Providing efficient septic, portable sanitation and sewer cleaning service poses many challenges for Ray and Stephanie Purcell, owners of Dumas Pumping Service...
Vacuum Truck Articles
Editorial
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,...
Editorial
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...
Online Exclusives
How to Ensure Safe Vacuum Truck Operation
In the water and sewer industry there are many hazards within the daily work that put employees at risk. Whether it’s working...
Editorial
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Hose and Fittings
Kuriyama of America Alfagomma T704HA Series THE BOOMER
Corrugated Alfagomma T704HA Series THE BOOMER industrial sewer vacuum hose from Kuriyama of America is...
Editorial
He Bought Back the Watkins Septic Name – and Keeps Rolling in the Family Business
Joe Watkins says he basically grew up in the passenger seat of a septic truck. It was either do that or hang...
Editorial
The Reppa Family Goal: Never Say “No” to Your Customers!
When opportunity knocks at Macy’s Services in Jackson, Wyoming, someone is always eager to answer the door. And by doing so, owners...
Editorial
Island Life in the Pacific Northwest Creates Wastewater Challenges
Name and title or job description: Jason Kramer, owner
Business name and location: A1 Septic on Lopez, Lopez Island, Washington, one of the...
Editorial
Pennsylvania Pumper Dwight Woelkers on His Team: “Without Them, I Don’t Have a Business.”
It’s tough these days to find and keep young people willing to work in the seemingly unglamorous septic industry. But Dwight Woelkers...
Editorial
Stacy Creech Worked With a Local Builder to Design a Do-It-All Septic Rig
When told his truck was named the 2023 Classy Truck of the Year, Stacy Creech couldn’t help but chuckle reflecting on how...
Editorial
Product Spotlight: Positive Displacement Blower Increases Vacuum Truck’s Power, Versatility
Rotary vane pumps are the gold standard for powering the vacuum system on most septic service trucks. But power limitations can sometimes...
Editorial
Megan Throckmorton Keeps Her Business Family-Friendly
Many working moms admit achieving balance in life can feel impossible. While juggling a career with child care, something always seems out...
Editorial
Everything … Including Development, is Bigger in Texas
Name and title or job description: Patrick Kern, vice president, and Chase Kern, general manager
Business name and location: Paramount Wastewater Solutions LLC,...





















