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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...

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

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...

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...

United Site Services Inc. has acquired Texas Pride Portable Toilets LLC of Denton, Texas. The acquisition is the third for USS in...

I’ve attended the same indoor-outdoor springtime farm equipment trade show for the past several years and, as is my habit, I’ve always...

Before ordering a book on Amazon.com, potential buyers can read reviews written by other customers who have read the book. On eBay,...

Herbert Kohler Jr., chairman, CEO and president of the plumbing supply manufacturer that bears his name, was at the U.S. Women’s Open...

The team Tim Watts is president and CEO of Maui Shower Company LLC, a mobile shower company. His son Sam handles operations,...

As a former owner of a portable sanitation company, I know that a large part of the portable sanitation business is seasonal....