Editorial Articles

Do risers break tank insulation?Question:I recently had my septic pumped. I told the (technician) I wanted to install a riser so we...

FRESH LEARNING OPPORTUNITIESThe grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that NAWT received to improve and implement its vacuum truck training course...

A challenging business climate might not put expansion on the top of your priority list, but there may be some good reasons...

To the Editor: I was surfing the ’Net today and ran across your magazine. Having subscribed to your magazine almost 30 years...

Retaining a customer is more cost-effective than securing a new one, so once you have educated a customer on the various aspects...

Last August, we kicked off a new feature in Pumper called “After Hours,” seeking to find out what readers do when they...

Unlike many of his peers, Dave Neelis, 36, did not play hockey as a kid growing up on the frozen tundra of...

This 2008 Peterbilt 340 from Transway Systems Inc. is the proud ride of Brian K. Russell, who uses it for septic...

Vanair Moves to New Facility Vanair, a manufacturer of vehicle-mounted compressors and accessories used in power-takeoff technology, has completed its move to...

The Denali and Century Series restroom trailers, made by Forest River Inc. for Alpha Mobile Solutions, offer one-man setup and interiors aimed...

Question:One of your columns in Pumper related to serial distribution. Why is serial distribution better than parallel distribution? My understanding of serial...

The troubled Grand Traverse County septage plant will lose about $3.4 million by 2014, according to an independent accounting and engineering study...

The success of its video contest on the importance of onsite system maintenance has the New Hampshire Estuaries Project in Durham, N.H.,...

A creative approach to all aspects of a small business — from developing an image that customers will remember to finding novel...

Mandie Hagan would have made her father very proud. In the seven years since Dickie Rowell’s untimely death, Hagan, her husband, Ian,...

With a lagging economy throughout 2008, burgeoning inflation and a tightening credit market, it’s no surprise that pumpers asked to gaze into...

How do you handle buried lids?Question:What is the general feeling about septic tank pumpers doing the digging for access to the customer’s...

SAVE, MARKET, AND BUY WISELYNAWT is developing important member benefits, and the three current ones are the 401(k) program, business marketing on...

A healthy business generates cash. But what to do with your earnings can be a more challenging question. For too many small...