Editorial Articles

Do you have your eye on a new jetter or vacuum truck to replace an over-the-hill model in your fleet? Are you...

Have you ever stood in the field looking at a system and said to yourself, I can’t believe what I am looking...

The world rapidly adopted virtual meetings, but many small business leaders struggle while attempting to translate the in-person experience to an online...

It’s sunny springtime and I recently completed a cross-country driving trip, logging about 5,000 miles on our interstate expressways and smaller state...

In 2020, after retiring from a career as a refuse truck driver in Phoenix, Mark Chase and his wife Trenna moved to...

Engine & Accessory named Jurop North American distributor and OEM partner Engine & Accessory has been named Jurop’s new North American distribution and...

The VHX Series of hydrovac trucks from GapVax fits the mold for businesses eyeing a solution for all-around hydroexcavation projects in a...

Mike Thornton added an Axalta metallic pearl black 2021 sleeper cab Peterbilt 389 built out by Pik Rite with a 5,000-gallon waste/200-gallon...

Proposed changes to the Massachusetts Title 5 onsite rules were met with opposition from the public and local government officials over the...

Name and title or job description: Mike Krepfl, owner and president Business name and location: AAA Pumping, Albuquerque, New MexicoServices we offer: About...

Decals/Magnets/Signage Allied Graphics decalsDecals from Allied Graphics are designed for the portable restroom industry to stick and stay on units and in tough...

Hawaii plans to eliminate cesspools, and although that’s a big task, Wastewater Alternatives & Innovations sees this as a way to jump...

In a previous column, I mentioned that sewage treatment mounds are like a single-pass sand filter. That prompted follow-up questions about the...

Does it feel like no matter how hard you try to please your customer, it isn’t enough? Are you in charge of...

Noncompete clauses. Depending on your situation in the wastewater industry, you either love them or hate them. So you may have a...

When Sherry and Eric Storts bought Mr. Clean Port-A-Potties in 2008 — a company with just one service truck and 34 restrooms...

A knock on the door one Saturday morning in 2019 changed Susan and William Frew’s world. A letter carrier delivered an official notice...

Recently I was made aware of a report from Florida about lightning striking a metal septic tank, which caused it to explode....

Years before I got there, when the book production plant was relatively small, a line employee made a mistake that cost the...