Inside the August 2010 Issue

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Features

Building the Business: Turn the Frown Upside Down  

Explore five techniques to transform customer frustration into a stronger business relationship

Overheard Online: The Long Draw

How can I pull a load when the manhole is 30 feet deep and the truck is 10 feet up a hill?

Special Feature: Switching Gears

For convenience and overall dependability, more vacuum truck owners are shifting over to automatic transmissions

Profile: People Pleasing

No matter the service business, meat cutter-turned-pumper Jeffrey DiTota says an always-sharp dedication to customer service helps bring home the bacon

Cover Story: Nuts for Trucks

Showy yellow rigs are Illinois contractor Cary Zeschke’s best advertising

Reading Between the Lines: It’s How You Roll

As pumping contractors, reliable vacuum trucks are part and parcel of the work you perform.

Rules and Regs: Florida Adopts Law Requiring Inspections

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist signed a septic tank inspection bill, requiring the state’s 2.6 million tanks to be inspected every five years.

Columns

Product Spotlight: Soft-Start Clutch Aims to Eliminate Harsh Blower Starts

Soft-Start Clutch from LC Tanks Inc.

Product News: Product News

Featured products of August

Septic System Answer Man: Pipes and Paper

The Answer Man defends criticism of perforated pipes in distribution trenches and addresses consumer concern about toilet paper breakdown in the septic tank

NAWT: New Association Members Help NAWT Grow

Three new associations have joined National Association of Wastewater Transporters.

Reader Pipelines: Maintenance Challenges

Keeping vacuum trucks in tip-top shape is a priority for busy pumping contractors

Industry News: Industry News

Infiltrator Acquires Blue Diamond Corrugated Pipe; SJE-Rhombus Expands Sales Force, Adds Global Web Content; Bord na Mona Installs 600th Odor Control System; Pat’s Pump Named Distributor for Myers/Aplex; Presby Environmental’s AES Receives Ohio Approval

Classy Trucks: Classy Truck of August

This month we feature Knights Septic Tank Inc.

Association News: Association News

Association News; Training and Education; Calendar

Money Manager: A Taxing Situation

Several IRS rule changes may alter your small business plans for 2010

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