slab tracts construction, and that means denser material than a newer build would produce. city encroachment permits, CalRecycle diversion reporting is the price of curb space here, and it has to clear before a delivery date gets set.
A hauler doesn't keep a separate fleet for Lamont; it draws from whatever's free across Kern County that day. Lamont being a secondary market in California cuts both ways: less competition for a hauler's calendar, but also fewer of them willing to treat it as a priority stop. The honest answer to how fast you can get one in California depends on where you land relative to dry summers with winter rain and a long fire season. The street is public space in Lamont; a container sitting in it needs the same sign-off a road crew would. A quick photo of any existing driveway damage, taken before delivery, settles any dispute about what the truck caused.