Editorial Articles

If it’s a challenge to keep your small business swimming instead of sinking in a challenging economy, you’re not alone. Maintaining sufficient...

Owner Rob Beck had a blue and chrome 2006 Peterbilt 379EXHD with flamed hood built out by Amthor International with a 4,000-gallon...

Vac-Con manufactures 6,000th unit Vac-Con Inc. manufactured its 6,000th unit, a custom built, dual-blower XX-Cavator. The machine, completed in March, was built for...

Trials look like fun on TV and in movies. Don’t believe it. It’s one thing to be an unaffected spectator and quite...

The bottom line to keeping your business and personal credit strong is straightforward: Don’t borrow more than you can afford, and pay...

Two years ago, the National Association of Wastewater Transporters Education Committee identified two areas it had been studying that needed additional time...

This feature in Pumper reports noteworthy conversations that take place in Pumper Discussion, an email-based forum for industry professionals sponsored by COLE...

RMT safety camera system The TRACK-VISION safety camera system from RMT Equipment Inc. has a 115-degree field of view in any direction, eliminating...

The Singulair Green aerobic wastewater treatment system from Norweco Inc. features a light, versatile high-density polyethylene septic tank that’s suitable for installation...

AQUA-Zyme Disposal Systems Inc. The 30-cubic-yard dewa-tering unit from AQUA-Zyme Disposal Systems Inc. processes approximately 22,000 gallons of septic, municipal sludge and/or trap...

René Goulet didn’t set out to be involved in Canada’s cutting-edge septage research. He was busy operating his rural pumping business in...

As a third-generation pumper, Rob Ratta is as old-school as they come. But the owner of R.M. Ratta Corp. in Ayer, Mass.,...

Small towns throughout the sprawling spaces of western North Dakota treat their wastewater in lagoon systems. The nearest large-scale municipal treatment plant...

Alabama counties would be barred from instituting sewer fees on properties not connected to their sewage systems under a proposed bill. A...

Question: How is effluent moved between trenches by gravity? Answer: This question comes from an installer who said, “I am used to using a distribution...

Texas Legislation Raises Issues Writing in the Texas On-Site Wastewater Association newsletter, Perry Burney of Aerobic Septic Service Co. in Azle reports on...

This month we travel coast to coast to introduce you to people working on the front lines of septic system maintenance and...

Ten-year-old Billy Johnson just got home from school. He’s been thinking about an ice cream bar all day. Unfortunately, the only person...

Owner John Soucy purchased this bright red 2005 Sterling LT9500 quad-axle and had it outfitted by Vacutrux Limited with a dump body...