Editorial Articles

It’s February, and that means it’s time for the Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport (WWETT) Show. If you’ve already made...

Question: Given that winter is now upon us, what driver safety tips can you offer? Answer: Driver safety is a constant area of...

On her travels in the construction industry, Carolyn Kahle had grown tired of seeing dirty portable restrooms. Frustrated, the 33-year-old from Texas...

Tim Smith feels lucky to have worked in portable sanitation for a boss he considers one of the best in the industry...

Portable sanitation is very important to continuous construction projects that constantly reshape the landscape of this urban center and events that attract...

You may be familiar with the statistic that 70 percent of family businesses — such as many septic service companies — don’t...

For many contractors, including portable restroom service technicians, working in the cold is a way of life. It’s not fun, but it’s...

Did you know there are at least 101 names for the thing commonly known as a toilet? One of my favorite terms...

It seems like every day I review my Google Alerts to find a news report on firefighters responding to a blaze originating...

January is definitely a month for planning, and we had two interesting questions this month concerning this topic: Question: What documents should I...

THE TEAM B.J. Davis is co-owner and operations manager of Moon Portable Restrooms in Louisville, Kentucky, one of three Moon companies providing services...

It may seem implausible that a Texas state trooper would suddenly steer his law-enforcement career into the portable restroom industry. But lured...

Everyone in the industry has heard at least one horror story about someone getting fired or demoted for reporting a safety violation. In...

I am hooked on a popular police drama that reruns constantly. Earlier today I sat down with lunch in front of the...

With winter and the end of the year upon us, we had the following questions to discuss: Question: What are the various ways...

In just two years, Tommy and Charlene Endsley — the owners of Charlene’s Waste Services in Wentzville, Missouri — have significantly increased...