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...
Editorial
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...
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Getting What You Want Out of Your Next Vacuum Truck
Who says you can’t always get what you want? Shawn Carlton got what he wanted and needed in his 2016 Kenworth T880...
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Supersizing Your Truck to Increase Productivity
Many of the customers Schulteis Pumping serves in and around Slinger, Wisconsin, own homes with very large septic or holding tanks. And...
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Student Inventors Form Company to Market Hose Attachment
Earlier this year, Pumper magazine reported on a trio of high schoolers who designed and built their own septic pumping tool. Now,...
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4 Hidden Benefits of Pumper Truck Financing
It can take years of saving before a septic business has the funds on hand to buy the new truck or piece...
Videos
Class Up Your Pumper Truck with Sandblasted Logos
Jeff Bruss of COLE Publishing noticed a unique logo on a truck at this year’s WWETT show in Indianapolis, and he talked...
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Turning a Small-Scale Side-Job Into a Substantial Business
When he and his wife, Patty, first bought a small portable restroom company and an old Ford pumper truck more than 20...



















