Gerry Desmond recalls exactly where he left a shipment of decals designated for portable restrooms the night of a fire that ravaged...
Entries Tagged Steel Tank
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Pumpers: Open Your Mind to Moneymaking Opportunities
Life changed considerably for Tim and Theresa Lawson and their plumbing business when they purchased 75 portable restrooms from a friend going...
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Offer New Service Specialties to Keep Customers Calling
Carter’s Septic Tank Service Ltd. has been operating out of Second North River, New Brunswick, Canada, since 1960. Always looking for new...
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Childhood Truck Rides Lead to a Career in Wastewater
As a child, Sara Coleman remembers hopping on the vacuum truck to go along on septic service calls. The time spent with...
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Cast Your Ballot for Your Favorite Septic Service Truck
In a first for the Classy Truck of the Year competition, we brought more rigs into the garage this year for your...
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Classy Truck of the Month - December 2016
Owner Tim Novak added “Big Blue,’’ a 2002 Sterling truck built out by Cooper’s Sandblasting, Minerva, Ohio, with a 3,600-gallon steel Pik...
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Quality Control Means Doing All the Work Ourselves
The owners of A-1 Septic Tank Cleaning know what they want. Mike and Patti Mutchler have been operating the company to ensure...
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Classy Truck of the Month - November 2016
Owner Cody Mitchell added a 2006 Freightliner M2 built out in-house with a Pik Rite 3,500-gallon steel tank and National Vacuum Equipment...
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This Canadian Pumper Cashes in on a Golden Opportunity
Phil’s Septic Pumping Service was founded in 1995 in the small community of Marathon, Ontario, Canada, on the North Shore of Lake...
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Classy Truck Of The Month - July 2016
Owner Russ Neher added this 2015 Kenworth T880 with a 4,000-gallon steel tank and Jurop/Chandler LC 580 pump from National Truck Center....
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Small-Business Ownership is Better the Second Time Around
In 2006, Scott Hess faced a moment of truth when he realized his life just wasn’t going the way he wanted. He...
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Stewart’s Septic Takes Control of Septic and Grease Treatment
Thanks to timely acquisitions of other pumping companies, diving into the fats, oils and grease business, and pioneering private wastewater processing, Stewart’s...
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Veteran Pumper Dick Mottolo Watches an Industry Mature and Grow
Dick Mottolo has been in the septic business since 1972, and in the ‘80s was a featured contractor in an early issue...
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Top Tips to Rev Up the Efficiency of Your Pumping Business
An extreme makeover at Marlin Wastewater Services has resulted in dramatically streamlined operations and increased growth for the West End, North Carolina-based...





















