Matthews Motors flat vacuum tank truckStill running two trucks per route to service porta potties? There’s a smarter way — and it’s...
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Timing Is Everything for a New Restroom Operator
Chad Howard went to work for Procter & Gamble right out of college, eventually becoming sales director. P&G moved him around a...
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Ranchers Add Restrooms to Family Business Plans
For five generations, Marc Phillips’ family lived in the Sierra Nevada mountains near Yosemite National Park in California. But times change, and...
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Why Portable Restroom Routes Are Due for a Truck Upgrade
If you’re in the business of servicing portable restrooms, chances are you’re no stranger to the daily grind. A typical route often...
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Product News - July 2025
Matthews Motors flat vacuum tank truck
Still running two trucks per route to service porta-potties? There’s a smarter way — and it’s a game-changer...
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Business Owners Add Portable Restrooms to Expand Offerings
A company’s name is its first impression. At Party John, the name says it all. “We like to keep the party going,”...
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Pumper Trader Auctions Are Live and Here to Help
In 1979, a pumper named Pete Lawonn expressed to his friend Bob Kendall that it was time for him to sell a...
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Texas Restroom Company Sees Strength in Numbers
From analyzing financial metrics to rating employees’ performance to ensuring that training and quality-control measures are effective, A-1 Little John Site Services...
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Flat Vacuum Tank Truck Does the Same as a Round Tank — and More
This flat vacuum tank septic truck can do a lot — it can hold up to eight portable restrooms as well as service...
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Flat Vacuum Tank Trucks for Portable Restroom Service: Your Next Smart Investment
In today’s fast-paced sanitation industry, the pressure on portable restroom service providers has never been greater. With increasing job site demands, tighter...
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Arkansas PRO Finds Peace in Portable Sanitation
Ruston Ueckert had a long career as an ironworker, never guessing that in 2022 he’d start a business doing something completely different...
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Portable Restroom Company Delivers at Watermelon Fest
THE TEAMBrandon and Kasey Dutcher, owners of Platinum PRO Portables in Sun Valley, California, oversee a staff of nine technicians and nine...
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One of the Largest Exposures Your Company Has: Stay Vigilant About CDL Requirements
Almost everything the portable sanitation industry does we do on the backs of commercial-size trucks. Commercial trucks require drivers with commercial driver’s licenses....
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An Efficient, Small-Footprint Pump for Lighter Service Trucks
The Fruitland RCF172 is a highly efficient, small-footprint pump commonly found on trucks servicing light septic or portable toilet applications. Despite its...



















