Editorial Articles

Just a toddler, Lilly Yinger has no idea how multi-talented her parents are. Young entrepreneurs Scott and Lindsay Yinger are growing their...

Many portable sanitation businesses maintain their success using a few basic marketing strategies. They keep a Yellow Pages ad, they follow local...

The team Waste Management of Wisconsin’s Port-O-Let division is managed by Dennis Lindquist from offices in Germantown, Wis. The division consists of...

The other day, a co-worker from a former employer stopped in at my office to chitchat. The talk eventually turned to how...

Oh the places you’ll go … Yellow Pages, newspapers, magazines, billboards, TV, radio, Internet … if you say yes to every advertising...

A friend of mine calls it the Three Foot Rule. It means that when he’s at a trade show, if you come...

Optimizing Pumping Systems: A Guide to Improved Efficiency, Reliability, and Profitability from Pump Systems Matter and the Hydraulic Institute is a 250-page...

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

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...