Inside the February 2010 Issue

February 2010 Cover

Features

Overheard Online: Promoting Scheduled Pump-outs

Rather than pestering customers to call for service, pumpers would like advice on easy ways to ensure return business

Interview: Marketing Grease Trap Waste

Pumpers are urged to look for creative ways to unlock the potential of what has been a challenging byproduct of the liquid waste industry

Expo: Just For Women

A first-time seminar at the 2010 Pumper & Cleaner Expo will help women in the industry handle their roles effectively

Building the Business: Hold on to Your Star Employees

A combination of advancement opportunities, financial incentives and industry image building will help you retain the best and brightest workers

Profile: Green and Growing

An affinity for recycling and cleaner technologies gives North Carolina’s Stanley Environmental Solutions a profit punch

Cover Story: Good Bones on This Classy Truck

Repurposed Kenworth milk hauler makes a powerful platform for a do-it-all vac truck owned by Minnesota’s Glenn Larson

Rules and Regs: Funding Runs Out for Pennsylvania Regulators

The Lycoming Sanitary Committee in Montoursville, Pa., closed early last November due to $230,000 debt and insufficient reimbursable funds.

Profile: Come Together

Faced with a family health crisis, brothers join forces and create a succession plan to preserve and strengthen Ohio’s AAA Wastewater Services Inc.

Expo: Building an Edge

Seminars at the 2010 Pumper & Cleaner Expo focus on helping contractors improve business performance and profitability

Columns

NAWT: Working Together Pays Dividends

The Partnership for Sustainable Decentralized Wastewater Treatment System Management Reports on 2009 Achievements

Product Spotlight: Wee Vac from Wee Engineer Inc.

For pumpers who clean grease traps in restaurants and other businesses where hoses are either not allowed or an unwanted nuisance, the Wee Vac from Wee Engineer Inc. provides a portable, low-cost alternative.

After Hours: Rednecks & Racing

Pennsylvania pumper Blair Miller and his wife, Sabrena, starred in CMT’s My Big Redneck Wedding, and steer the fortunes of the Cornfield 500 race weekend

Reader Pipelines: Pumper Nightmare Jobs

“It hadn’t been cleaned in about five to seven years, and the crust was about six feet thick”

Product News: Product News

Featured products from Water Cannon, Clear Computing, Lowell, Zoeller, SJE-Rhombus, Aquaworx, and Hibon

Industry News: Industry News

Bord na Mona Names Peat Business Development Director; Premier Tech Installs First Ecoflo in State of Washington; Osprey Biotechnics Opens Fungi Production Facility; Advanced Enviro-Septic Receives NSF Certification

Classy Trucks: Classy Truck of February

This month we feature Dusty's Pumping Service.

Association News: Association News

Associatin News, Training & Education, and Calendar

Money Manager: Are You Creditworthy?

The business loan landscape has changed with the economy, but many of the fundamentals for borrowing remain the same

Septic System Answer Man: A Fine Mess!

Laundry lint particles might be small, but they can still create big problems with onsite systems if they’re not handled properly

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