Editorial Articles

THE NEW BLACK: get your green onIn today’s business world, green initiatives are trendy, yes, but they’re also part of a smart...

Septic and grease pumper Shon Steele has some advice for old-school liquid waste haulers who want their children to keep the business...

Little girls often grow up wanting to be teachers, doctors or ballerinas. Not Myrtle Creech. From a young age, she knew she...

the price is rightHow do you price a system installation? Avoid costly errors by following these helpful tips from septic system expert...

Deist Industries rebrands logosDeist Industries began the launch of its rebranded logos and customer focused programs. The OEM truck body manufacturer’s brands...

MINNESOTAMPCA videos help onsite training The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency requires county, city and township onsite program administrators to receive basic training from...

The Greasezilla grease-separating unit, made by Downey Ridge Environmental Co., enables grease-trap pumpers to reduce and better control waste disposal and fuel...

New technology can help pumping contractors streamline billing, fleet management and routing. Here are several billing, fleet management, routing, insurance and financing...

Owner Bobby Coia added this red, black and white 2012 Peterbilt 337 septic service truck to serve his small family-run pumping company....

Fleet tracking program leads to fuel savingsProblem: Valet Waste faced fleet challenges that required a more advanced GPS tracking system to...

Stellar sliding-job hookliftThe Slider20-S hooklift from Stellar Industries has a 20,000-pound capacity, 72-degree dump angle and can handle container variations of 10...

If you own a business and have children, sooner or later you, your spouse and your kids will have to face a...

In February 2014, the National Association of Wastewater Technicians  (NAWT) will present the prestigious NAWT Excellence in Service Award to an individual...

US Fleet Tracking’s return to this year’s Pumper & Cleaner Environ-mental Expo International provided an opportunity to introduce visitors to its live...

During the 2013 Pumper and Cleaner Environmental Expo in February, Bruce Fox, of Allied Septic Services, gave a presentation on the challenges...

John, a seasoned manager, is growing weary of receiving daily email complaints from employees and occasionally a customer. They are not ordinary...

Winning an award often culminates in a presentation ceremony after which the certificate or statuette is placed inside a cabinet to collect...

The Rhode Island “setback” bill (5425-A) seeks to standardize wetlands and onsite system regulations by authorizing the state Department of Environmental Management...

This feature in Pumper reports noteworthy conversations that take place at the Pumper Discussion Forum, an online forum for industry professionals found...