A new name, expanded territory and marketing moxie fuel growth for a successful Michigan pumping company

The longtime owners of West Michigan Septic have learned many things about running a pumping business, including how to look sharp, educate customers and ensure a profit.

Help us pick to top vacuum truck of the year in our expanded Our Classy Truck competition for 2016.

Indiana’s Jeff Johnson bought a World War II-era industrial complex with its own wastewater treatment plant. Naturally, he bought a vacuum truck and started cleaning septic tanks and portable restrooms.

Young Crissy Glass and mom Laura manage the septic and portable sanitation lines at Ohio’s Tom’s Sewer & Septic, while father Rick and sister Lauren turn to the potential of the gas and oil industry.