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When Todd Fitch and his wife, Kristin, purchased a San Francisco-area fencing company in 2006, they did not originally envision owning a...

Guzzler vacuum truck The LR Classic vacuum truck from Guzzler Manufacturing is designed to provide lower-temperature discharge and quieter operation. Based off the...

Felling Trailers recently conducted its fourth online auction of an FT-3 drop deck utility trailer to benefit a nonprofit organization. Felling Trailers...

Some things are simply better when made to custom fit. Trucks are no exception.That’s the philosophy of Schulteis Pumping of Slinger, Wisconsin,...

Matt and Erica Herink aren’t sure if their three children will eventually go into the family’s septic business. But that doesn’t mean...

You offer benefits because you want to provide a well-rounded compensation package. That’s a smart approach, because research indicates that more than...

Westech launches new website Westech Vac Systems launched a new website following an acquisition by Federal Signal. The redesigned website covers the company’s...

As temperatures cool each fall, Chris Dundon begins an ambitious project: reconditioning his company’s 500 portable restrooms.Dundon, owner of Dundon Plumbing and...

Mike Mutchler, co-owner of A-1 Septic Tank Cleaning of Wooster, Ohio, believes in adopting the best technology for the job. However, the...

In 1977, Gary Poborsky, founder of GAP Services and GapVax, established his industrial vacuum services business in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. That same year,...

Some people are highly self-motivated individuals who feel a job done well is its own reward. But even the hardest worker who...

Back in the mid-1940s when Bob Overbey started his company, Overbey’s Septic Tank Service in McLeansville, North Carolina, it was primarily a...

Cultural changes have nudged Overbey’s Septic Tank Service into different directions since the mid-1940s when Bob Overbey and his brothers returned home...

The owners of A-1 Septic Tank Cleaning know what they want. Mike and Patti Mutchler have been operating the company to ensure...

Public recognition for a job well done is a rare and elusive thing in the pumping industry. Sure, you might get a...

Interviews can provide great insight. But do you know what a potential new hire is really thinking? Sometimes you don’t. That’s why...

A series of bills to set a statewide regulation for the estimated 1.3 million septic systems in Michigan has been introduced in the...

You have good cash flow, minimal debt and no upcoming major purchases in the works.But we both know just how unpredictable the...

Guilt by association is more than just a tired cliché. Just ask Jeff Wilson, the former owner of TPI Portable Toilets and...