Buy Good Rigs and Work Them Hard

Pumper Mike Oberg talks about his favorite trucks and how he keeps them in great shape.

Aug 13, 2015 | by Kyle Rogers |

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Oberg4 Large — Mike Oberg, owner of Mike’s Septic Service, stands in front of his fleet of three trucks at his company’s yard in Eagle River, Wisconsin. The vehicles include a 2015 Kenworth T880 with 5,200-gallon tank (Imperial), 2012 Kenworth T800 with a 4,300-gallon tank (Imperial) and a 2010 Kenworth T800 with a 6,500-gallon tank (Central Wisconsin Body and Hoist).

You can call Mike Oberg a Kenworth man.Oberg started his pumping business, Mike’s Septic, in Eagle River, Wisconsin, in 1993, and a few years later he determined it would be Kenworth all the way when it came time to buying new rigs.“I like the longevity of them and the resale value,” Oberg says. “The first new truck I had was an International and it cost me $10,000 less than if I would have bought a Peterbilt or a Kenworth at the time. But in the long run, when I went to resell it, I would’ve been able to get more

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