Editorial Articles

Jeff Logan describes his office staff as the heartbeat of his business. From making the pivotal first contact with a customer to...

Agitating the contents of a neglected septic tank is certainly one challenge for service providers in North America. Many of you address...

One of the so-called “tri-state” areas in the U.S. is around Sioux City, Iowa, where the Missouri River and a tributary, the...

Justin Pecoroni joins Franklin Electric Franklin Electric welcomed Justin Pecoroni to its industrial and engineered systems business unit. In his new role as...

Superior 5-E Electric Smoke Blower finds Faults, odors, leaks and inflow When testing laterals, building plumbing or pumping or inspecting septic tanks, smoke...

The Trash Master 400 Auto Screen from ScreencO took more than six years of research, design, testing and modifying before being released.Scott...

Rick Hall added an all-white 2017 Peterbilt 389 with a 5,000-gallon steel waste tank previously used to haul brine water in the...

Septage dumping costs in the Catskill Mountains of New York will remain the same because a New York City agency reversed an...

Name and title or job description: Valentino Garcia, chief executive officer and co-founder along with my father Greg Garcia, brother Rudy Garcia and...

I often get questions from homeowners, and they’re probably the same questions you hear regularly from customers. Sometimes they’re not really questions,...

Do you have outdated septic trucks or other equipment taking up valuable space in your shop? Do you own equipment no longer...

Connector cover keeps debris out of couplings Problem: Hydroexcavation operators constantly struggle with quick connect couplings on the end of lances. The couplings become...

Cable Drain Cleaning Machines Duracable J-MAXX The J-MAXX cable drain cleaning machine from Duracable can be used to clean residential mainlines running from the house to the septic...

Billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson sent me an email a few years back. I had published an article about the time he gave...

It’s time to reach into the email bag for some newsworthy items for your consideration: Wearing shorts? Recently I received a timely question from...

By several measures, the deck was a bit  stacked against Chancy Thomas when she took ownership of Quality Pumping, the company her parents,...

Liberty Pumps building new material handling center Liberty Pumps’ new material handling center is under construction and on track to be completed by the...

Positive Displacement Blower National Vacuum Equipment Challenger 1600 The Challenger 1600 from National Vacuum Equipment is a 1,600 cfm tri-lobe blower designed for continuous duty...

COXREELS Extreme-Duty XTM Series spring rewind reel The XTM Extreme Duty Reel from COXREELS is based on the TMP T-Series Medium Pressure product...