Editorial Articles

A challenging economy often breeds price war skirmishes, as new contractors try to crack your market by lobbing a volley of low...

Back in February 2006, a semi-retired Brian McNamara heard opportunity knocking and wasted no time answering the door — and stepping smack...

THE TEAMLynn Boyett employs 16 people to help run his business out of a 4-acre facility in Pensacola, Fla. He operates under...

Despite the best efforts of its professional contractors, the portable sanitation industry still has something in common with the late comedian Rodney...

Resolutions are a hot topic in January, but you can’t resolve to save your business money and then just expect it to...

Over the past few months, we’ve received letters concerning the best way to unload a tank. Some PROs are frustrated that either...

JAG Builds Restroom for Dubai King, Prince JAG Mobile Solutions supplied a luxury mobile shower-restroom for the king and crown prince of Dubai...

Finding and keeping good workers is a five-alarm challenge for many portable restroom contractors. But the Harris clan of North Reading, Mass.,...

This year’s Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International education program offers 84 seminars given by industry experts covering a full range of...

The Pumper and Cleaner Environmental Expo International is always a much-anticipated industry event. It’s well-attended by PROs looking for the latest in...

Eighty percent of attendees surveyed at the last Pumper & Cleaner Expo said they would come back in 2011. That says a...

For portable restroom contractors, the truck is so much more than a way to get around. It’s the workhorse of the company,...

Uncle Sam wants you … to buy things. Big things. And to motivate you to spend money on equipment, Section 179 of...

Pumper & Cleaner Expo Heads to Indianapolis in 2012 The 2012 Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International will be held in Indianapolis Feb....

Armal Introduces Top Line Shower The Top Line shower, part of the Hydro collection from Armal Inc., connects directly to sewer and water....

We want you to meet PRO Gretchen Menard. Spend some time with her on the job. Learn about her daily routine and...

A solid waste engineer, a concrete contractor, a businessman, and a judge walked into a business together … and the punch line...

While many portable restroom service trucks look alike at first glance, it’s the little things that set them apart. Shutoff warning sensors,...

We see trucks come into our shop that are in need of serious repair because the owner or one of his employees...