Safe driving practices are more important than ever on gas and oilfield drilling pads – especially during winter. Driving commercial trucks to...
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Blogs
Toddler rescue update: We’re going to sue!
The response from family members after a baby fell into an unsecured septic tank last weekend in Arizona was inevitable: They’re going...
Blogs
Disaster averted: Toddler pulled from septic tank
Over the weekend, a 2-year-old toddler was miraculously rescued after she stepped on a plastic lid and fell into a septic tank...
Blogs
Stone Cold Safety Tips
As temperatures hover at -25 degrees F (-50 degrees with wind chill) outside my window in Northern Wisconsin, I think a brief...
Blogs
Pumper dies after tire blowout
Your heavy septic-hauling rig is propelled down the highway every day on several rubber tires. You routinely face heavy traffic, the potential...
Blogs
We must condemn illegal dumping
To build the professional image of the septic service industry, we must recognize the bad actions of a few who disregard the...
Online Exclusives
Basic Safety Tips for Pumpers
Be safe. Drive safe. Stay safe. We hear these phrases often and sometimes utter them to others without much thought.J.B. Myers Enterprises...
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Winter Driving Safety 101
Working on gas and oilfield drilling pads is a dangerous occupation. But driving commercial trucks to and from drilling rigs is an...
Online Exclusives
HAZWOPER: Long Acronym, Important Standards
Those involved in the waste management or gas, oil and mining industries may find themselves faced with potentially hazardous wastes — either...
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Safety Products Manufacturer Announces 30th Anniversary
Benko Products Inc., an innovator in material handling and safety products, announces its 30-year anniversary this October. For 30 years Benko Products...
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How To Avoid Tank-Truck Rollovers
Earlier this year, a septic truck driver in Virginia jerked his steering wheel hard to the right to avoid an accident and...
Blogs
Safety first: Another septic truck rolls over
WTRF.com in Wheeling W.Va., published a series of photos of a vacuum truck rollover accident Monday near Sardis, Ohio, on the Ohio-West...
Blogs
Drivers beware: Remember your liquid load
In the latest of several septic service truck crash photos posted by various media this summer, the Alaska Dispatch put this one...
Editorial
Michigan Pumpers Discuss Keys to Business Longevity After 75 Years in the Industry
In the beginning, pumping outhouses and installing homemade septic tanks supported Morris DeJonghe’s family in the village of Britton, Mich. Begun in...













