July 2008 Table of Contents

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Features

  • 14Back at the Office: Web Site Pet Peeves
    Getting a Web site up and running may have been a milestone for your company, but mere presence on the Web isn’t enough anymore. As the Internet increasingly becomes people’s first resource for finding a company to do business with, your Web site has to be better and faster than the competition’s.
  • 16Cover Story: Blue Moon, Golden Opportunity
    Small Iowa company triples in size, prompting its busy owner to consider hiring help to meet hectic summer demand
  • 22Special Feature: On the Road to Success
    While behind-the-wheel skills are a must, portable sanitation service drivers should be your maintenance technician, sales staff and public relations representatives
  • 26Take 5: Let's Get the Party Started
    New York rental company adds portable sanitation subsidiary to provide one-stop shopping for big city event planners
  • 30PRO Business: Boost Special Event Business
    Start small and pay attention to details; special events customers will follow

Columns

  • 10From the Editor: One Day at a Time
    VanPolen family forges ahead following tragedy, wondering whether they can keep the family portable sanitation business going
  • 32Industry News: Keith Huber was a Vacuum Truck Pioneer
    Keith L. Huber, a vacuum truck pioneer who played an integral role in growing the efficiency of the liquid waste industry, died May 29 in a tractor accident on his family farm in LaFayette, Ill. He was 67.
  • 34Think Tank: Pain at the Pump
    Small portable sanitation companies have a tough time finding efficiencies to offset rising fuel costs
  • 38Truck Corner: Relentless Rust
    Incompatible couplings, inadequately welded tank baffles can lead to corrosion and early tank failure