Rules and Regs is a monthly feature in Pumper. We welcome information about state or local regulations of potential broad interest to onsite contractors.

Muscular machines and technicians with pinpoint precision earn Southern Hydro Vac all the industrial vacuum loading work they can handle.

Minnesota’s Goliath Hydro-Vac harnesses the precision and power of hydroexcavation, then takes on the toughest job.

Pat Murray knew that if he ever started a business, he would include "shamrock'' in the name. He jokes that everyone wants to be Irish, while his wife, Charlotte, theorizes that shamrock conjures up positive feelings and good luck.

Vacuum pumps, blowers, heated collars, power boosters, hoses

Featured new products.

This feature in Pumper reports noteworthy conversations that take place in Pumper Discussion, an email-based forum for industry professionals sponsored by COLE Publishing

Legacy Equipment Co. acquired AG Truck Equipment Co.; Shane Harris joined Wieser Concrete Products as a sales engineer in Roxana, Ill; Dixon opened a manufacturing facility in Chestertown, Md., for its renamed and expanded specialty products division; D & W Diesel named John Schmitt business development representative for truck hydraulics; Todd Tallon, owner of A&T Industrial Services, formed vacuum truck rental company Vac2Go LLC

We feature Erickson Tank & Pump

When Rick Hall started riding along in his father's septic service truck at age 6, Dwight Eisenhower was president of the United States, Hawaii and Alaska were new to the nation, and gasoline was 25 cents a gallon

We feature Austin’s Pumping Service

Quick thinking, effective communication with regulators and having two technicians on the truck can minimize the impact of a pumping mishap

We feature EZ Waste Systems Inc.