Safety

THE RIG: 2013 Hino Model 338 used for running daily portable sanitation service routes.COMPANY: Alex Rodriguez and his wife, Lola, started FarWest...

THE TEAMThe Kitsap Peninsula across Puget Sound from Seattle is the service territory for Randy-Kan Portable Restrooms. Randy Bauer and Karrie Henricksen...

It’s not often that an entrepreneur can credit a summer Olympic games for kick-starting the fortunes of a new business. But that’s...

Septic service route drivers must be ever vigilant about the dangers of rural rail crossings, where trains may be seldom encountered and...

People fantasize every day about what they would do if they owned their own business. They have grand plans for how their...

When Duane Barth purchased The Rental Store in Jamestown, N.D., in 1996, he had no idea portable sanitation would one day account...

QUESTION:Yesterday I was running my route and saw a competitor’s vacuum truck. I was behind him at the red light. I saw...

The Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International Feb. 24-27 will fill the Indiana Convention Center with an array of the newest and...

As temperatures hover at -25 degrees F (-50 degrees with wind chill) outside my window in Northern Wisconsin, I think a brief...

Transporting portable restrooms is easier and safer with the use of specialized trailers and hand trucks. Additionally, holding tanks offer a temporary...

Embracing productivity-enhancing technology such as GPS units and route-scheduling software, and modern marketing methods like radio and television advertising have enabled Lou...

The teamDerrick Nelson, owner of Nelson Sanitation & Rental Inc., has six full-time employees, including an office manager, to help run his...

QUESTION: I’ve learned a lot about pumps from this column, but I never see much on the trays that are attached to...

Comforts of Home and JAG Mobile Solutions, manufacturers of luxury mobile restroom, portable shower and specialty trailers, will begin using the 360...

QUESTION: Where are the spots throughout the truck’s vacuum system where the normal flow of vacuum can be blocked?Randy Wilson Seattle, WAANSWER: It’s...

When Tammy Thompson-Oreskovic and her husband, Pat Oreskovic, bought Arnold’s Septic Service in 1992, the Saukville, Wis.-based company owned 15 portable restrooms...

QUESTION: What are the differences between a code and a non-code vacuum tank?Tad Boomer Atlanta, Ga.ANSWER: Very good question. There is a fundamental...