July 2008 Table of Contents

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Features

  • 38Cover Story: Someone Has to Do It
    A-K Underground has found and stuck to a niche in handling difficult, messy cleaning jobs that other contractors walk away from
  • 48Special Feature: Sealing the Chimney
    Various grouts and sealants help contractors and their customers protect against clear water infiltration in manhole structures
  • 58Profile: Back On Top
    An Ohio contractor weathers personal tragedy, an economic slowdown and a limited customer base by diversifying offerings and courting a wider range of clients
  • 74Overheard Online: The Ideal Vehicle
    Contracting professionals share thoughts on service trucks that deliver convenience, efficiency, comfort, and affordable cost
  • 86Tech Perspective: Injecting Long Life
    Chemical grouting provides simple and cost-effective repair for manhole leaks — if you use the right material and the right installation method.

Columns

  • 10From the Editor: What’s Your Passion?
    A new ‘After Hours’ column in Cleaner looks at how contractors mix work with family matters, hobbies, and creative pursuits
  • 16Safety First: In The Zone
    Roadway work zone safety means staying focused and avoiding distractions
  • 24Money Manager: 10 Ways to Hurt Your Business
    If you want to make life in business tougher than it needs to be, here are ten good prescriptions to try on a regular basis
  • 30Better Business: More Than a Bookkeeper
    A quality accountant can provide analytical services and sound advice on a variety of issues and decisions that drive success and growth
  • 68After Hours: Fear Gets Lapped
    An industry contractor relocates his business and family to help his son pursue a promising career as a stock car race driver
  • 78Money Machines: No More Ping-Pong
    A fleet of specially designed drain-cleaning trucks helps a Pennsylvania contractor keep its technicians productive and serve customers well
  • 92Reader Pipelines: Life and Death
    Contractors and municipal agencies emphasize safety for confined-space entry, trenching, and other potentially dangerous duties their people may face
  • 96Tough Job: Clean Sweep
    A sewer pipe floor-cleaning nozzle enables a New York village to keep its street reconstruction program on schedule
  • 106Industry News: News From Around the Industry
    LMK Receives Patent for No-Dig CIPP Lateral Lining
  • 108Product Spotlight: A Truck Body Designed for Technician Productivity
    Wasting time searching for a part or tool and traveling back to the shop cuts into profits and causes frustration.