Chad Werab added this black 2010 Kenworth T800 with a steel 4,000-gallon waste and 300-gallon freshwater steel tank and Fruitland 500 cfm...
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Editorial
Classy Truck - February 2018
Hoss Campbell added this lipstick red 2014 Freightliner with a 2,500-gallon tank and Masport H20W pump built out by Abernethy Welding &...
Online Exclusives
Improving Hearing Protection for NW Natural
Construction and public works crews need to know where gas lines are before digging, drilling, pile driving, bulldozing or performing any other...
Online Exclusives
Preventing Trench Collapse and Caught-In Incidents
Trench collapse (or cave-in) and caught-in (or caught-between) incidents occur too often. In 2014, 39 workers perished in caught-in incidents. Between 2000...
Online Exclusives
7 Signs Your Crew Needs to Improve Communication
Communication turns a group of workers into an organized crew. Ever since our cave-dwelling ancestors started using hand signals and birdcalls to...
Blogs
5 $20 Billion-Plus Public Works Mega Megaprojects
In the first part of this series, I mentioned five mega megaprojects with budgets in the $10 billion to $20 billion range....
Blogs
7 Ways Sonetics Customers Use Wireless Communication
The combination of wireless communication and hearing protection comes in handy just about everywhere outside of a cubicle farm. Come to think...
Blogs
5 Global Public Works Mega Megaprojects
The global infrastructure market totaled $3.1 trillion in 2016 and is expected to hit $4.2 trillion by 2020. Within that market are some public...
Editorial
Young Guns Bring Mad Business Skills to This Michigan Pumping Company
In 1957, Warren Plummer opened up Plummer’s Septic Tank in Wyoming, Michigan, following in his father’s footsteps. Over the years, as the...
Editorial
Should You Go With New Tires or Retreads?
It’s an age-old question in the world of trucking: Should I buy new tires or consider retreads?First, I should explain what a...
Editorial
Don’t Read Farther If You’re Satisfied With Portable Restroom Revenues
This is a good time of the year for pumpers to reflect on the portable restroom side of the business. In most...
Editorial
19-Year-Old Pumper Cole Leister Was Inspired by Dirty Jobs Reality TV Show
When Cole Leister went to college to study business, he knew his heart wasn’t in it. Instead, his heart, mind and interest...
Online Exclusives
How it Works: Hearing Protection
Voice communication only works if you can hear it. To create the most effective wireless communication system available for workers in challenging,...
Online Exclusives
How It Works: Connecting Two-Way Radios and Bluetooth Devices
This is the age of mobility. With smartphones, laptops, email and Wi-Fi everywhere, it’s as easy to work remotely as it is to...





















