Editorial Articles

Seeing the opportunity to fill a niche — then accepting the risk and starting a business in 1992 — took Kelly Conger...

With a number of pumpers moving into industrial vacuum loading for diversification, more big vacuum rigs are being purchased. Along with these...

Should I take on grease trap jobs?Question:A couple of the local restaurants in our small community have approached us regarding pumping...

Anyone familiar with the time value of money knows that even small amounts, when compounded over long periods, can generate thousands, or...

More than 20 drivers participated in a Russell Reid/Mr. John Truck Rodeo and Family Picnic this spring. The rodeo was organized by...

An ordinary morning pumping septic tanks ended in an amazing survival story for Bruce Crank, owner of Bayou Septic Tank Service in...

If you own a business, there’s much more to the U.S. government’s economic stimulus program than the check you received in the...

Separately, love and business are two of life’s greatest challenges. What happens when you weave them together? The possibilities run the gamut...

A year ago, in the September issue of Pumper, I suggested adding industrial vacuum loading services for contractors whose traditional residential work...

Federal Signal Expands Guzzler, Vactor Facilities Federal Signal’s Environmental Solutions Group is adding 60,000 square feet to its 175,000-square-foot Guzzler and Vactor...

The AquaMax 8 shower trailer from JAG Mobile Solutions Inc. has eight unisex shower stalls with their own entrance doors, providing the...

QuestionThere are several laundry machine lint filters on the market. What are the benefits as you see them? If the septic tank...

Quality service includes ensuring a customer’s marital bliss, as far as Allen Lewerer is concerned. The co-owner of Mr. Rooter Plumbing of...

Working with waste, working conditions can be unpleasant. But when you’re faced with a tough technical challenge on top of that, the...

The National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association is seeking training proposals for the Fourth Annual Installer Academy.This year’s Academy, Dec. 8-10 at the...

Can I pump from one truck to another?Question:I have a 3,500-gallon vacuum truck and a 1,500-gallon vacuum truck. I always fill the...

If you’ve ever read an investment analyst’s report on a stock, you’ve probably seen references to various calculations that the writer used...

Alex Townsend, manager of regional sales and marketing at the Washington, D.C., office of A Royal Flush, has worked the New York...

WISCONSINThe Wisconsin Liquid Waste Carriers Association Summer Convention is Aug. 22-23 at the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel in Appleton. Events include roundtable...