Editorial Articles

Portable sanitation businesses run on their wheels, so keeping those trucks in prime condition is a high priority. And a routine maintenance...

When Roberto Zeitlin started his portable restroom business in Americana, Brazil, a decade ago, the country was in the process of recovering...

If you’re missing the PRO Discussion Forum, you’re missing out on valuable advice and informal banter among folks in the portable restroom...

As the presidential election cycle ramped up a while back, John McCain poked fun at Barack Obama for suggesting that proper tire...

Even with all the global warming discussions all over the world, winter in America is coming on and it’s time to start...

In 1930, Mississippi became the first state to adopt a general sales tax. Since then, all but four states have jumped on...

The jaws of more than one vacuum truck driver, not to mention just about anyone else who depends on diesel-powered equipment and...

Question: I’ve been in the pumping business a decade. I have had many occasions to talk to my colleagues and competitors about...

With service vehicles being one of the largest capital investments a PRO can make, the decision to lease or buy is an...

Have you ever considered serving on the Portable Sanitation Association Inter-national Board of Directors?” This was a question I was asked in...

Remember the old adage that says a chain is only as strong as its weakest link? The same holds true when it...

Whether your business needs a $2,000 photocopier or a $50,000 vacuum truck, you face a key decision: Should you buy the equipment...

The team Tony and Jennifer Beccio operate B-There Environmental Services LLC out of their home in McSherrystown, Pa. Their equipment and vehicle...

If you own a business, there’s much more to the U.S. government’s economic stimulus program than the check you received in the...

I edited a story for PRO the other day in which a portable sanitation contractor said he occasionally runs an ad in...

Did you ever ask yourself (or Dolly Parton) why workin’ 9 to 5 was the way to make a living? And why...

Question: How many baffles should a 3,600-gallon tank have? The shell length of the tank is 16 feet and the diameter is...

It’s a slow but definitely identifiable trend in the portable restroom industry: More and more people are asking for restroom trailers instead...

Sometimes a special event, construction site or discriminating wedding planner requires more than an entry-level restroom trailer. But they might not have...