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Editorial
Office Technology and Software
New technology can help pumping contractors streamline billing, fleet management and routing. Here are several billing, fleet management, routing, insurance and financing...
Editorial
Businesses Utilize Fleet Tracking Technology, Insurance Brokers to Increase Efficiency & Value
Fleet tracking program leads to fuel savingsProblem: Valet Waste faced fleet challenges that required a more advanced GPS tracking system to...
Editorial
Handing Over the Family Business: Pumpers Discuss Questions About Money & Management
If you own a business and have children, sooner or later you, your spouse and your kids will have to face a...
Editorial
National Association of Wastewater Technicians Seek Nominations for 2014 Excellence in Service Award
In February 2014, the National Association of Wastewater Technicians (NAWT) will present the prestigious NAWT Excellence in Service Award to an individual...
Editorial
5 Steps Business Owners Can Take to Eliminate Bullying & Intimidation in the Workplace
John, a seasoned manager, is growing weary of receiving daily email complaints from employees and occasionally a customer. They are not ordinary...
Editorial
The Rewards of Awards: Canadian Pumper Uses Entrepreneurship Award to Further Expand Business
Winning an award often culminates in a presentation ceremony after which the certificate or statuette is placed inside a cabinet to collect...
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Old-School Pumpers Fuse Classic Face-to-Face Customer Contact With Industry Progressing Technology
Pumping professionals frequently talk to me about the challenge of maintaining the customer service values of a bygone time in today’s harried...
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Business Owner Regroups, Finds Success in Professionalism, Efficient Customer Service & Honesty
As the construction industry suffered in 2009, it pulled Jason LaChance and his excavation company right down with it, forcing him to...
Videos
"Tried and True" - Judge’s Sanitation & Excavation - October 2013 Pumper Video Profile
By his own admission, Judge Berk is an old-school septic pumper – the kind of guy who prefers to avoid debt by...
Online Exclusives
Rotten Attitudes Ruin a Team: Changing the Team Dynamic
Negativity, gossip, chronic lateness, favoritism, micromanagement or a sense of entitlement pull businesses down. A clear system of accountability drives a business...
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How the Affordable Care Act Will Affect Your Business
Whether self-employed or an employer with a sizable staff, the health of your business depends on the health of your employees.On March...
Blogs
This pumper makes headlines in a good way
Our friends at Metro Septic in Cartersville, Ga., made headlines this week for their positive work in letting the public know about...
Online Exclusives
Replaceable Belt Cleaner Tips Reduce Waste and Change-Out Time
In a move designed to reduce landfill waste from worn-out conveyor belt cleaners, while reducing labor time and safety risks associated with...
Online Exclusives
How To Respond to Common Homeowner Questions
Whether you install, inspect or pump, you’ve likely run into the some of the same homeowner questions time and again. Your success...
Blogs
A new assault on “flushable wipes’’
When I was paging through the newspaper this morning, I was surprised and pleased to see a half-page story about the ongoing...
Online Exclusives
Use SepticSmart Week to Educate Homeowners
Proper septic system care and maintenance is vital to protecting public health and preserving valuable water resources. During the first-ever SepticSmart Week,...