The Pink Pots portable restroom service vehicle by Best Enterprises was an eye-catching crowd favorite at this year’s Pumper & Cleaner Environmental...
Entries Tagged Vacuum Truck
Editorial
Business Owners Brush up on Vacuum Truck Primary Shut-Off
QUESTION: I have been told all about the primary shut-off on the top of the tank. What can you tell me or...
Online Exclusives
How To Choose the Best Vacuum Pump for Your Service Truck
As any portable restroom operator knows, the vacuum pump is an essential tool when outfitting a service truck. Whether you're looking to...
Blogs
How to lose your portable sanitation business in an instant
All it takes is one careless mistake on your daily route and you could lose your business to legal troubles. One portable...
Editorial
Sanitation Industry Professionals Explore the Process Behind Pumping & PTO Switches
QUESTION: I’ve been an owner/operator for almost three years and I’m not exactly sure how my vacuum system works. All I know...
Editorial
Custom Portable Sanitation Rig Out-Shines Competition
THE RIG: 2007 Ford F-750 with 1,100-gallon waste/400-gallon freshwater tank used for running a daily portable sanitation service routeCOMPANY: T & T...
Editorial
Family Owned Business Hits Stride With California’s Agricultural Clients
THE TEAMSteve Morales Sr. and his wife Irene own Southwest Site Services in Corona, Calif. Irene handles accounts receivable, their daughter Stephanie...
Blogs
Vacuum truck rollover rescue caught by photographer
You never want to see a vacuum truck flipped over on its back, but photos shot this week in Massachusetts show how...
Editorial
Knowing Your Cost of Service & Conquering Low-Balling Competitors
It takes a savvy manager to admit when there are deficiencies in your business – that it's not being run the way...
Editorial
Ex-NASCAR Driver Grows Hydroexcavation Business, Corners Market Niche
THE TEAM
Brent Johnson manages Aardvark Tidy Toilets, a division of M.A.S. Markers, a highway reflector installation business owned by his aunt, Michele...
Videos
"On the Money" - A-Throne, Long Beach, CA - April 2013 PRO Video Profile
"On the Money": Pinning down cost of service, modernizing equipment and boosting driver professionalism helped California's A-Throne grow from an inventory of...
Editorial
Trucks and Tanks
Portable Restroom Vacuum Truck
The 2012 International 58,000-pound GVW portable restroom vacuum truck from Best Enterprises features a 3,600-gallon stainless steel tank, overflow...
Editorial
Trucks and Tanks
Pennsylvania PRO needs restroom service truck for cold climate
Problem
PRO R.C. Stahlnecker, Milton, Pa., needed a new vacuum truck for portable restroom...
Editorial
Portable Toilet Operators Seek Safe & Operational Vacuum Tank Designs
Over the past few years, I've had many requests to design the perfect vacuum tank. And for the most part, I generally...



















