Editorial Articles

Once in a while I am reminded that even with all the progress we have made in the industry in the past...

Name: Rob Ratta, owner Business: R.M. Ratta Corp. Location: Ayer, Massachusetts Age: 45 Years in the industry: Ratta Corp. is a third-generation family business operating for...

When the business cycle is slow, Dan Lin, safety coordinator/operator of Supreme Vac in Edmonton, Alberta, jumps into a truck and works...

James Mallon added this orange 2010 cabover DAF (PACCAR) CF vacuum truck with a 3,000-gallon waste/100-gallon freshwater stainless steel tank with a...

Problem: A mobile home community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, had an undetected water leak under one of the mobile homes for over...

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When 16-year-old Mike Fly stopped into a septic service supply store in 1983 hoping to sell some batteries to owner Bud Sweet,...

Bruce Fox was out in front of the crowd at a National Association of Wastewater Technicians meeting during the WWETT Show accepting...

From uniformed route drivers to gleaming trucks, to a strong focus on educating customers about best practices for maintaining septic systems, it’s...

We’ve all heard the horror stories of great businesses utterly collapsing because the founders were good friends and the relationship turned sour....

Thurston County and the town of Lynden are at opposite ends of Puget Sound, and in the last month both took action...

After years at rock bottom, interest rates are slowly creeping up.They’re still comfortably low — making your borrowing cheap and your savings...

To help reduce fuel consumption by corporate truck fleets through the use of alternative fuels and other fuel-economy strategies, the Clean Cities...

Last month, I responded to a reader question about water saturation through varied soil types. A follow-up question involved how to identify...

Vacuum tanks are subject to significant stress as you load and unload wastewater every day. Constant changes in pressure and vacuum, combined...

Names: Eddie Harrison Business: BAT Onsite LLC Location:  Mount Airy, Maryland Age: 57 Years in the industry: 35What we do: We service automated onsite systems including...