October 2007 Table of Contents

Features

• 10Back at the Office: It’s a Write-Off, Jerry
  Make sure the business expenses you claim on your federal taxes are legitimate and well documented.
• 14Cover Story: On Location: Par Excellence
  High stakes Skins Game celebrity golf event is a worthy challenge for scratch Canadian portable sanitation company.
• 28Expo Preview: Building Business Acumen
  The Leaders Resource Network offers practical, hands-on business planning and skill-enhancement courses as part of the 2008 Expo Education Day lineup.
• 30Profile: Long-Distance Operator
  Serving remote oil-field crews puts this Texas PRO in business for the long haul.

Columns

• 4From the Editor: Ho, Ho, the Mistletoe
  If you participate in holly jolly holiday parades, share your ideas for portable sanitation floats in 2007.
• 34Association News: Welcome to Tacoma and the PSAI
  2007 Convention offers loads of valuable industry information and a chance to see the great Northwest.
• 36Think Tank: Kicking the Tires
  PROs share tips for a trouble-free shopping experience the next time you need a service vehicle.
• 38Truck Corner: Shivering or Sweating
  Consider the extremes of your climate when choosing options and features to include on your next new service vehicle.
• 40Industry News: News From the Portable Restroom Industry
  von Drehle Completes Startup of New Facility; United Site Services Names Bruce CEO; and Wastequip Breaks Ground for New Paint Facility.
• 42PRO Forum: Say Goodbye to Gear Jammin’
  For driver convenience and easier employee training, posters say automatic transmissions are the way to go in today’s vacuum trucks.