In the Beginning

Cover Story

Publishing partners Pete Lawonn and Bob Kendall built a powerful networking tool for pumpers. Now COLE Publishing serves the entire liquid waste industry.

Industry News - June 2009

Industry News

Superior On-Site Teams with US Concrete Precast; Osprey Biotechnics Receives EPA Recognition; JAG Provides Summit of the Americas Support; Liberty Pumps Expands Manufacturing Facility; Mass-Vac Offers Pump Rebuilding

Classy Truck of June

Classy Trucks

This month we feature KRK Enterprises Inc.

We’ve Been Together For 30 Years

Reading Between the Lines

The bible of the industry. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard contractors refer to Pumper that way.

Employ Fearless Prospecting

Building the Business

Don’t let the slow economy and a steady stream of ‘no’ responses scare you away from pitching your services to potential customers

Dewatering Roundup: Biosolids Processing

Special Feature

Manufacturers offer a variety of solutions for separating, mixing, conditioning and drying wastewater solids streams

Looking Back: 30 Years of Pumper

Special Feature

Pumper was born 30 years ago this month

Building Businesses Together

Special Feature

Industry leaders say Pumper provides a critical link between product manufacturers and service providers, as well as a forum to build professionalism

'It Made Us a Better Company by Far'

Special Feature

Readers say Pumper continues to be a trusted source of information about equipment and business building techniques

Pumper Promotes Venting Septic Tank Lids

Letters to the Editor

Going in Style

Lighter Side

It might be a pit toilet in the woods to most people, but this outhouse is a regal throne away from home for its proud owner

Prescriptions for Health Coverage

Money Manager

Your efforts to streamline employee healthcare coverage can include shopping for better deals and getting involved in policy initiatives

NAWT Waste Treatment Symposium Set for Florida

NAWT

The 4th annual NAWT Waste Treatment Symposium is only four months away on Oct. 9-10

Grease is the Word

Overheard Online

Market the quality of your service and get to know the needs of your customers if you want to build a successful business pumping grease traps

The End Game

Reader Pipelines

Pumpers grapple with diminishing options for liquid waste disposal

Green Acres

Profile

With a new dewatering plant and friendly farm partnership, Iowa’s Forest Septic Tank Service turns septage land spreading from a liability to a business asset

We Can Do That

Profile

Tennessee’s Mid South Septic Service adds many entrees to its service menu to answer the call for any tough job

Powered by Septage

Interview

Michigan bioreactor project aims to produce methane gas from septic waste

New Mexico Bolsters Septic System Requirements

Rules and Regs

Beginning July 1, all concrete septic tanks installed in New Mexico are required to have a cast-in resilient connector certified to meet or exceed ASTM Standard C923 on the outlet connection.

Pride & Professionalism

Septic System Answer Man

In the 30 years since the first issue of Pumper, contractors have become top-notch service providers and ambassadors for environmentalism

X-Ten Steel Septic Pumper

Product Spotlight

New vacuum truck from Satellite Industries Inc. with X-Ten steel tank.