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One of the largest expenses for any company that operates vehicles and heavy equipment is fuel. Because fuel prices have been — and...

Without good cash flow, it can be difficult to take care of business essentials such as paying employees and subcontractors, purchasing materials or...

General Pipe Cleaner Speedrooter XLThe Speedrooter XL from General Pipe Cleaners clears tough clogs in 3- to 10-inch lines up to 200...

With up to 500 horsepower and 1,695 lb-ft torque, the Cummins X12 is ideal for septic and sewer vacuum trucks. It provides...

One of your employees is acting weird. Typically personable and engaged, this guy suddenly seems distant and distracted. As the odd behavior adds...

Steve Moon, owner of King’s Services in Headingley, Manitoba, Canada, knows working in the portable restroom and septic service industries isn’t the...

Remember when small camera systems were a novelty and only the biggest contractors in town had them? No more. Just check the...

Entry 287593Wouldn’t you love an “easy button” you could press to magically grow your revenue? Magic buttons don’t exist, but the next...

“Have a blessed day.” That’s something Matthew Moseng of Norway Septic tries to say to customers every day. It’s a phrase that exemplifies...

Water jetters like General’s JM-1000 Mini-Jet and JM-1450 have become popular in the industry for their powerful cleaning power for clearing tough...

If you’re like a lot of business owners, when you first started your company, you said yes to just about every job....

The University of Minnesota Onsite Sewage Treatment Program assessed a residential septic system in Minnesota owned by a patient undergoing home hemodialysis...

It’s like a Mad Max movie out there, folks. Now, it seems even used cooking oil has become a hot enough commodity...

Time is money, so finding ways to make every minute count on the job site can go a long way in enhancing...

Septic tanks are designed to retain solids that accumulate over time. Some of these solids are byproducts of the waste treatment process,...

Relationships matter — not just in your personal life, but in your business life, too. To start with the obvious point, long-term...

When we conduct a basic training workshop covering individual sewage treatment systems, we start with a discussion about the amount and characteristics...

General contractors are increasingly pushing risk onto subcontractors, performing only project management or design/build services, rather than the historical model of providing...

After years of algae and water-quality problems, Florida’s Legislature has a water-quality bill with broad support. The bill by Sen. Debbie Mayfield of...