dashboard controller and view

app/Http/Controllers/Dashboard/DashboardController.php

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class DashboardController extends Controller
 
         //Declare array variable
         $contracts = array();
+        $num = 0;
 
         //Get the current amount of contracts availabe to the corporation for displaying on the dashboard with the relevant
         //information such as pickup and destination, jumps, and profit margin.
@@ -61,11 +62,10 @@ class DashboardController extends Controller
                 ];
 
                 array_push($contracts, $final);
+                $num++;
             }
         }
 
-        $num = sizeof($contracts);
-
         return view('dashboard.dashboard')->with('contracts', $contracts)
                                           ->with('num', $num);
     }

resources/views/dashboard/dashboard.blade.php

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     </div>
 </div>
 <br>
+@if($num > 0)
 <div class="container">
     <table class="table table-striped table-bordered">
         <thead>
@@ -40,4 +41,5 @@
         </tbody>
     </table>
 </div>
+@endif
 @endsection