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

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.

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

As the National Association of Wastewater Transporters training programs continue to grow there is a new demand for trainers to become certified as qualified NAWT Instructors

There might be business deals you can safely write up on a restaurant placemat. The sale of your business isn't one of them

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

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Pumpers have a lot in common, no matter if they're a small mom-and-pop operation covering a 10-mile radius around their small hometown or a corporation with 50 employees and trucks spread across a large region

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Different names used to describe sewage tanks in onsite systems

Living in a small town like Blackstone, Mass., population 12,000, sometimes calls for wearing many hats