Business & Technology

Doing the dirty work as a pumper isn’t easy, and it can be a thankless job at times. That’s part of the...

We’ve all done it: downloaded a new app on a smartphone, added new software to a laptop, or purchased something online with...

Richard and Lynn Gillespie have been busy the past 10 years. Since the last time Pumper magazine spoke to them, they’ve added trucks, employees...

When you’re thinking about how to market your septic services business, you may first think about traditional media sources like print, radio...

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

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

Despite many pumpers’ best efforts to encourage residential customers to regularly pump their septic tanks, more often than not, that advice falls...

The year is past the halfway point. Before you know it, you’ll be filing 2017 tax returns. Rather than putting that dreaded...

Do it right the first time — that’s Gene Morris’ motto when it comes to replacing pumper trucks. Morris, owner of Jarvis...

Safety is paramount. No matter the line of work you’re in, it’s critical to do everything in your power to keep employees...

Pumpers know that happy customers are the best kind of customers. They pay on time, they call back for more work, they...

You took the plunge and signed on the dotted line to purchase a restroom trailer. Now what?What you don’t do is something Dan Fischer,...

Build on what you already have, and work your way up from there.Dave and Dana Neu embraced that philosophy when they launched...

Technology changes at an alarmingly rapid pace and it may not be expected, or even possible, for you to keep current with...

Kaiser Premier LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kaiser AG of Liechtenstein, recently acquired Premier Oilfield Equipment (POE) through an asset purchase agreement....

“You will never get a second chance to make a first impression.”That famous quote attributed to Will Rogers is why the people...

When Stephen I. Smith purchased a 1949 Studebaker pumper truck in the 1950s, he had no intention of getting into the septic...