![With a New Truck and an Optimistic Outlook, Chad Sims Persevered Through the COVID-19 Pandemic](https://cole-pumper.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pumper.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2F5y7a5362a.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=620&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=1024&s=77a18ccc6d7198fe5a0298ea3107d907)
Hanna Sims loosens waste in a septic tank before pumping as her father, Chad, looks on. (Photos by Amy Voigt)
When Chad Sims purchased a bigger vacuum truck in 2019, he had no idea what 2020 would be like. But the purchase proved to be a wise one for his business, On-Site Sanitation, in Mount Vernon, Ohio. As an essential business, he worked steadily through the coronavirus pandemic, and...