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Show Us Your Classy Truck
Our Classy Truck feature was born in the 1990s and has been popular with pumpers even since. Many of you have shared...
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These Business Partners Employed Strategic Acquisition to Enter the Hydroexcavation World
Every day, more than two dozen hydroexcavation and dry- and wet-vacuum trucks emblazoned with Hurricane Hydrovac iconography fan out across southern Ontario...
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Industry News - August 2023
J&J Portable Sanitation Products acquires Sansom Industries
J&J Portable Sanitation Products has acquired the assets of Sansom Industries. The acquisition includes all the assets...
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Product Spotlight: Software platform allows businesses to stay ahead of pricing flux
Factors such as material costs, labor rates and fuel prices are in constant flux, potentially cutting into profitability. ServiceTitan is attempting to...
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Product News - August 2023
Superior Signal 5E FLEX battery-powered smoke blower
Superior Signal’s new 5E FLEX battery-powered smoke blower is specifically designed for smoke testing building plumbing...
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Classy Truck of the Month - August 2023
Marcus Esch added a white 2023 Western Star 4700SB with a 4,250-gallon aluminum tank and National Vacuum Equipment 4310 blower built out...
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Michigan Legislators Make Another Push for Statewide Onsite Code
Democrats in the Michigan Legislature followed up on a promise and introduced four bills that together would create a statewide septic code....
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In Minnesota, Recruiting and Retaining Workers Is Job No. 1
Name and title or job description: Jake Bell, owner-operator along with my father Jon Bell and my uncle Chad Bell, the founders
Business...
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Case Study: Expansion clean-out plugs specified in municipal building
Problem: Several years ago, a Minneapolis city inspector needed to replace old, damaged cleanout plugs in a municipal building pipe with deteriorated...
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Product Focus: Sewer System Cleaning and Inspection
Cable Drain Cleaning MachinesDuracable DM30The DM30 cable drain cleaning machine from Duracable can be used to clean residential main- lines running from...
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We Need More Widespread Financial Assistance For Septic System Repairs
Pumper often carries news about grants that help people pay for septic system repairs, and while many wastewater professionals know in their...
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Tools and Techniques for Measuring Sludge and Scum
Many products are manufactured specifically to periodically measure sludge and scum accumulation — or you could make your own. These devices can...
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You Have a Negative Nellie on Your Team. What Now?
Few workplaces are total negativity-free zones. Even the best places to work can suffer from the occasional corrosive effects generated by drama...
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Do You Have a Lone Worker Safety Policy?
Seasoned pumpers may recall the “good old days” of going out on service calls, heading out to a rural location with an...
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Pumpers Bob and Michelle Kuhn Say Focused Marketing and a Better Disposal Solution Will Fuel Further Growth
It took only 48 days for Bob and Michelle Kuhn to get their new septic pumping company up and running after officially...
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Follow This Roadmap to Get Maximum Value for Your Business
About three years ago, father and son Andrew and Josh Gunia realized the time had come to do something with A Advanced...
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Brine From Water Softeners – Where Should it Go?
Chloride levels in many surface waters are increasing and pose an emerging environmental concern, since elevated chloride levels are harmful to aquatic...
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Your Hard-Earned Skills Are Worth a Pretty Penny
My client (his construction company built factories) walked into the conference room where I was writing a keynote for him and tossed...




















