Editorial Articles

Active Deployment Systems Inc. Super restroom trailers from Active Deployment Systems Inc. have from 30 to 40 restroom stalls inside a 53-foot unit....

Still a young company, Event Restroom has built on its strengths in New Orleans and Lafayette, La., by recognizing and capitalizing on...

The “flush tax” in Maryland is set to double after both houses of the state legislature passed bills this year. The $30...

Our small septic pumping company recently had one of those “teachable moments” occur while out in the field. I hope our unfortunate...

As part of a presentation I gave during the Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International in February, I discussed different kinds of...

WISCONSIN New association president The Wisconsin Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association elected as its new president Aaron Ausen, a civil engineer specializing in concrete engineering...

When state or local environmental department officials want to slow the use of land-application of septage – and plenty of pumpers across...

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.,...