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Editorial Prepare Yourself When Navigating the Used Truck Market

Pumpers have preferences when it comes to adding to the fleet of vacuum trucks. Some like to buy new, while others prefer...

November 06, 2017

Editorial Encourage the Next Generation of Wastewater Workers

Name: Tony Mendes, owner (semiretired) Business: Tony Mendes Excavating, Scottsbluff, Nebraska (sold business to stepson, and now operating under Larry Kessler Construction) Age: 68 Years...

November 06, 2017

Editorial Classy Truck - November 2017

Darla Eberst added a black 2007 International 4300 with a 2,200-gallon steel waste tank and 500-gallon poly freshwater tank housed in a...

November 06, 2017

Editorial LMT Smart-Dig HX-2100 Performs Hydroexcavation in Tight Spots

Hydroexcavating in tight, urban areas can be difficult with a large truck. These heavy units can also leave ruts and other damage...

November 02, 2017

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Editorial Pumper Bill Leppala Explains How to Scratch Out a Living in a Sparsely Populated Winter Wonderland

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

September 30, 2017

Editorial Don’t Read Farther If You’re Satisfied With Portable Restroom Revenues

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

September 30, 2017

Editorial Portable Restrooms Take the Lead for New York Pumper Yvonne Hoover

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

September 30, 2017

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Editorial 10 Tips to Boost Your Productivity on the Job

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

September 30, 2017

Editorial Massachusetts Septic and Drain Cleaning Licensing Proposals Viewed as Burdensome

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

September 30, 2017

Editorial Diversification Is Great … As Long As You Do It the Right Way

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,...

September 30, 2017

Editorial 19-Year-Old Pumper Cole Leister Was Inspired by Dirty Jobs Reality TV Show

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

September 30, 2017

Editorial Win the pH Balancing Act

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

September 30, 2017

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Editorial Making Sense of Alternative Fuel Choices

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

September 30, 2017

Editorial Would You Accept Eggs, Chickens and a Hog for Payment?

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...

September 30, 2017