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Trading profit-and-loss statements for pumping septic tanks may sound like an odd bit of career calculus. But nearly three years after making...

As pumpers, you often encounter do-it-yourselfer homeowners looking for ways to shave a few dollars off of the invoice. I imagine many...

The high level of distress many small-business owners and managers experience during a crisis is unsettling, but normal. When displaced from work...

Decals/Magnets/Labels Allied Graphics decals Decals from Allied Graphics are designed to stand up to tough environments. Their adhesive is designed exclusively for the portable restroom industry...

PRO appreciates value of his service truck Problem: Chase Johnson, owner of Executive Sanitation in Kensington, Minnesota, suffered a major business loss in 2020...

Drain cleaning professionals ignore new technology at their peril. As in most industries, if your competition has equipment that is better, faster,...

As a local service business, you’re always competing for the eyes of your potential customers. With everything that’s out there — competitors,...

General Pipe Cleaners has rethought high-speed, flexible shaft machines with the introduction of the Flexi-Rooter, the next-generation flexible shaft machine. General added...

So you see a colleague violating a safety procedure while operating an excavator, or breaking office ethics protocol. Given most people’s propensity for...

Listening is a crucial skill for anyone who works in a customer-facing position, whether they’re receptionists, sales reps, field technicians or managers....

c Polyethylene/Polypropylene Polyethylene/polypropylene “poly" tanks can be rotationally molded in one piece or injection molded in two pieces. Some early poly tanks were prone...

Within a year of launching his sewer and drain cleaning business, Mark Joski began to diversify. He first added excavation services and...

With anywhere from $5,000 to upward of $10,000 in materials, work trucks can all too easily turn into black holes where thousands...

A survey conducted last year by The Harris Poll for job-search platform Glassdoor showed that 60% of 1,200 respondents felt it was unacceptable...

Most septic systems remove phosphorus by absorption and precipitation in the soil treatment system. Septic professionals and property owners should consider first...

Consistence describes how easy it is to deform or break up the soil. Consistence is used to determine if the soil contains...

After a couple of years of flirting with the issue, the New Castle County Council in Delaware imposed a permanent moratorium for...

Coxreels options for V-100 vacuum series reelThe Coxreels V-100 Series product line now offers a 1 1/4-inch vacuum hose reel, model V-112-735...

A study from consulting firm FMI Corporation and PlanGrid discovered that 52% of all construction industry rework is a result of poor data...