Editorial Articles

Name and title or job description: Dave W. Snyder, vice president Business name and location: West Michigan Septic Sewer & Drain Service and...

Dave Pelletier added a metallic-blue 2017 Peterbilt 330 with a 2,500-gallon steel tank and Jurop/Chandler 260 pump built out by Transway Systems....

Cold temperatures tend to leave many vacuum hoses stiff and brittle, meaning operators are required to spend more time uncoiling and moving...

At Andy Gump Temporary Site Services in California, everything has changed, yet nothing has changed in the past year since the patriarch...

Rodney Loeb has the satellite radio in his vacuum truck permanently tuned to Willie’s Roadhouse so country music of the 1950s and...

People are usually a little shocked when Cristine Glass shows up to deliver portable restrooms since she’s barely 5 feet tall and...

Telephone customer service may look easy, but until you’re responsible for navigating the world of tough calls, it’s difficult to appreciate the...

Smith’s Sanitary Septic Service - Hanover, Pennsylvania Steve Smith added a blue and white 2016 Kenworth T880 carrying a 5,500-gallon steel tank and National...

Onsite treatment in areas around lakes and watersheds can get tricky. Typically, those areas require that effluent be treated to very high...

Problem: Rent-A-John in Ann Arbor, Michigan, had problems with units near frat houses. Graffiti artists had rendered about 40 portable restrooms unusable...

In January, new Arizona regulations took effect expanding the use of reclaimed water to meet various demands including, under limited circumstances, human...

Extending credit and utilizing an invoicing system is a necessary prerequisite to growth in the commercial arena and, in some cases, the...

While he’s out on pumping jobs, Lucian Witmer pulls out the newest tool to help his dad’s business. The tool doesn’t dig...

A reader wrote in with an observation about a practice he had seen lately and a question about system sizing based on...

Name and title or job description: Jerry Pearce, president Business name and location: Pearce Environmental Technologies, Rolesville, North Carolina Age: 46 Years in the industry:...

Grand Island Waste Management - Grand Island, New York Jim Ehde added this gray and metallic blue 2012 Freightliner carrying a 5,000-gallon steel tank...