Small size equals big business for Gregory Vanscoy, owner of A-Team/Vanscoy Septic Cleaning.Ever since the company’s founding, A-Team/Vanscoy Septic Cleaning has always...
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Service Vehicles - TruckXpress SS 1600
The SS 1600 vacuum truck from TruckXpress includes a stainless steel module with all skirting, decking and storage cabinets also made of...
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Check Out This Beast of a Pumper Truck
At 36 feet long, 11 1/2 feet tall and 30,000 pounds with an empty 5,000-gallon steel tank, Tim Wheeler's Septic & Excavating of...
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Pumpers Band Together for Hurricane Irma Relief in Florida
Throughout the power outages associated with Hurricane Irma, septic pumpers have come together to bail out cities all over Florida. The outages...
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How to Decide Whether to Finance or Pay Cash for Your Next Truck
There’s no denying it any longer. Whether your current truck is on its last legs or you’re looking to add a new...
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Choosing the Right Container for Industrial Vac Jobs
When APC Corporation of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, gets the call to vacuum out mussels and shells from power plant intake pipes, the company...
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Classy Truck - September 2017
James Mallon added this orange 2010 cabover DAF (PACCAR) CF vacuum truck with a 3,000-gallon waste/100-gallon freshwater stainless steel tank with a...
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Pumper Empties Into Stormwater Drain, Forcing Cancellation of Swim Fest
The deliberate dumping of septic tank waste into a stormwater drain recently caused the cancellation of a popular swimming festival in Esquimalt,...
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Hardworking Couple's Pumping Business Booms Through Recession
Richard and Lynn Gillespie have been busy the past 10 years. Since the last time Pumper magazine spoke to them, they’ve added trucks, employees...
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Transition From Employee to Company Owner Can Be Smooth Sailing
When 16-year-old Mike Fly stopped into a septic service supply store in 1983 hoping to sell some batteries to owner Bud Sweet,...
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Smart Speccing: The Right Way to Buy a New Truck
Do it right the first time — that’s Gene Morris’ motto when it comes to replacing pumper trucks. Morris, owner of Jarvis...
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How to Break Into the Pumping Industry on a Limited Budget
Build on what you already have, and work your way up from there.Dave and Dana Neu embraced that philosophy when they launched...
Vacall Industries AllVac vacuum truck
The AllVac vacuum truck from Vacall Industries uses a twin cyclone filtration design that ensures wet, dry and fine materials are separated...
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From Chassis to Classy: Pumper Refurb Job Starts From Scratch
A quality refurbish job on a pumper truck takes time, but it’s even more of an investment when you’re starting from scratch with...



















