Editorial Articles

Product innovation is the lifeblood of the Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International, and professionals in the liquid waste industry found it...

QUESTION: What can affect septic tank biology? ANSWER: One question often asked by pumpers and other service providers who regularly see the inside of operating...

NATION Smartphone Soil App The Soil Web application for iPhone and Android smartphone platforms uses GPS to access the phone’s location, then downloads real-time...

It’s coming on the start of the busy season for most septic service companies and, as poet Alexander Pope once succinctly put...

An office should energize workers and reflect a successful business. The colors on the walls should be conducive to productivity and the...

Owner Buddy Pope had this white Peterbilt 335 with a 2,800-gallon aluminum tank built out by Amthor International. The rig is powered...

Hino receives customer satisfaction recognition Hino Trucks ranked highest in customer satisfaction among conventional medium duty trucks according to the J.D. Power and...

LaVerne Charlet Reflects on Long Career, Growing Industry After spending about 45 years manufacturing and marketing vacuum equipment for the liquid waste industry,...

For Brenda Stepule, nothing gets you in the Christmas spirit like decorating a pump truck! The co-owner of Stepule’s Sanitation Service Inc.,...

With lawyers charging $250 to $400 an hour in many cities, going to court can be a big pain in the pocketbook....

Major annual awards in the liquid waste industry were presented during a meeting of the National Association of Wastewater Transporters Feb. 29...

The National Association of Wastewater Transporters Shoot-Out competition was held at the 2012 Pumper and Cleaner Expo, Feb. 27-March 1, in Indianapolis....

Question: What does everyone use for truck tank levels? My truck has a sight glass, which, once dirty, is useless. Any other ideas? Answers: Sight...

Whether you’re in need of a specialty unit, transport trailer, on-demand hot water, remote lighting, restroom mover, service vehicle or deodorizer, here...

When Chris Vandermeulen purchased C & W Portables & Septic Service in 2005, he did something that seems counterproductive to most entrepreneurs....

Taking risks comes with the territory for business owners. But Keith Robillard upped the ante considerably in 1994 when he moved to...

“The worst is behind us,” says Jeff Wigley, owner and founder of Pit Stop Sanitation Services Inc. in Atlanta. He figures it’s...

Florida’s Senate Environmental Preservation Committee approved a measure that would limit mandatory onsite inspections to counties with first-magnitude springs. The bill (SB...

When Joshua Branscome isn’t saving homeowners’ septic systems, he’s helping save lives. The owner of B & M Septic Tank & Drain...