In 1990, Mike and Audrey Stancil bought a struggling septic service company in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and then built it up to...
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Building a Business: North Carolina Pumper Assembles His Own Trucks
Mike Stancil puts his experience building trucks to good use. To date, he's assembled 17 vehicles — including vacuum trucks — for his septic...
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Tailor Your Truck to Your Needs, Not the Other Way Around
Sometimes it’s the little things in life that make the biggest difference — like having extra toolboxes on your 2013 International vac...
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Time Is Money – Save Both with a Remote Control Vacuum System
Do you ever get tired of constantly going back and forth to open and close valves or operate your PTO? These fully customizable remotes...
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Handy Attachments and Hardworking Excavators Make His Bucket List
Growing up, Rick Miene always had a passion and a skill for operating equipment while working for Miene Septic Service, the company...
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Nice Trucks Make a Quality First Impression
You know you have good taste when your truck wins Classy Truck of the Month, so what does that say when you’ve...
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Classy Conversation With Brad LaVoy
Go big, or go home — that’s the philosophy Brad LaVoy relied on when speccing out his first brand-new pumper truck, a 2016...
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Amthor International Utilizes Tradeshow Feedback in New Truck
Amthor International has manufactured vacuum trucks for years, but customer feedback at trade shows such as the Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment...
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A Bigger Tank Means Better Productivity for This Business Owner
For the first five years after he purchased McNel Septic in Ravensdale, Washington, Shawn Carlton relied on a 1995 International truck with...
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Busting the Top 9 Truck Financing Myths
As a business owner, you’re in constant decision-making mode. With everyone relying on you to make the right choices, even small decisions...
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Business Intelligence Is Here
From fluid efficiency tracking to customizable compliance reporting, Hino’s INSIGHT telematics keeps the pulse of your fleet. Combine that with the seamless diagnostic...
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Miami to Washington: A Pumper's 3,200-Mile Journey
Ronnie Tamez, owner of First Call Septic Services, knows a thing or two about getting what he wants out of used trucks....
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Get Real-Time Information on Vehicle Health
Hino INSIGHT telematics gives you the reporting information you need to make the best possible fleet decisions, and that is only the...
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8 Tips for Vacuum Truck Shoppers
As demand for vacuum trucks increases and the lead time for taking delivery of new trucks rises to six months or more...





















