Editorial Articles

Worth The Cost? Travel ConsiderationsEver get a request from someone far outside your regular service area? Traveling for a job doesn’t make sense...

We’ve all seen those inspirational posters showing grand vistas with statements at the bottom about things like “Achievement” or “Ideals.” They were...

If money is no object, what are the top features you want in a dream garage? As a portable restroom operator, your...

Real-time mobile applications result in cost savingsProblem: Scott Walters of Walters Portable Toilets, Grantville, Pennsylvania, wanted to improve driver and back-office communications, eliminate...

Vast experience in the construction industry – as a general contractor, home inspector and income property investor – may have played an...

Providing great customer service isn’t the stuff of rocket science. Yet there always seem to be contractors who don’t provide it –...

Last week I discovered a longtime client was two invoices behind in paying me. This had never happened with this particular company...

Last month, I wrote about the Portland Loo, a new permanent public bathroom design being used to serve busy downtown districts in...

Clean Slate: Accounting CleanupIt’s the best time of year to clean up and streamline your financial system. Simplifying your recordkeeping leaves you and...

The 2,000-gallon Deluxe Model PRT service truck from Flowmark includes a 156 cfm, PTO-driven vacuum pump with vacuum/pressure modes; primary, secondary and...

Offering customers a wide variety of services has keyed growth at Sewer Duck Inc., a company that rents and services portable restrooms,...

When is the last time you checked the drive belt in your trucks for signs of wear? And what should you look...

When the portable sanitation company Ryan Pierce worked for was sold to a new owner, he was faced with the decision of...

Spending a few days away from home at the Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport (WWETT) Show can make a big...