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If a tank is operating properly, solids are retained and take up increasingly more volume. At some time they must be removed....

Federal Signal expands service center Federal Signal Environmental Solutions Group completed the expansion of its FS Solutions service center in Leeds, Alabama. The...

For maximum versatility and productivity, it’s tough to beat the 2010 Camel 1200 combination vac truck/hydroexcavator made by Super Products LLC, says...

As you can probably attest from your own personal experience, most people don’t have a lot of cash on hand these days....

If you were in business 10 years ago, recall what that business looked like. Did you have less equipment? Different equipment? In...

The problem with many toilet cleaners is they contain corrosive ingredients: sulfates, sodium hydroxide, sodium hypochlorite (bleach) or phosphoric acid. Also, toilet...

When it comes to dealing with odors at septage disposal facilities, biofilters are often the way to go.Biofilters are cost-effective and operators...

I recently had the time to pick up a copy of Rework by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson. Part of the reason...

According to The Septic Times newsletter of the Georgia Onsite Wastewater Association, 735 contractors have maintained their certification since the state first...

When it comes to containing odors, there are many options to consider, and they don’t all work equally well for every situation.Tom...

When a newcomer to the septic industry contacted him around 30 years ago asking about starting out in the business, Larry Garner...

Septic pumpers deal with the worst filth imaginable, but that doesn’t mean the industry can’t have a clean image.“One of the things...

A lot of pumpers start out as a one-man operation, and many remain one. Growth is great, but sometimes making a good...

There’s one thing operators of septage disposal facilities cannot forget about: odor.While that may sound obvious, many operators have so much on...

“Few things are more powerful as a teaching tool than the example of success.”That’s what Tom McLaughlin, longtime owner of Metro-Rooter in...

From a cash-flow standpoint, the middle of winter is not the best time to buy a septic service business. But there’s an...

Hopefully this never happens to you.A recently released dash cam video from Moscow shows a line of vehicles stopped for a traffic...

Vactor Manufacturing vacuum excavator The HXX ParaDIGm vacuum excavator from Vactor Manufacturing is designed to dig holes with air or water for...

Diversity isn’t just a buzzword. It’s a quality to be prized, sought after and protected. Diversity is an asset to your business....