American Liquid Waste Magazine

You’ve been working diligently to build your portable restroom business, but have found that business has become stagnant and sales are weakening. You’re starting to realize that combining a quality product, punctual service, and a polite demeanor apparently are not enough to keep customers coming back and referring you to their industry contacts. Here are […]

The new Gen-Eye X-POD® from General Pipe Cleaners features a powerful new Command Module with USB port to record video inspections on flash drives. The lightweight X-POD combines camera, reel, and monitor into one compact package. Standard features include: • Big 7” LCD Color Monitor • USB Recording Drive • One-Touch Recording • Digital Zoom […]

A & C Septic Services, LLC, has been building its upstate New Jersey family business since mid-2011. Cheri Errico runs the business office, does the creative marketing, including much of the branding design, processes receivables and payables, does all special event management, and handles much of A & C’s customer relations. We spent some time […]

An encouraging 59% of small business owners surveyed by the National Small Business Association’s last year indicated that they expect the U.S. economy to continue growing through this year. The NSBA’s 2017 year-end report also indicated that a high percentage of the survey respondents said they are very confident about the future of their businesses. […]

American Companies, Kansas City American Companies is a success story of bold business modeling, spectacular diversification, and logistical genius. For professionals in the liquid waste industry, look here for inspiration, fresh ideas, supreme industry training, and an exhilarating story of the building of a site services empire—portable toilets of various types throughout the region—all starting […]

Business owners need to follow best practices in essential record-keeping. That fact would seem to need no discussion. But, key statistical research findings indicate that today’s business owners need to increase their knowledge of standard record-keeping and legal requirements for business records. For some examples, in one business industry survey of 400 employers, 92% of […]

With the versitlity to handle 1-1/4” to 4” drain lines, General Pipe Cleaners’ Root 66® is three machines in one! Designed to clear practically any inside or rooftop drain, the Root 66 sectional cable power drain cleaner uses 5/8” or 7/8” sections interchangeably. There’s no need for adapters or tools to switch from one cable […]

For most wastewater and sanitary system cleaning jobs, it takes several minutes for sewer cleaner operators to lift additional debris tubes off the racks, maneuver the truck’s boom and clamp the tubes into place – a process that can lead to operator fatigue. To improve this time-consuming process, Vactor Manufacturing introduced the Vactor RDB 1015™ […]

Companies benefit in many ways from a proper relationship with an insurance company; however, having good insurance is especially important to owners of pumpers and septic contractors. The potential downside that insurance covers for this industry is well worth the premium levied, and the protection given can save a business. Below are a few of […]

The portable restroom business is booming. With the recent upswing in jobs all across America that have been specifically geared towards the construction and industrial industry, the need for these type of temporary “johns” is more prevalent than ever. Are you thinking about taking your liquid waste company to the next level? It’s easier than […]