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The National Association of Wastewater Transporters Inc. delivered its major industry awards during a meeting of the group during the Pumper &...

When Mike Ellingson married his wife, Melissa, in 1999, he drove to the wedding in a Ford F-350 restroom service truck —...

Challenged by an economic downturn and concerned about a lack of industry professional standards, a group of veteran portable restroom operators in...

As the new president and chief executive officer for restroom services giant United Site Services Inc., Kevin Bruce has an interesting perspective...

Trough or no trough?Question:I need some help. I am having a tank fabricated and the company does not think I need a...

Higher fuel prices hit liquid waste haulers right where it hurts — on the bottom line. They’re also finding it increasingly difficult...

Everyone’s had the experience: You’re performing a routine pumping operation, when you discover a problem. Maybe a septic tank baffle has collapsed,...

aBASIC AND INSPECTOR TRAININGBesides acting as the industry’s voice at the national level, the purpose of the National Association of Wastewater Transporters...

Just for fun, try searching the Internet under “mistakes investors make.” You’ll find articles that list 15 mistakes. Or four. Or 18....

When they’re not out dealing with plumbing emergencies or jetting out sewer lines, the folks at Palmer’s Benjamin Franklin Plumbing are volunteering...

Association NewsONTARIO: Provincial Regulations are a Hot TopicAfter attending the National Association of Wastewater Transporters Inc.-sponsored Septage/Grease Trap Waste Treatment Symposium in...

Business is good for John and Penny Taylor. They are a septic pumping company in central Virginia, and their customer base is...

Without last year’s extreme drought, the plan proposed by the Georgia Water Council for the state’s future water supplies would have been...

I used to get tired of trying to get my people to do what I wanted them to do. They always had...

Running a pumping, portable sanitation and septic system installation business in the heart of Minnesota, Greg Posch has a lot of downtime...

California continues to move toward implementation of long-delayed onsite wastewater rules. The regulations are driven by Assembly Bill 885, passed in 2000...

I am sure you have noticed insurance rates going through the roof for portable restroom operators over the last three years. A...

Recently my nuts and bolts discussion with pumper Greg Posch, owner of Tri-County Septic in Holdingford, Minn., turned to the automatic versus...