Editorial Articles

Time-tested Wisconsin pumper, onsite system installer and excavator John Laudolff has a bit of advice for contractors looking to keep pace with...

As Ralph “Bud” Hobbs Jr. nears retirement, he has more questions than answers about what his next steps will be. But, even...

In a world of greater business diversification, pumpers are constantly shifting to serve a changing market. As they deal with concerns over...

Is an aerobic system the answer?Question:I have a septic system with lateral lines. Lines are on a slight slope, so in addition...

VACUUM TRUCK TRAINING ONLINEOur e-Learning program is a reality. The National Association of Wastewater Transporters Inc. vacuum truck training course presented at...

Within the past few months, you’ve gone through the ordeal of filing your tax returns. Now that you’ve finished, there’s a momentary...

What better way for a pair of love-struck new pumpers to start their life out together than committing to marriage at the...

Listening to onsite system expert Bill Stuth talk about “Repair and Recovery of Sand Filters” at an Oregon Onsite Wastewater Association conference...

Tino Garza operates this 1995 Peterbilt 357 with a 4,000-gallon aluminum tank from Longhorn Tank. Purchased from International Machinery in British...

When you started your own company, your focus was on doing anything and everything to get it off the ground. Most likely,...

Late in 2008, we teed up a simple survey designed to find out what issues are most important to pumping contractors. We...

For 11 days last August, David and Kaleb Zuidema left the family’s Midland Park, N.J., septic service and pipe inspection and repair...

United Site Services Acquires Fogie’s Septic Clean United Site Services has acquired Fogie’s Septic Clean of Sykesville, Md. The acquisition increases USS’s...

Question:I am new to pumping and am fascinated by the biological processes involved in an individual sewage treatment system. I have numerous...

The 2009 Connecticut Public Health Code proposes changes to septic tank and leaching system regulations. If passed, concrete septic tanks would need...

Pumpers maneuvering the streets with a heavy liquid load and a high center of gravity stand to learn life-saving safety lessons from...

In just two words, Derek Pratt can explain how P & P Septic in Williston, Vt., grew from virtually nothing into a...

Knight’s Pumping and Portables, a division of Knight’s Services Inc. in Bakersfield, Calif., is seeing something fewer small businesses these days can...

If my conversations with pumpers are any indication, there’s a movement afoot to either diversify into portable restroom rental, or to enlarge...