Dale Miller & Son in Fawn Grove, Pennsylvania, started out small, then grew quite a bit for an independent pumping company. These days, the owners of the family outfit are content to be smaller.“We’re kind of scaling back a little bit,” says Mike Miller, son of the founder. Miller turns 65 this year and is thinking of taking more time off in the future. It’s a common situation as many pumpers are getting older and finding it difficult to attract good workers to help out.“I’d like to slow down and get control of how much I work,” he says. “I
