Editorial Articles

Vacuum and washdown pumps are essential tools a portable sanitation contractor uses to keep his inventory of units clean and in top...

It’s a safe bet that not many Satellite Tufway restrooms have aspired to these heights before. I’d love to see the rest...

THE TEAMBruce Francisco, owner of Busy Bee Septic Systems Ltd., in Pikeville, Ky., has been in the business nearly 45 years. About...

Since April 2012, the Portable Sanitation Association International has completely changed, updated and improved every aspect of this 42-year-old group. State-of-the-art technology,...

Restroom manufacturers need to stay on top of changing rules and regulations governing portable sanitation service at special events. PolyJohn Enterprises often...

When Tammy Thompson-Oreskovic and her husband, Pat Oreskovic, bought Arnold’s Septic Service in 1992, the Saukville, Wis.-based company owned 15 portable restrooms...

Pumptec launches websitePumptec launched a new website, www.pumptec.com, enabling users to search for pump/motor/cam specifications.

Portable Restroom Operators are busy small business owners, but you still find time to page through your issue of PRO magazine to...

England’s Prince Charles is going to be 65 years old this fall. Poor guy. He’s been waiting his entire life to take...

One attention-grabbing portable sanitation product that debuted at the 2013 Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo may have seemed out of place. But...

Subaru SGX commercial generatorsSGX commercial generators from Subaru Industrial Power Products are powered by a Subaru EX overhead cam engine, made of...

If you’re like many PROs, your busy season is starting to wind down about now. The week after Labor Day signals the...

THE TEAMThe father-and-son team of Ken and Roger Winter are the president and vice-president of K. Winter Sanitation Inc., a portable restroom...

QUESTION: What are the differences between a code and a non-code vacuum tank?Tad Boomer Atlanta, Ga.ANSWER: Very good question. There is a fundamental...

Custom restroom trailerCustom 20-foot restroom trailers from Ameri-Can Engineering are designed specifically to particular needs. They feature a Flexx floor plan, and...

The northeast corner of Vermont – with its farm-dotted hills, country villages, lakes and forests – is known as the Northeast Kingdom....

QUESTION: One of our trucks has a 250-gallon freshwater tank that is rusting inside, which is a problem when we have to...

Dan Grenier loves to work outdoors. So when he heard that his brother-in-law and his friend Wayne Fazzari’s cousin were selling a...

Fragrant lube oil solves vacuum pump odor issueProblem: Waste Management Corp., a portable sanitation company in Houston, had a customer order 600...