Frank King admits that he was “as green as they come’’ when he started a pumping business in Lowell, Mass., in the 1960s. He didn’t know much about efficient pumping, and knew even less about the equipment necessary to do the job right.When he needed a new pump for his first truck, he said a local contractor took advantage of his ignorance. “I paid $8,500 to have it installed. The guy ripped me off, big time.’’Then the new Midwest Pumper paper arrived on his doorstep, helping answer some of his troublesome service issues and showing King that there were companies
