Editorial Articles

The 2010 Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International sticks to a proven formula: exhibits, education, networking, fun.But this 30th Annual show also...

Billy J. “Bill” Abernethy, founder and president of vacuum truck-building company Abernethy Welding, Vail, N.C., died Nov. 4. He was 70.Abernethy started...

QUESTION: My small company has three restroom service trucks. The recession has really brought a slowdown on business. It used to be...

Remember back in the mid-1980s, when fax machines became affordable, how everyone would ask, “Oh, do you have a fax?” Then, within...

Mark Manning has never had much trouble talking with people. As a former police captain, communication was an essential part of his...

Question: We have been in business since 1961. We recently went into the portable restroom business. I see the most problems when...

THE TEAMTim Chutz owns and operates Waste Chasers, a jobsite services firm that offers portable restrooms and roll-off containers. This side of...

What would you pay for access to both sides of an advertising billboard alongside the busiest highway in your service territory? How...

Whether you enjoyed the attention-grabbing approach of the bearded pitchman with the extra loud voice or were irritated by it, when Billy...

Dave Bamberg has been named executive vice president, business development, for Chemcorp Industries Inc., maker and distributor for Johnny’s Choice portable restroom...

QUESTION: Not very much is written about it, but does an oil catch muffler really do any good?Brent MathewsHarlingen, TexasANSWER: You’re right....

You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who’d tell you health and safety training is their favorite part of work, but few will...

The 2009 PSAI Convention & Trade Show will be held in Ontario, Calif., Nov. 4-7. Why should this concern you and why...

For Ken Winter, participation in trade groups and staying on top of product technology has always been a prerequisite to success in...

The wording in the Portable Sanitation Association International’s Health and Safety Certification manual is simple and to the point: “Personnel cleaning units...

Keith drives a service truck for a portable sanitation company, and although he thoroughly enjoys his job, he has noticed a gripping...

THE TEAMHaving grown up in the family business, Biffs Inc., in Shakopee, Minn., a suburb of Minneapolis, Derek Pauling has done just...

The widespread concern over the Swine Flu, otherwise known as the H1N1 virus, is triggering a greater emphasis on routine handwashing. And...

Regular maintenance on your company trucks is a necessity, and you probably inspect your restroom units for wear and tear regularly, too....