Editorial Articles

Maybe you shared a faded futon as college roommates or a secondhand Chevy as brother and sister. Whatever the circumstances were that...

Program connects restroom users directly and privately with operators Problem: A Texas PRO got a contract to providing portable restrooms for a golf event. There...

Business Software AllyPro software AllyPro is business management software designed to reduce the cost of operations and simplify processes. It allows review of critical business...

PRO appreciates value of his service truck Problem: Chase Johnson, owner of Executive Sanitation in Kensington, Minnesota, suffered a major business loss in 2020...

Decals/Magnets/Labels Allied Graphics decals Decals from Allied Graphics are designed to stand up to tough environments. Their adhesive is designed exclusively for the portable restroom industry...

The high level of distress many small-business owners and managers experience during a crisis is unsettling, but normal. When displaced from work...

As pumpers, you often encounter do-it-yourselfer homeowners looking for ways to shave a few dollars off of the invoice. I imagine many...

Trading profit-and-loss statements for pumping septic tanks may sound like an odd bit of career calculus. But nearly three years after making...

Polite Notice: When it’s your turn, if you are talking on your cellphone, we will help the next customer. If you make a...

It’s a story I’m hearing a lot lately from pumpers. Well, I’ve been hearing it for years, frankly, but it’s becoming all...

On any given day, between 800 and 900 employees at Thompson Industrial Services fan out from 22 strategically located facilities, along with...

Denyse Pontius named president of Century Chemical Century Chemical announced that longtime employee Denyse Pontius was named president and majority owner of the 95-year-old...

General Pipe Cleaners PD-25 Auto Handy General Pipe Cleaners’ new PD-25 Auto Handy with automatic feed offers feeding speed and convenience in a...

Choosing a vacuum truck for your business is a big deal. It becomes the image of your company, and more importantly, it’s...

Northstar Environmental Group - Gallatin, Tennessee Owner Donnie Drayton added a white and blue 2020 Kenworth T880 carrying a 4,000-gallon steel tank and...

Residents around Lake George in upstate New York have expressed concerns for several years about algae and pollution of the lake. Some...

Name and title or job description: Justin Wells, president and co-owner Business name and location: Baker Septic, Ferndale, and Dano’s Septic, Bremerton, Washington; Best Septic,...

In the past few months, I have had a couple questions about the viability of constructed wetlands to treat septic tank effluent...

The coastal counties of Georgia have high water tables, and information about older onsite systems can be thin at best. For several...