Name and title or job description: Jason Kramer, owner
Business name and location: A1 Septic on Lopez, Lopez Island, Washington, one of the...
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Island Life in the Pacific Northwest Creates Wastewater Challenges
Entries Tagged Vacuum Truck
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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Classy Truck Roundup: Wonderful Workhorses
As we look back on 2023, pumpers have faced many challenges, and their trusty vacuum service trucks have helped them meet every...
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One Truck, One Proud Family and Almost 80 Years in the Pumping Industry
Guess I’m still on my two weeks.
That’s the joke Brian Russell continues to make occasionally, more than two decades after taking over...
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Product Spotlight: Hydroexcavation truck designed to maximize operator efficiency
Hydroexcavation contractors are constantly asked to do more work in less time. That means they need the right equipment. To enhance productivity...
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These Business Partners Employed Strategic Acquisition to Enter the Hydroexcavation World
Every day, more than two dozen hydroexcavation and dry- and wet-vacuum trucks emblazoned with Hurricane Hydrovac iconography fan out across southern Ontario...
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Liquid Ring Pumps Help Fleet Owner Eliminate Complaints
Problem: From residents and passers-by, the complaints were stacking up. There were problems covering oil fumes, oil stains on sidewalks and buildings....
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Product Spotlight: Satellite introduces an electric-powered PRO service truck
Electric vehicles are becoming more popular across the country with their utilization expanding beyond just a daily driver. Satellite Industries saw the...
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Product News - June 2023
Superior 5-E Electric Smoke Blower Finds Faults, Odors, Leaks and Inflow
When testing laterals, building plumbing or pumping or inspecting septic tanks, smoke...
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A Later-in-Life Wastewater Company Owner Aims to Treat His Crew With Respect and Make Customer Education a Priority
In 2020, after retiring from a career as a refuse truck driver in Phoenix, Mark Chase and his wife Trenna moved to...
