Editorial Articles

For convenience and overall dependability, more vacuum truck owners are shifting over to automatic transmissions

The Answer Man defends criticism of perforated pipes in distribution trenches and addresses consumer concern about toilet paper breakdown in the septic tank

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist signed a septic tank inspection bill, requiring the state’s 2.6 million tanks to be inspected every five years.

No matter the service business, meat cutter-turned-pumper Jeffrey DiTota says an always-sharp dedication to customer service helps bring home the bacon

Soft-Start Clutch from LC Tanks Inc.

Keeping vacuum trucks in tip-top shape is a priority for busy pumping contractors

How can I pull a load when the manhole is 30 feet deep and the truck is 10 feet up a hill?

Three new associations have joined National Association of Wastewater Transporters.

Several IRS rule changes may alter your small business plans for 2010

Explore five techniques to transform customer frustration into a stronger business relationship

As pumping contractors, reliable vacuum trucks are part and parcel of the work you perform.

Featured products of July

Trotter, Marlow Join Godwin Rental, Development Team; Zoeller Chosen Preferred Vendor for Extreme Makeover; Ohio Offers Online Septic Forum ; Bio-Microbics Introduces S.O.S. Program; Osprey Adds New Facilities in Sarasota; SJE-Rhombus Offers Quick Ship Panel Program; Hino Model 268 Named Medium Duty Truck of the Year

Requiring devices to measure sewage flow would determine the root cause of poorly performing septic systems

When you need to satisfy the most discriminating VIP party planners, turn to the comfort and convenience offered by the latest upscale restrooms

The city council in Ham Lake, Minn., hired a contractor to analyze 143 onsite systems and 36 potential sewer system sites in two lakeside communities...

John Harper of Louisiana’s Port-A-Jon says marketing is still about relationships, but there are new tools to reach out and build business connections

Longtime pumping contractors Jeff and Kim Seipp aid efforts to raise training and professionalism in Colorado’s septic service industry

Always on the grow, a Minnesota family business stretches its technology muscles and mounts long-range planning efforts to better serve customers