August 2009 Table of Contents

Features

• 4Reading Between the Lines: Is the Classy Truck in Your Yard?
  
• 16Building the Business: File or Pile?
  Follow these six steps to better paperwork organization and you’ll soon break free from menacing office clutter
• 22Rules and Regs: Regulator Clarifies Ohio Onsite Rule Proposal
  
• 28Cover Story: A Winning Smile
  Florida’s Total Septic uses a happy face logo and television advertising to drive home the company message of do-it-all customer service
• 36Profile: Answering the Call
  An industrious family celebrates 40 years of pumping tanks and making friends in their Maryland hometown
• 44Special Feature: Primed for Action
  Vacuum pump manufacturers offer latest innovations to improve efficiency and performance
• 52Overheard Online: Propane Pump Tank Looks Tempting
  But posters caution a waste hauler to consider all the problems recycling a 1,000-gallon fuel tank might pose to safe truck operation
• 56Special Feature: Pull ’er in the Garage
  As summer gives way to fall, it’s time to make sure your fleet is prepped to handle cold-weather challenges
• 64Interview: The Future of Private Waste Processing
  As Orlando’s Select Processing prepares to host the 2009 NAWT Waste Treatment Symposium, company president Steve Macchio talks about treating waste for pumpers

Columns

• 10Letters to the Editor: Drainfield Detective Story Appreciated
  
• 60Industry News: Industry News
  Vanair Acquires Air N Arc; Satellite Industries Enhances Web Site; Crest Precast Launches New Web Site; Ohio Approves Puraflo Residential Wastewater System
• 67NAWT: Expect More Maintenance, Buy and Sell Inspection Requirements
  
• 70Reader Pipelines: Truck Size Matters
  A variety of factors help pumpers determine the size of a new vacuum rig
• 76Septic System Answer Man: Stop Short on Trenches?
  More research is needed to determine whether new distribution media products require smaller drainfields
• 80Money Manager: Getting Credit
  Maintain a good credit rating and you’ll still find financing at a time when money’s tight
• 84Classy Trucks: Classy Truck of August
  This month we feature Ronnie’s Septic Tank Service Inc.
• 86Product Spotlight: BDP Industries 3DP Belt Filter Press
  
• 90Association News: Association News
  Association News, Training & Education, Calendar