Smith’s Sanitary Septic Service. Try saying that several times fast. Tongue twister or not, the Hanover, Pennsylvania, company, now in its third...
Entries Tagged Jurop/Chandler
Editorial
Sometimes You Have to Stick to What You Do Best … and Success Will Follow
For JT’s Septic of Dewey-Humboldt, Arizona, the economic downturn a decade ago was a chance to reinvent the company and focus its...
Editorial
From Heavy Clay to Bedrock, Every Onsite System Is a Challenge
Name and title or job description: Shawn Chilton, owner, and Jason Jones, project managerBusiness name and location: All Clear Pumping & Sewer,...
Editorial
Consider Tom Arts' Strategy for Building a Successful Pumping Company
Back in 2000, Tom Arts and his wife, Candy, bought A-1 Septic in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. Today, the diverse service business has roughly...
Editorial
Choose Your Favorite Classy Truck of the Year
It’s an honor just to be nominated” is a response you often hear from actors who make the final cut for Academy...
Online Exclusives
Don't Overlook Water Trucks When Shopping for Pumpers
When Tom Arts decided to invest in a newer vacuum truck for his pumping business, A-1 Septic in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, he looked...
Editorial
Alabama’s Davis Concrete Products Broadens Services, Gains Military Contract
In nearly seven years as owners, Alan and Pam Astin have roughly tripled the gross revenue of Davis Concrete Products.They have expanded...
Editorial
Classy Truck - November 2017
Darla Eberst added a black 2007 International 4300 with a 2,200-gallon steel waste tank and 500-gallon poly freshwater tank housed in a...
Editorial
Pumper Bill Leppala Explains How to Scratch Out a Living in a Sparsely Populated Winter Wonderland
During the summer and early fall, Bill Leppala appreciates the beauty of the lakes, rivers, woods and landscapes in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula...
Editorial
Rex King’s Successful Formula: Follow the Money
In fall 2016, Rex King Jr. — majority owner of King’s Sanitary Service in Bristolville, Ohio — made a game-changing move by...
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Hardworking Couple's Pumping Business Booms Through Recession
Richard and Lynn Gillespie have been busy the past 10 years. Since the last time Pumper magazine spoke to them, they’ve added trucks, employees...
Editorial
Leaving a Good Impression Is Important to Florida Pumper Brandon Buckingham
From uniformed route drivers to gleaming trucks, to a strong focus on educating customers about best practices for maintaining septic systems, it’s...
Editorial
Classy Truck - August 2017
Owner Derrick Driggers added this all-black 2007 Freightliner M2 with a new 2,500-gallon waste/300-gallon freshwater steel tank and Jurop/Chandler R260 pump built...
Editorial
One Pennsylvania Family Stumbled Into Pumping, Found Success and Satisfaction
When Stephen I. Smith purchased a 1949 Studebaker pumper truck in the 1950s, he had no intention of getting into the septic...





















