Avery Zahn, co-owner of Infra-Track in Worthing, S.D., describes himself as a 30-year-old country boy who never imagined he would be building...
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Strip Mall Savior
Sand leeching into a corroded 4-inch cast iron lateral caused sewage backups into a restaurant (which had to close), a check cashing...
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Time is Money
It’s unlikely that service technicians at George Brazil Home Services know the guys at parts warehouses around Phoenix, Ariz., very well. That’s...
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Easing the Pain
The prices of gasoline and diesel fuel continues to bounce around, driven by everything from volatile weather to volatile world politics. Considering...
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Vac-Con - X-Cavator Vacuum Excavator - 2013 Pumper & Cleaner Expo
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Vac-Con featured its X-Cavator at the 2013 Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo in Indianapolis, Indiana.
The X-Cavator's powerful vacuum and high-pressure water system...
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Shooting Star
Adeteriorated 700-foot-length of 8-inch steel water main feeding the private water treatment plant for the south side of Yosemite (Calif.)...
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On Call
Most municipal wastewater utilities handle sanitary sewer overflows internally and have their own emergency response teams, but these services are...
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A High Level of Success
You may have the newest, biggest and brightest combination unit in the world, but if you don’t have someone capable of operating...
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Gravity vs. Vacuum
Gravity and vacuum sewer systems both aim to achieve the same goals; they just use different methods to transport wastewater. How do...
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Multiplier Effect
Hassell Free Plumbing in Gun Barrel City, Texas, owns just four service vehicles. But people who live in and around the large,...
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No Subs Required
For years, Jeff Nold found it painful to watch a percentage of job profits flow into subcontractors’ coffers. So the manager of...
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Great Technology Doesn’t Run Itself
The pipeline cleaning industry has become a very competitive business. New companies are constantly emerging while established companies scramble to maintain their...
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The Other Half
Getting the most out of a combination jetter/vacuum truck requires homework and knowledge. After 25 years of selling equipment, sales manager Rick...
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Versatile Performer
Sewers don’t stop clogging just because it’s 40 degrees below zero with the wind chill factor during northern-Canada winters. Technicians at D&S...
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Get It While It’s Cold
Farmers like to “make hay while the sun shines.”One plumber and drain cleaner in Georgia likes to make snow while it’s cold...
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Sitting Pretty in Pink
When people in the Denver area see a technician from Umbrella Plumbing & Drain Cleaning LLC dressed in the company’s signature uniform,...
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Business Builder
When Ben Govotski bought a 2007 GapVax HV-56 combination truck, he got a much bigger return on investment than he expected. Govotski,...















