Vacuum Excavation

Vac-Con employee owners held a clothing drive to benefit the Mission House, donating 2,333 items weighing 1,761 pounds. In 2013, Mission House...

A recently conducted survey of fleet management executives across the United States by a GPS fleet and asset tracking firm identified the...

For several years now, capital expenses for small businesses have qualified for a special extra deduction on federal taxes.That changes this year...

The rugged, new, improved Handy-Stand turns General’s popular and reliable hand-held drain cleaners into practical countertop or floor machines.Ergonomically balanced for maximum...

In Ontario, Canada, both sewage truck operators and the trucking industry are declaring victory after years of petitioning the province to apply...

While there aren’t federal regulations concerning high-pressure waterjetting, that doesn’t mean companies are off the hook if something bad happens. OSHA’s General...

One of the costliest aspects of relining potable water pipes is the provision of pipeline by-pass systems to provide temporary water to...

In the Canadian province of Ontario, both sewage truck operators and the trucking industry are declaring victory after years of petitioning the...

You’re on the job and have successfully cleared a drain. There’s just one problem. Now the snake you pulled out of that...

Although Old Man Winter hasn’t shown his face just yet, brisk fall temperatures remind us that he isn’t far off. As temps...

Some pumpers may lie awake at night dreaming of diverting half of the waste they pump from the treatment plant to a...

When James Dillard isn’t out pumping septic tanks in and around Annapolis, Md., odds are he’s marching to the beat of a...

It’s not unusual for septic service providers to inherit businesses from parents who long resisted attempts to modernize operations, preferring handwritten invoices...

Is it a school bus with a vacuum tank or a vacuum truck that can haul a bunch of students on a...

Has your pump lost its pop? Are there strange noises coming from inside the housing? Perhaps it’s time for a rebuild or...

October 2012 marked the East Coast passage of Superstorm Sandy, the second-most costly hurricane in United States history. Not content to simply...

When the Village of Edgewood, Ill., put in its first sewer system in the 1980s, many of the manhole covers wound up...