February 2012 Issue of Pumper

A shiny new service rig is 2011 Classy Truck winner A.J. McDonald Co.’s best calling card for new business

When Luke Deshotels takes a rare break from business, he heads into Louisiana’s backwoods to wrestle wild hogs and bring them out alive

If the Long Term Acceptance Rates don’t add up for trenches in sandy soils, a new system may require pressure distribution

Association News, Calendar, Training & Education

Yours can be a one-person operation working from the kitchen table, but you must portray a professional image to keep customers coming back for more

We feature Duncan & Daughters Septic Service

Duckpins, ball & biscuit and the Black Market all bring a bit of the past to present Indy hot spots

Technology and social media will help you make the most of the Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo

Red-hot country singer and authentic American success story Rodney Atkins will “cut loose and have fun” at the Pumper & Cleaner Expo

Infiltrator Acquires Advanced Drainage Systems; NSF Publishes Water Reuse American Standard; SSPMA Revises Certified Pump Listing; Godwin Donates to National Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Godwin Pumps Changes Name to Xylem Dewatering Solutions; Hino, Allison Sign Multi-Year Agreement

Circumstances will dictate whether you employ a collection attorney or collection agency when your own attempts to seek payment fail

This writer is fed up with competitors who lower their prices down, down and down again to take away his business

Featured new products.

Long-established West Virginia pumping contractor Crosier’s Sanitary Service Inc. builds revenues by cleaning grease traps, hauling bulk waste and processing brown grease for sale

Dropped insurance coverage was a wake-up call J.B. Myers Enterprises needed to implement an award-winning safety program

Vigilant Wisconsin pumpers beat back legislation to allow surface discharge and lax homeowner septic system inspection … for now