Editorial Articles

The majority of people who sell for service companies don’t take follow-up seriously. After talking with a prospect, they leave one follow-up...

After more than 20 years of working in and observing companies of every type and size, Scott Hunter has noticed a trait...

How’s this for the hottest ticket in town: The Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International and Dierks Bentley. The can’t miss trade...

When Joe and Sue went into business, they decided to incorporate. The reason: They wanted to receive the legal benefits available only...

Two guys are hiking in the Alaskan wilderness when they realize they’re being stalked by a hungry grizzly bear. One of them...

I hope you’re reading this on your way to Louisville, Ky., for the National Association of Wastewater Transporters Inc. two-day onsite inspector...

Payroll is the single largest expense for most small businesses, so it’s important that it be handled with intelligent planning. There are...

The thickening reactor from NewTech Inc. removes 90 percent of liquids from grease-trap waste, leaving a thicker, lighter-weight product that results in...

Dean Strander has built a sanitation business that is as diverse as its service territory.His Strander’s Sanitary Service, based in Lodi, Wis.,...

When Dotti Scott schedules a septic service appointment for Scott Septic Inc. of Hopkinton, Mass., she’ll tell the customer to expect “my...

Hollis Warren is a staunch believer in educating the public and pumpers. For his continuous efforts along those lines, Warren, 57, of...

Provisions of Substitute Senate Bill 110 became effective Sept. 17, 2010, requiring the state Department of Health to adopt statewide onsite rules...

Question:I read your article, “Tank Troubles”, (October 2010) and have come across a bad tank. I have a 10-year-old, two-chamber septic tank....

It’s well known that banks earn most of their money by charging interest on the money they lend. Lesser known are the...

Gradall Names Petrole Vice President of Vacall Gradall Industries Inc. has named William G. Petrole III vice president of Vacall products. Petrole...

Many folks expressed surprise last fall when the National Bureau of Economic Research announced that the recession actually ended in June 2009....

The Disney Co. re-releases a 50-year-old animated film, and it makes millions. Apple creates a cell phone, and the world holds its...

This year’s Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International education program offers 84 seminars given by industry experts covering a full range of...

January is the time for planning the new year’s agenda, and the National Association of Wastewater Transporters has the process well under...