During late winter 1981, the first annual Liquid Waste Hauler’s Equipment & Trade Show was held in Nashville, Tenn. The show was promoted to the 12,000-some readers of the recently launched Midwest Pumper. That very first show was a huge success – lauded by the couple hundred people who attended and a few dozen exhibitors.The following year, the Liquid Waste Hauler’s Equipment & Trade Show would see its first name change. The change was subtle: we only added one word – “International.” Because, after all, we didn’t want to shun our friends from Canada.In 1984, COLE Publishing launched an additional title
