Editorial Articles

Sometimes being in the right place at the right time is all that’s needed to jump-start a business. Just ask Rodney and...

Question: I have decided to take my container-moving business in a new direction and start renting and servicing portable restrooms. I need...

THE TEAMAll 25 employees of United Site Services of Maryland Inc. in Waldorf, Md., were pressed into service for the events surrounding...

Chances are, attracting new customers is job one for you heading into 2009. The days of resting on an established customer list...

Teachers use the tried-and-true gold star sticker to motivate students in the classroom, and nothing gets a puppy to sit and shake...

Montgomery Gentry and the fun-loving attendees of the Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International are a match made in honky tonk heaven....

When Josh Campbell started working his first portable restroom route at age 11, his burning ambition was to own a Western Flyer...

Question: We are thinking of charging customers a monthly damage waiver fee for portable restrooms if they don’t sign and return the...

When I was a youngster, the rule in our house was that kids had to go to school unless they could prove...

If you have ever read about how to be successful, you probably have heard of the author Napoleon Hill. He is the...

My father used to tell me, “If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all.’’ The advice has served me...

No one will argue that new products, services and technologies are driving innovation and higher standards in the portable restroom industry. Research...

In a challenging business environment for portable restroom operators, every dollar coming in and going out is of critical importance. With that...

Satellite Industries Acquires Five Peaks Technology Product Line Restroom manufacturer Satellite Industries will take over sales and operation of the Five Peaks...

THE TEAM Rosemary Ramirez Barbour owns a number of businesses including Go Potty LLC, a mobile sanitation company with offices in Jackson, Flowood...

Over the past few years, we’ve collected a lot of correspondence with questions touching on just about every aspect of pumping. With...

Vacuum truck operator Hal Parker of Buffalo, N.Y., asked us to elaborate on the basic requirements for an efficient vacuum service truck....

About this time of year — as folks are winding down for the winter and thinking about the holidays — enterprising portable...

The Membership Committee of the Portable Sanitation Association International is comprised of individuals who greatly value their connection with this organization —...