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Now that the busy season is behind you, it might be a good time to think about upgrading your vacuum truck fleet....

Despite increased attention to rollover prevention in recent years, these deadly accidents remain a major safety challenge for septic truck drivers. If...

Drawing in new customers while holding onto existing clientele is a constant — and growing — challenge for any business, but there are...

As demand for vacuum trucks increases and the lead time for taking delivery of new trucks rises to six months or more,...

In celebration of our 35th anniversary, this modified off-road 2014 Chevrolet 4x4 pickup truck (or alternately $35,000 cash) will be awarded to...

Investing in a new excavator is not a simple decision. But it’s much less painful if you have a list of needs...

The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge phenomenon has swept the nation, spreading awareness of the disease to millions across social media. From Charlie...

A cluttered office is no small matter. An unruly office can send clients — and employees — the message that you’re sloppy...

Tightening restaurant grease trap regulations. Rising disposal costs. These are curse words for a septic pumper. They’re also signs that perhaps it’s...

Septic pumpers wear many hats and regularly juggle a lot of operational jobs, not the least of which is dealing with a...

Compact, lightweight slide-in or bolt-on vacuum units are great for a first pumping system for a small startup business. They can be...

The debate of the efficacy of septic tank additives rages on. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s most recent study on chemical or...

Fresh faces and new stories abound at the Pumper & Cleaner Expo (now called the Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport...

Change can be a hard pill to swallow. Customers change, products change, regulations change. It can be even more difficult if you’re...

You’ve been in the septic pumping business for decades, so your knowledge of best practices, safety measures and equipment buying is extensive....

Successful portable restroom operators and liquid waste professionals reach a point where they need to decide how far to extend their service...

With fewer municipal wastewater treatment plants accepting septage and increased regulations on land application, many pumping contractors are turning to the next...

Nobody likes to be fired, and very few of us enjoy firing others. Nevertheless, there are times in which this most definitive...

If anyone knows about breaking into the portable restroom industry, it’s Jeff Wigley, past president of the Portable Sanitation Association International and...