Editorial Articles

Jamie Miller, vice president of Miller’s Septic Service, has set high standards and lofty goals for the company his grandparents formed in...

Education is the foundation of all success.I went to college. That doesn’t make me smarter than my friends or those of you...

Investing in a custom-built vacuum truck dedicated primarily to just one customer might sound like a gamble to some drain cleaning contractors....

Think you know all you need to know about mainline inspections, vacuum trucks or CIPP lining? Many skilled people feel they don’t...

Does your sewer cleaning business have a fleet of company-owned service trucks?Dumb question! Of course it does.Do you cover a sizeable territory...

Since first implemented in 2002, the Pipeline Assessment Certification Program has become the accepted method for municipalities, contractors, consultants and manufacturers to...

Never again” he wrote on his Facebook page after a trench in which he was working collapsed in May. A month later,...

Drain cleaning machine conquers tough root mass in residential basementProblem: A homeowner from Manistee, Michigan, called in about a sewer line backup...

Many operators run into problems jetting small-diameter pipe, so PipeHunter has developed a series of smaller nozzles to work in tight spots:...

Embracing new, relatively unknown technology is a high-risk, high-reward proposition for many contractors. Using that technology to bid on a job that’s...

When Rick Hedge graduated from Florida State University in 1998, his gift was a trailer jetter. There was no question as to...

You’re probably accustomed to either giving or receiving some type of annual performance review. It’s an opportunity to evaluate what you’ve done...

The best get-rich-quick schemes drop the last of those three words. If you want to add to your bottom line, don’t go...

When buying equipment, Mark Vice — the owner of Fayette Drain & Sewer in Fayette, Alabama — relies on a very simple...

Have you ever worked with people who had a scarcity mentality? In other words, they believed that if someone else was successful,...

Vacuum excavation has long been an essential practice on job sites across the globe. Every underground construction operator, large or small, seeks...