Virtual Equipment Dealership Explainer: How Contractors Buy Online

Back to the E-Newsletter Archive Online equipment buying isn’t new—but in the past five years, virtual dealerships have transformed how contractors choose and buy heavy machinery.

01.08.2026

Residential and commercial drain and sewer cleaning, inspection, and rehabilitation news for industry leaders

4 Questions to Consider When Choosing a Pipe Inspection Camera System

The purchase of a drain camera system is a significant investment that will impact the way your company does business for years to come. Read more

Sponsored by: General Pipe Cleaners

Virtual Equipment Dealership Explainer: How Contractors Buy Online

Online equipment buying isn’t new, but the way contractors purchase heavy machinery has changed dramatically in the past five years. Here’s what contractors need to know as virtual dealerships become integrated into everyday fleet decisions. Read more

Discover the Unmatched Durability of the RIDGID SeeSnake Mini Pro

The Mini Pro is durable, reliable and ready at your side to answer service calls day in and day out. View video

Sponsored by: RIDGID

WEQ Fair Seeks Your Input to Help Shape the Future of Industry Training

The Wastewater Equipment Fair (WEQ Fair) is planning an industry training event this October in Nashville and is seeking your input to help shape the schedule and content, ensuring the event delivers maximum value. Read more

Experience Innovative Light Curing

Visit BRAWO SYSTEMS at WWETT 2026. Learn more about the BRAWO Magnavity sx light-curing system and the smaller BRAWO Pico sx version. Both systems fulfill all OSHA U.S. safety requirements. Read more

Sponsored by: BRAWO SYSTEMS USA

Product News: COXREELS and Vermeer

Browse the latest products for the sewer and drain cleaning and inspection industry. Read more

Unveiling January: Dive Into Our Latest Issue!

The January issue of Cleaner is out, featuring CIT Sewer Solutions of McCallsburg, Iowa. In 2007, with retirement from his municipal job on the horizon, owner Kevin Jacobson made the leap into entrepreneurship. The company began only cleaning and televising lines, but it has steadily expanded services, including trenchless rehab. Today 27 employees and a three-person sales force cover Iowa and parts of Missouri and Arkansas. Watch preview

Sponsored by: Allan J. Coleman Co.

Back to School at 70

Many people obtain an MBA prior to getting serious real-world business experience. Dave Russell, owner of PICA Corp. and Russell NDE Systems, did the reverse. He had already had multiple decades as a successful businessman before earning his MBA at age 70. Read more

“We want to be a one-stop shop — clients can rely on us to roll to where they go. We will go where the tires will turn, within three hours from our base to serve certain customers that are bidding on remote jobs.”

From the article: Contractor Debuts Soil Recycling Facility to Aid Eastern Canada Hydrovac Industry