Editorial Articles

QUESTION: A few months ago, I moved my pumping company from Houston to a small town near Denver. I figured since I...

When the National Safety Council in January called for a nationwide ban on the use of cell phones — both hand-held and...

The trend in the past several years has been an upswing in requests for VIP-style restroom trailers. During the height of the...

Portable Sanitation Association International members have proudly shown their belief in the value of education by contributing $319,350 to the PSAI Scholarship...

Royal Restrooms of California is not a traditional portable restroom business. In fact, its owners, Rich and Kristin Reynolds, don’t even own...

Question: I’ve got a Boyd slide-in unit (100 gallons fresh/300 gallons waste) with a vacuum-only pump. I’d like to route the exhaust...

THE TEAMWhen motorcycle enthusiasts roared into Daytona Beach, Fla., in February for the 68th Bike Week festival, Paul Creech and his 11...

The results of our first Big 10 PRO Survey of portable restroom operators echo many of the concerns you tell me about...

Banks have been in the news a lot lately and while day-to-day operations of a portable restroom business may not be directly...

QUESTION: I recently replaced the PTO on my truck and my truck is running faster than before. I used the same brand...

In an uncertain economy, there are few better business survival strategies than diversification, and one of the obvious options for PROs who...

When Andy Zabrieszack finished high school in 1992, his parents gave him an unusual graduation present: a slide-in vacuum unit for his...

Growing a business the old-fashioned way — one new customer at a time — is becoming more difficult in light of the...

THE TEAMJaime Garcia is the founder of Safiro Portable Toilets in San Diego. In addition to his duties as the company’s owner,...

Greetings from the Pumper & Cleaner Expo show floor, where I’ve put my feet up to rest for a few minutes after...

While writing this column for PRO each month is a challenge, nothing compares to the trials I face in one of my...

There was no shortage of innovative portable sanitation technology at the 29th annual Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International, Feb. 25-28, in...

QUESTION: I’m in the market for a new truck. I’ve attended the Pumper & Cleaner Expo and it seems like everybody makes...

The really big purchases — vehicles, heavy equipment, restrooms, expensive tools — happen sporadically for every PRO, but purchasing consumable supplies is...