Editorial Articles

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....

Engle Fabrication Receives Best of Sauk Award Engle Fabrication LLC, Sauk Centre, Minn., received the 2009 Best of Sauk Centre Award in...

QUESTION: I just bought a new vacuum pump. When I got it to my shop, I noticed one basic difference: My old...

Writer Aldous Huxley said that experience is not what happens to a man; it is what a man does with what happens...

Gretchen Menard prides herself in running a one-woman show. She does it all: sales, service, delivery and maintenance for her own small...

With a little practice and preparation, you can confidently deliver effective sales pitches and land more big-time special event business for your...

THE TEAMTom “Slick” Nelson is the owner and quality control manager of Superior Sanitation in Spearfish, S.D. Kirby Hall is his assistant...

There’s a special event in your town that requires more equipment — especially more handicapped-accessible units or a VIP restroom trailer or...

Congratulations. The annual weeklong music festival that takes place in your service territory awarded your company the contract to provide portable restrooms....

Vac-Tron Updates Web Site Vac-Tron Equipment has updated its Web site, www.vactron.com, adding product information, spec sheets and uses, as well as...

Who can forget the story of the tiny lizard that was flushed down the toilet, only to turn up years later as...

There are as many different techniques for keeping restrooms clean as there are PROs, and most operators take this part of their...

The Image & Education Committee is dedicated to helping the Portable Sanitation Association International in its mission to be recognized as the...