Editorial Articles

With a detailed business plan in hand, Roger Goertz and his wife Stacey purchased an existing Mr. Rooter franchise in Houston, Texas,...

When the economy faltered in 2008, Baron Burems, owner of No-Clogg Drain & Sewer Cleaning Service, Inc. in Pasadena, Calif., made a...

Vac-Con, CUES inspection camera The Inspector Cam camera system from Vac-Con Inc. features a CUES camera that can be mounted on any Vac-Con...

The Model 740 hybrid fuel hydrojetter from Spartan Tool LLC is available with either a 40 hp, electric-start Kohler gasoline engine or...

Most of us have been to the emergency room a time or two. We depend on quick access to medical care when...

Jetting, the use of a high-pressure water stream to clean pipes and vessels, is frequently a core service offered by drain cleaners,...

With development expanding in the northwest section of Wichita, Kan., the city hired local contractor Wildcat Construction to open-cut and replace 10-inch...

Trials look like fun on TV and in movies. Don’t believe it. It’s one thing to be an unaffected spectator and quite...

Tina Brown, owner of Bastrop Tank Wash in Bastrop, La., relies on word-of-mouth referrals. Her company does good work, so satisfied customers...

StoneAge expands dealer model StoneAge Inc. expanded its dealer model, offering products for sale only through its distribution network. The tools division includes...

Ronnie Meeks, owner of Meeks Plumbing, Inc. of Vero Beach, Fla., was well prepared when he realized things were about to change...

When Tina Brown talks about her employees at Bastrop Tank Wash Inc. taking a tanker trailer for a “spin,” she’s not referring...

If you have a customer with significant outstanding invoices, and you’ve done all you can do as far as calling, sending letters...

Warthog saves circus Problem A 2-inch PVC pipe almost 200 feet long in the fabrication shop of Ringling Brothers Circus in Palmetto, Fla., was...

Trailer-mounted jettersMax Flow trailer-mounted jetters from Amazing Machinery are available with a single jetter hose for large lines or dual jetter hose...

Reed deburr, chamfer tool The DEB1 deburr and chamfer tool from Reed Manufacturing Co. creates a smooth, chamfered pipe end so solvent spreads...

The P350 flexitrax crawler inspection system from Pearpoint/SPX features the transportability of a pushrod system with the functionality and performance of a...

Since purchasing a Roto-Rooter franchise in 1982 in Jackson, Miss., Paul Berlin has not hesitated to buy new equipment and jump into...

Talking on cellphones is being banned for drivers of all commercial vehicles in the United States, all 4 million of them. If...