Owner Rob Beck had a blue and chrome 2006 Peterbilt 379EXHD with flamed hood built out by Amthor International with a 4,000-gallon...
Entries Tagged Vacuum Truck
Editorial
Money Well Spent
As a third-generation pumper, Rob Ratta is as old-school as they come. But the owner of R.M. Ratta Corp. in Ayer, Mass.,...
Editorial
Shuffle the Deck
Innovation requires risk, and risk can be scary. Yet seldom is it possible to take a business to new heights without adapting...
Editorial
Classy Truck of April
Owner Buddy Pope had this white Peterbilt 335 with a 2,800-gallon aluminum tank built out by Amthor International. The rig is powered...
Editorial
The Goal Tender
When Chris Vandermeulen purchased C & W Portables & Septic Service in 2005, he did something that seems counterproductive to most entrepreneurs....
Editorial
Classy Truck of March
Owners and operators Herb and Rob Dollar purchased a 2002 International tractor with a Caterpillar C-12 engine and 18-speed transmission and took...
Editorial
Keep 'Em Happy
Kevin Loukes, owner of Charlton Septic Service in Charlton, N.Y., is a study in resourcefulness during challenging economic times.
Since Kevin and his...
Editorial
Golden Opportunity
To Jim McDonald’s mind, running a great vacuum truck is one of several prerequisites to showing customers you’re a quality septic service...
Editorial
Classy Truck of February
Owner Danny Duncan runs this red and white 2004 Ford F-650 truck with a 2,000-gallon steel tank for his part-time pumping business....
Editorial
Safe & Sound
The owners and employees of J.B. Myers Enterprises Inc. of Blairsville, Pa., went from being dropped by their auto and worker’s compensation...
Videos
Metro Septic, Cartersville, Ga - Pumper Video Profile
About the video: Unbridled growth prompts Georgia pumper Kenney Lee to retool his family business to concentrate on top-notch customer care.
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Editorial
Lessons From Dad
Detective skills are often as important as pumping experience for employees at Turner Sanitation in Lake Orion, Mich.
Too many new homeowners don’t...
Editorial
Rightsizing
Six years ago, Kenney Lee decided to leave his job pumping septic tanks to start his own company. His employer, a plumbing...
Editorial
2011 Classy Truck of the Year
Another calendar year has flown by, and it’s time once again for the equivalent of Top Gear in the world of vacuum...





















