Minnesota septic operators have had some struggles over the years disposing of waste. One problem was some treatment plants refused to accept...
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Pick the Mother of All Classy Trucks
You can help the judges at COLE Publishing choose the 2015 Classy Truck of the Year. And it’s easy to do. Simply...
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Make Grease a Gateway to Pumping Profits
Grease Masters LLC, based in St. Charles, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis, lives up to its name. The company collects about...
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Do You Need A Pumping Partner To Provide Breakthrough Service?
The story behind Big Muddy Septic Service in Mandan, North Dakota, is similar to many new businesses. An entrepreneur sees a need...
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Classy Truck Of The Month - April 2015
Owners Johnny Guerra and Rudy Lopez added a metallic charcoal 2010 Kenworth, built out by Satellite Industries with a 3,200-gallon steel tank...
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Savvy Marketing And Attention To Details Spur Growth For A Canadian Pumping Company
Northern Disposal & Sanitation in Katrine, Ontario, Canada, faces tough local competition and unpredictable winter weather. As owners Katy and Dave McGregor...
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Iowa Pumper Serves Farm Community Customers
Working in rural northeast Iowa, Robb Harter started his liquid-waste-hauling business based on serving the diverse needs of his many farmer neighbors....
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Minnesota’s Schlomka Services Takes On Residential And Tough Industrial Pumping Jobs
What do you get when you combine a group of self-admitted workaholics who can’t say no to requests for additional services? In...
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A Wisconsin Pumper Starts In High School, Builds A Diverse And Thriving Business
Bryce Harding had his first portable restroom contract two weeks before he graduated from Peshtigo High School in northern Wisconsin. Though some...
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He’s Just A Pumper In A Rock ‘N’ Roll Band
When James Dillard isn’t out pumping septic tanks in and around Annapolis, Md., odds are he’s marching to the beat of a...
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A New Marketing Plan For An Old-School Septic Service Company In Ohio
It’s not unusual for septic service providers to inherit businesses from parents who long resisted attempts to modernize operations, preferring handwritten invoices...
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Climb Every Mountain
Adapting to challenging conditions comes with the territory for many septic service contractors. That’s especially true for Al Kenney, the on-site manager...
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Canadian Business Owner Converts Dairy Farm to Diversified Wastewater Service Provider
Constantly eyeing industry technology advances and government regulation of liquid waste haulers, Francis Overmars has transformed a small Canadian dairy heifer farming...
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Michigan Farmers Enjoy Ideal Collaboration Between Farming & Septic Businesses
Except for a couple of vacuum trucks parked by the barn and Miller-Bartz Septic decals on a couple of pickups, Mark and...





















