Vacuum Truck Articles

Owner Mark Thompson added a red and white 2015 Peterbilt 325 with a 5,200-gallon steel tank and TSI 800 vacuum pump built...

The cold, hard truth is: Winter is coming. In some areas, it may have already arrived. Are you ready? And are your...

Hopefully nothing like this has ever happened to your septic truck!Last week in West Auckland, New Zealand, a septic truck fell through...

Shane Irwin is the secondhand owner of a 2002 International 4300 DuraStar vacuum truck built out by Progress VacTruck with a 2,200-gallon...

Grease Masters LLC, based in St. Charles, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis, lives up to its name. The company collects about...

The story behind Big Muddy Septic Service in Mandan, North Dakota, is similar to many new businesses. An entrepreneur sees a need...

Pumpers have a way of going above and beyond to make their service trucks look great or perform more efficiently. They also...

During winter in Edmonton, Alberta, it’s not unusual for temperatures to dip to 30 degrees below zero. That stops a lot of...

Robert “Bob” Carlson, longtime writer of the Truck Corner column in Portable Restroom Operator (PRO) magazine and an occasional contributor to Pumper magazine, passed away Oct....

The majority of septic service trucks have a cab painted one color and the tank either painted a contrasting color or –...

Jon Errico of A & C Septic knows good customer service. He started as a part-time pumper. Since buying out his partner...

A heavy workload, long hours and little sleep during the busy season make machine maintenance a challenge. It’s easy to put on...

As owners and the sole workers at A & C Septic Service, Jon and Cheri Errico often have their hands full serving...

Owner Dean Cadwell put into service this 2013 Kenworth T800, built out by Advance Pump & Equipment with a 4,500-gallon aluminum tank...