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4 Efficient Vacuum Trucks to Streamline Your Septic Services Business
Specialized vacuum trucks are designed to handle a variety of substances, from liquids and slurries to solids and powders. These vehicles feature...
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One of the Largest Exposures Your Company Has: Stay Vigilant About CDL Requirements
Almost everything the onsite industry does, we do on the back of commercial-size trucks. Commercial trucks require drivers with Commercial Driver’s Licenses....
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Taking Care of Business
When Pumper first visited Cary Zeschke in 2010, he had been in business for eight years servicing septic tanks and grease traps....
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From Ancient Aqueducts to Modern Vac Trucks: A History of Pumpers
The work of pumpers may seem like a modern-day necessity, but its roots stretch far into history. Waste management has been a...
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Ship to Shore
It takes a unique equipment fleet to run an island-based pumping and inspection business that requires frequent trips to the mainland.
Jason Kramer...
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Classy Truck of the Month - December 2024
Owner Eddie Burns put some work into this blue 2001 Kenworth W-900L carrying a Pik Rite 3,300-gallon steel tank and National Vacuum...
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A Michigan Pumper Proves You Can Reinvent Yourself and Succeed in the Wastewater Business
Jason Spangle was working as a third-grade elementary school teacher when he was unexpectedly laid off. But the savvy entrepreneur found his...
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Classy Truck of the Month - October 2024
Owner Joel Lucas refurbished this red 1983 International 1900S vacuum truck carrying a 2,500-gallon steel tank and Jurop 360 pump. The truck...
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Texas Pumper Customizes Vacuum Trucks for Maximum Productivity
When a business is hampered by scarce labor, efficiency takes on an even greater importance. That’s why Ray Purcell — co-owner of...
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When You Drive Hours to Get to a Job, You Better Build Equipment That Will Keep On Trucking
Providing efficient septic, portable sanitation and sewer cleaning service poses many challenges for Ray and Stephanie Purcell, owners of Dumas Pumping Service...
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10 Years Later, Douglas Hurrelbrink Is Confident About Handling the Hoses
Douglas Hurrelbrink has learned many lessons about running a pumping company over the last 10 years since Pumper first featured his company,...
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Here’s How You Modernize a Nearly 50-Year-Old Pumping Business
Most people don’t take on an entirely new career upon retirement. But 70-year-old Bill Robinson isn’t like most people. Robinson worked as...
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7 Versatile Service Vehicles for the Portable Restroom Industry
Portable restroom operators rely on a diverse range of service vehicles to complete various tasks, from hauling portable restrooms to collecting and transporting...
