Editorial Articles

During the summer and early fall, Bill Leppala appreciates the beauty of the lakes, rivers, woods and landscapes in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula...

This is a good time of the year for pumpers to reflect on the portable restroom side of the business. In most...

In 1957 when Gordon Hoover Sr. established Suburban Septic in Kirkwood, New York, the company’s main focus was pumping septic tanks. Today,...

Each small business owner’s definition of success is different, but one thing is true for everyone: Success means getting things done. Highly...

Two bills in the Massachusetts Legislature concern Frank King, and one of them really concerns him.King runs Action King Services in Lowell,...

If you’ve been in business a while, chances are you’ve seen some new opportunities cross your way.Maybe you’ve got good cash flow,...

When Cole Leister went to college to study business, he knew his heart wasn’t in it. Instead, his heart, mind and interest...

Acolumn I wrote several months ago about alkaline stabilization of septage spurred a few reader questions, so it’s a good time to...

The vast majority of vocational trucks serving the pumping and portable sanitation industry are driven by popular diesel power plants. However, alternative...

Name: Rob Brown Business: Brown Concrete & Backhoe Inc. Location: Ely, Iowa Age: 49 Years in the industry: 25Association involvement: Member for more than 20 yearsBenefits...

Tim Wheeler added this 2000 Sterling LT9500 five years ago and rebuilt it in-house, adding a 5,000-gallon steel tank built by Wiseman...

Gregory Vanscoy added this black Ford F-750 with a 1,600-gallon steel tank and NVE 607P-FS Challenger pump built out by Lely Tank...

It’s no secret that disposal costs continue to increase. That has left many pumpers looking for alternatives, including installing large underground holding...

The SJE-Rhombus NEX Series control panel product line includes single-phase duplex models designed to alternately control two 120-, 208- or 240-volt VAC...

Problem: Clear River Environmental, a septic, cesspool, and sewer cleaning company based in Ronkonkoma, New York, has 16 field technicians and has...

The residential housing market has been picking up steam in recent years following the real estate-induced recession that rocked the U.S. almost...